Until I can get her insurance active....

What did the peds have you do for your DC at their 4 month checkup in terms of foods.

She already has rice cereal for her reflux, and she has enjoyed eating it when i've given it to her a few times in the past.

Do I move onto oatmeal and/or barley now?

At what point have your peds told you to start fruits/veggies.... Do you start with one versus the other first?

Any info that you could give me would be great!

Thanks once again ladies!

Re: Until I can get her insurance active....

We were supposed to start with veggies first, then introduce fruit (because they like fruit more than vegetables & you don't want them to refuse veggies).

Try them in the mornings or for lunch so you can see any reactions she may have to them. Since I worked, most first time food was on a weekend & for 3-5 days (overkill) to get them used to it.

I introduced jarred food way too late (8 months) & had gagging issues. Not sure what the current recommendation is for introducing it.

Re: Until I can get her insurance active....

my doctor has me starting cereal at 3 months, fruit at 4, veggies at 5 and then meats at 6 ... good luck

Re: Until I can get her insurance active....

After the rice, I was told to go on to the oatmeal and then the barley. After that I was told to do orange veggies first (carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, etc) because they are easier to digest. Then do fruits. We weren't told to start meats until 6 months. I was told at 4 months that I could start foods but I didn't start til 5 months b/c Marron seemed content with the milk.

Re: Until I can get her insurance active....

I was just told no vegetables until 5 months. Rice, oatmeal then barley (but we're not doing barley bc DD is highly allergic) and then we added fruit one at a time.

But you don't HAVE to give solids now if you don't want to. You can wait a little longer. They say you should start between 4 and 6 months. The only reason I started was because DD was getting so hungry she was about to gnaw through the rails on her crib. I actually wanted to wait until she was at least 5 months.