19 August 2008

Baby Food

There is so much I need to tell you all.
And so little time.
Makayla is teething...I think and I can never leave the room.
She screams bloody murder.
I was at my mother in law's last week. It was a blast!
Now I'm back home...going to Indiana this Thursday to visit my brother!!!

Makayla had her first 3rd Food today...with pieces of food in it.
Green beans with rice.
And I gave her apple blueberry 2nd Food.

How did you know when to give your baby actual real food? Like bread and crap.
How do I know when she's ready? What do I start her out on?
When I gave her the 3rd Food today, she would always make this face when she got a chunk and kind of gag a little bit.
Does that mean she's not ready? I have no clue what I'm doing here!!

So, when did you give your baby real food?
Did they choke?
Oh yeah and she vomits EVERY. TIME. I feed her. A LOT.

Am I still supposed to breast feed her after she eats baby food?
She doesn't take a sippy cup yet, so I can't give her anything else to drink......
Do you treat juice as a new food?

Wow, I am so confused!

I promise I will update soon with what we've been doing since we've been in Ohio, but things are just so crazy hectic and I so totally love writing with a wriggling baby in my arms and all.
Not.

P.S. I've been reading you all, just haven't had time to comment. Read above.

3 comments:

Christy said...

Relax woman! Just give her little pieces of whatever you are eating. Baby's have a really sensitive gag reflex. If she starts to choke, she'll gag it back up pretty quickly. With that said, I have been giving Izzy bread and pasta and crap since he was six months old.

Jessica said...

Check out www.wholesomebabyfood.com They have a great chart that tells you the order in which to introduce baby foods, based on there allergan level and how easy they are to digest. This site is also a great resource if you want to try your hand at making your own baby food. It really isn't that hard and it saves you a TON of money. Plus it is super easy *grin*

Oh, and about the breastfeeding question, yes I always feed mine after feeding them solids. I just thought that they would then be more interested in trying something new and then the breastmilk would quench their thirst and fill them up a little.

Danielle said...

haah BREATHE!!! Eliza ghags a lot too and I don;t force her if she doesn't want it. She hates most stage 3 baby food but loves toast. She also likes those little Gerber puff/ starrs ghings. I can't really give her what i eat yet because I eat a lot of beans and veggies and stuff that will porbably hurt her belly. Eliza gets a bottle after she eats so if you want to breastfeed after it would be fine. I would just say follow her lead and you can never go to slow when giving new food- unless of course she is still eating stage 2 baby food in kindergarten (that might be my Eliza!)- haha I am kidding. Realx and have fun exploring new foods.