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bunnyluck
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
My doctor mentioned starting rice cereal at 4 months. I'm kind of on the fence for a lot of reasons. Thinking of waiting until 6 and going right to fruits and veggies. Any "advantages" to starting earlier?
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ANewDayHasCome
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months
Edited we skipped rice cereal
Message edited 3/4/2017 9:30:07 AM.
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| Posted 3/4/17 9:29 AM |
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nycgirl
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
4 months-5 months depending on child eating skills
My ped was pro early introduction of barley. I think the benefits of early grains are fewer allegergies and the negative is higher obesity (but in a subset of children).
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| Posted 3/4/17 9:35 AM |
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MrsT809
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
6 months
Edited we skipped rice cereal
Same. I stayed with oatmeal at 6 months and then went to fruits and veggies. Current recommendations from AAP and WHO state to begin at 6 months so that's what I did after doing some research.
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| Posted 3/4/17 9:41 AM |
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LuckyStar
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
We went straight to veggies/fruits at 6 months. The only time she ever had rice cereal was when she had a stomach bug at 9 months.
No allergies.
ETA: I just realized you asked for bf-ing moms. I didn't bf, DD was strictly formula fed.
Message edited 3/4/2017 9:44:53 AM.
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| Posted 3/4/17 9:42 AM |
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PitterPatter11
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
5.5 months and we did oatmeal then veggies. Never did rice cereal.
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| Posted 3/4/17 12:33 PM |
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evrythng4areason
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 mo, no cereal, straight to fruits/veggies
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| Posted 3/4/17 1:27 PM |
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LiveItUp
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
I started at 4 Months with fruits and veggies for both of my kids. And it didn't affect breastfeeding at all. My 1st weaned at 20 months, and my 2nd is still going strong with nursing at 10 months and he looooooves to eat table food as well.
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| Posted 3/4/17 3:18 PM |
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Maybe-Baybe
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
6 months
Edited we skipped rice cereal
Same. I stayed with oatmeal at 6 months and then went to fruits and veggies. Current recommendations from AAP and WHO state to begin at 6 months so that's what I did after doing some research.
Same fo me. My ped said we can start solids at 4 months, but I wanted to wait because of the WHO guidelines.
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| Posted 3/4/17 3:29 PM |
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luckyduck
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months
Skipped rice cereal. Started with barley.
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| Posted 3/4/17 5:18 PM |
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Summergrl14
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
We tried oatmeal at 4 months as per our peds suggestion, but we didn't really start solids until closer to 6 months and then we started with fruits and veggies.
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| Posted 3/4/17 5:38 PM |
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MrsG823
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months- skipped cereal and started with orange veggies- then green--I inteoduced oatmeal after fruits and veggies- I never used baby oatmeal I fed dd regular organic rolled oats I ground fine in the food processor- baby cereal has other stuff added that regular oats do not.
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| Posted 3/4/17 11:46 PM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months. Rice cereal was very binding on DS1. I never gave DS2 rice cereal. I can't remember whether we started with oatmeal for him or fruits.
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| Posted 3/5/17 5:02 AM |
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muffaboo
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months and never did rice cereal
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| Posted 3/5/17 9:49 AM |
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Momma2015
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
5.5 months- we did rice cereal for like 3 days and she hated it! Went right to veggies and fruit and she was happy as can be. She's 10 months now and eats e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! 
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| Posted 3/6/17 8:23 AM |
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SnickNNick
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months. We did Baby Led Weaning, so no cereals. Started with real foods. DD will be a year old on Sunday and she's a great eater, eats lots of veggies, fruits, meat, grains, dairy, etc. Self feeds it all. Definitely recommended. Our Ped was open to anything, and she likes the BLW approach. If you are interested, read the Gill Rapley book - helps explain it, and it's a quick read. No special food to buy, no purees, no feeding baby, then feeding yourself. We all eat together, baby learns about mealtime and is part of the family meal. DD does go to daycare and they were also fine with offering her the food from home we sent for lunch, and she would self-feed there.
Started slow with just dinner, then added in breakfast, and by about 8 months she was getting 3 meals a day and really eating lots of things. 
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| Posted 3/6/17 10:35 AM |
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b2b777
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
With first child i started oatmeal at 5 months, then went to fruits/veggies. With this child i started feeding oatmeal at 4 months per his GI as he has terrible reflux.
My pediatrician says not to skip oatmeal as it has iron that babies still need before 1 yr old.
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| Posted 3/6/17 11:06 AM |
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PennyCat
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Re: Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6 months. We started with sweet potatoes and other root vegetables.
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| Posted 3/6/17 2:37 PM |
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Leb
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
6mos to start but didn't get into it really until 6.5 - 7mos. Ped suggested skipping rice cereal and oatmeal bc there is not much nutrition in them and the baby fills up on empty calories. She suggested to start with orange veggies but I actually started with banana and then avocado and then moved to orange. I followed wholesomebabyfoods.com.
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| Posted 3/6/17 9:41 PM |
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MissJones
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Breastfeeding moms - when did you start solids?
7 months, oatmeal, then avocado, then other fruits and veggies
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| Posted 3/8/17 5:43 AM |
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