by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
15. March 2011 19:35
Our son just turned 22 weeks old today. He is now at the 5 month mark. Doctors usually recommend starting babies on solids between 4-6 months. Our doctor, as I've mentioned in the past, had us start on rice cereal about a week before his 4 month check-up. His belly really had a tough time with the rice cereal the first few weeks. After 2 weeks the doctor wanted us to add in stage 1 baby food. We started with the veggies first: carrots, peas, and sweet potatoes. He's now onto the fruits: pears, bananas, etc. Our doctor (and many other mom's who I've talked to) didn't give us any kind of "guide" for how to start him on solid food. It's kind of frustrating for a first time mom (and I'm anal retentive) to not have any kind of instructions. What I've gathered from various internet sites is that the more I vary his foods the more likely he'll be to try new things in the future. Our plan is to get through the stage 1 veggies doing one new food per four days. We do rice cereal in the morning and bottles in between. After I've had him try all the stage 1 foods I'm going to mix them (maybe a sweet potato and peas) for dinner and add another solid stage 1 to breakfast and lunch. I'll probably do a week of this and see how his stomach does before I start on stage 2 foods. Many of my friends said they didn't start their babies on "real" food until around 9 months or older (once there were a few teeth in to chew up the food properly).
TUESDAY
Breakfast -
JC Breakfast Stuffed Sandwich
Banana
1 cup coffee with 2 tsp. fat-free creamer
Snack -
JC Vanilla Crisp Anytime Bar
Lunch -
JC Meatball Stuffed Sandwich
Carrots
Snack -
Apple
Dinner -
JC Mac & Cheese
Salad with mushrooms and peppers (tbsp. light southwestern ranch)
Snack -
JC S'Mores Bar
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