tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post8260537874034777950..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Real food vs. baby-led weaning?Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-41353770865290071312011-12-26T18:21:09.555-05:002011-12-26T18:21:09.555-05:00I'm sure they will, because I experimented so ...I'm sure they will, because I experimented so much on Marko! Marko barely tolerated anything at first except egg yolk, beef, avocado, and beans. Hardly the recommendation! Most vegetables passed through untouched, and many gave him rashes. Dairy, even the tiniest bit, gave him a bleeding rash. Fruits gave him chapped, red cheeks. But beef seemed to be digested very well! The same later with turkey.<br /><br />For all I know, the next one will be opposite. But I've become an expert in food journalling and watching for reactions, so I should know early on if there are any problems with something I give him.<br /><br />In fact, I'm probably going to start all that from day one, seeing the food sensitivities Marko had even while exclusively breastfed. Though perhaps the next one will have fewer problems anyway, because I'm eating so much better. I sure hope so!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-14111987933891194312011-12-26T14:24:38.617-05:002011-12-26T14:24:38.617-05:00Sheila,
this is a little late (over a year!), but...Sheila,<br /><br />this is a little late (over a year!), but I thought I would chime in. No meats till 12, or as our osteopath suggested, 18 months, is usually recommended because of the baby's in ability to properly digest the food. Ever not eat beef for a long time and then try to eat it again? People usually get sick and it "goes right through them" to put it politely. So no real nutrients are absorbed and it can create digestive issues. <br /><br />With Miss E, we didn't introduce poultry till 18 months and at 26 months, she still has yet to try beef or lamb (other than the occasional bits of ground lamb she gets when eating my lasagna.) At home we don't eat any beef and only occasionally eat lamb. <br /><br />With B, who is now almost 10 months, he has only had mushed up whatever we eat sans the fish or meat. I would run it through my little Munchkin food grinder (which I LOVE!!) and he can go to town on it. Also, I buy quinoa noodles or macaroni (which you can buy off of amazon or quinoa.net) and make a mac'n'cheese dish which he loves. <br /><br />Hopefully after Marko, #2 will seem like a piece of cake. ;)'Akaterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565471800660067407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-43727847460536993032010-09-04T22:27:52.957-04:002010-09-04T22:27:52.957-04:00I'm a La Leche League gal and advise soft mush...I'm a La Leche League gal and advise soft mushy fruits and veggies. Yams, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, cooked carrots, bits of cooked broccoli, avocados. blueberries, cooked apple, peaches, bananas, etc. No citrus, and no other allergenic foods, like eggs. I have also heard no meat, which for me as a vegetarian was fine, but small chunks of chicken and (dare I say it?) lamb were supposed to be good around 8-9 months. Just start them with fruits and veggies from 6-8 months. I also gave my own mushy cooked grains like rice and oats. But that was just me. :) Oh, and of course tons and tons of breast milk. :)Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859568015767404451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-58018956934889359262010-09-01T12:10:49.099-04:002010-09-01T12:10:49.099-04:00Cara -- thanks! Do you know why she said no meat ...Cara -- thanks! Do you know why she said no meat till 12 months?<br /><br />Hallee -- the "eating what we're eating" idea is my goal. I do want to be slow in introducing things, though, because of allergies. Hopefully by a year or so he can eat what we're eating (which isn't terribly varied anyway).<br /><br />Hm, squash, sweet potato, bananas, avocados ... all good ideas!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-65517311012941817862010-08-31T21:57:50.185-04:002010-08-31T21:57:50.185-04:00I nursed exclusively with both babies until 7-8 mo...I nursed exclusively with both babies until 7-8 months. With both I did a lot of homemade puree cubes in this: http://bit.ly/8ZJku6. (alse a huge help with teething) I started with cooked, pureed apples and pears, but quickly moved to soft whole foods: bananas, avocado, potatoes. We did flaked rice cereal for about 10 minutes, both kids hated it and we moved on... (but well soaked-in water only, no acid)-for about 4-6 hours and cooked arborio + puree fruit was a super hitBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654380900373498499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-86883921333853196552010-08-31T18:59:11.596-04:002010-08-31T18:59:11.596-04:00Very well cooked sweet potato- easy to grab and no...Very well cooked sweet potato- easy to grab and nom on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-9848514620402510192010-08-31T16:32:06.780-04:002010-08-31T16:32:06.780-04:00We pretty much did baby led weaning. I gave them ...We pretty much did baby led weaning. I gave them whatever we were having for dinner in sizes small enough for them to handle. <br /><br />I will say that I did the egg yolk and (separately) plain yogurt. My kids LOVED them. That was about all with the baby spoon.Hallee the Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102724429305095251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-83678704374797644052010-08-31T15:40:11.924-04:002010-08-31T15:40:11.924-04:00Oh,and he is SO DARLING! Aww :)Oh,and he is SO DARLING! Aww :)carahttp://healthhomehappy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-5641969930719762412010-08-31T15:39:23.558-04:002010-08-31T15:39:23.558-04:00We did baby lead weaning within the WAP guidelines...We did baby lead weaning within the WAP guidelines. We didn't offer any grains at first (I think you're not supposed to intro grains until 2 years). Our naturopath said to wait for meat until 12 months as well. First foods I offered: Butternut squash, well cooked carrots and broccoli, barely cooked egg yolk (the yolk is said to be less allergenic). I used sea salt to taste on their veggies- which they LOVED. <br /><br />I'm not sure I'll ever be able to 'swallow' the WAP suggestion of egg yolk with grated liver starting at 4 months- I prefer to just wait until baby is putting food in their mouth on their own, which mine didn't til about a year.Carahttp://healthhomehappy.comnoreply@blogger.com