Comments on: Feeding Baby Naturally: What, When & How

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:30:10 +0000

Thank you so much for this article about baby led weaning. This is our first child, and she loves trying all kinds of new solid foods. We started introducing her to solids the way described in baby led weaning at 6 months old. She is now 8 months old, and she loves the freedom of grasping her food and eating it! I also like the added time of not having to puree her food, and this is working out well for our family! I have a question about nursings. Do you take out a nursing when you introduce a new solid meal? Currently, I am nursing her 4 times a day, and with breakfast (yogurt & fruit) and dinner (meat and vegetables) as her solid meals.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:52:03 +0000

I just got home from the Dr.’s with Ephraim, where we had been discussing how best to feed him. He has been eating some purees but they’ve made him constipated. His gag reflex is incredibly sensitive, as it sounds like Titus’ is as well, so we’re going to just allow him to continue exploring with his mesh feeder and maybe add some more pear and avocado (to grease the track, so to speak). His Doctor is a self-proclaimed “Breastfeeding Nazi” so she isn’t in any rush to introduce food. I just don’t think he’s ready yet. And considering he’s 21 lbs, he’s definitely not in any danger of starving (Breastmilk does the body good!).
I’m saving this post so I can be sure to reference it often. Thank you so much!

By: Lael Gielow

Lael Gielow — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:54:33 +0000

Hey lady, thanks for the informative post! My husband and I have been researching best practices of solid food introduction for the past few months. Our first just turned 6 months a few days ago and let’s see sits up great, tries to snatch my plate when eating, and BF LITERALLY every hour except at night, waking no more than 2x to eat. I’ve read the benefits abt delaying solids and it makes sense to me BUT our little boy is a tank at 6 mo and 20lbs and my hubby wants to wait to introduce solids until 7 months because I’ve had to quit all dairy, spices, tomato/citrus and soy because of his horrible colic. Only recently have I been aboe to eat cheese, some spices and tomatoes like pizza or pastsa. So my question/concern is bc our little boy is showing signs of definitely wanting food now along with needing to BF every hour, would delying solids really benefit him or by 7 months should his system be strong enough for things like yogurt and garlic and broccoli?? Thanks so much!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:28:57 +0000

Yes, that is why I also soak rice to make my own rice cereal. Oats are the highest in phytates and thus the most difficult to digest.

By: Simone

Simone — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:16:06 +0000

Hi
I realize this is an old post, but I am just new to finding your site, and am just starting to research this kinda thing as I am expecting my first this fall.
I hope this isn’t a silly question-but when you talk about grains being difficult to digest, does that include rice cereal? Also wondering if oats would be under the grain umbrella.
Thanks for the advice!-Simone

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:36:17 +0000

just a random thought – although this is an old post.
my daughter has a deadly egg allergy. we foudn out thru testing because she had a reaction to something else.
mothers may want to consider that as they decide what to feed their babies. many friends encouraged me to give her egg (before we found out about her allergy) & i am glad i did not.
just a thought.

By: Debra Worth

Debra Worth — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:54:12 +0000

I’ve often wondered if bland looking completely smooth baby food is one of the reason toddlers don’t like food touching are anything with more then one color. (ex. steamed carrots with dill on it.) I just have an eleven month old, so it’s just a theory, but we do try and feed him ‘real food’.
I didn’t know about not doing grains, but I really did think it was silly for it to be a first food since it was the hardest to digest. We started with fruit, moved to veggies, and then grains.
Christopher eats best sitting in his highchair feeding himself whatever we’re having.
He still nurses every three hours or so. (except at night)

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:32:05 +0000

My daughter doesn’t like prune juice, so we use pear juice, which works like a charm. Also, some foods are constipating in one form but the opposite in another form. Bananas, for example– a ripe banana is fine, but an overripe one can be constipating.

Also, Morning Blend by Knudsen is great! http://www.rwknudsenfamily.com/products/simply_nutritious/morning_blend

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:57:56 +0000

I have experienced this problem off and on with my little ones as well. Time will take it away. Their little bodies are learning how to digest food properly and sometimes it just takes time. You could try prune juice, which is a recommended laxative. Try smoothies as a way of getting more liquids into his body as well. That always worked for us. Otherwise you are doing all the right things! Don’t stress over it too much…it will work itself out.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:28:05 +0000

Any thoughts on helping an eight-month-old with constipation? He easily gets plugged up and has painful, pebbly BMs. I am only giving him fresh pears, peaches (frozen, unsweetened), avocado, lettuce, prunes, kefir, and yogurt. I’ve backed away from squash, yams, apple, banana, etc., because of his trouble. I am trying to get him to drink plenty of water, but he isn’t crazy about it. So I give him a bit of juice in the water, but he still isn’t into it. I’m doing well to get about three ounces of water down him in a day (he is 17#). I’m nursing him too, of course. I’ve started taking a laxative tea myself to help him, which seems to help but is giving me abdominal discomfort. I haven’t been able to find much information about the safety of giving herbal laxatives directly to the baby.