Re: Solid foods

What is the best way to balance baby food and formula when first introducing solid foods?

Hi. I am going through this now myself.

I thoguht I would pass on the advice that has been given to me by my doctor and Child and Youth Health

When introducing solids, start at once a day with rice cereal as a good first food.  Then you reduce bottles down by 1

Then in four -7 days time, start feeding twice a day with rice cereal or the same first food you started with. Still only reducing bottle feeds by 1.

then, in another weeks time, you can give 3 small portions a day of rice cereal.

And then you reduce your feeds down by 2.....depending on the child.

It is important to note(so I have been told) that first foods are only really tastes, and complimentary to bottle or breast feeding.

After that, I have been told that you can introduce new foods every 4 days, noting not to mix them with other foods so you can know for sure if and what your child has an allergy to.

This type of method worked for my son, and kids will always have preferences to what they like and dislike

Happy feeding

Charene