Baby First Solid Food Cereal

You can try purees of any healthy food including meats.

Baby first solid food cereal.

For years baby rice cereal was considered the the best first food for baby but now the american academy of pediatrics just recommends any easily digestible foods. You can choose a single grain infant cereal such as rice oat or barley or a multi grain option that combines two or more. Single grain cereals such as rice are common first foods but you don t have to start with these. Your baby has just attained another major milestone in life she can now explore the vast world of solid foods.

However there is no medical evidence that introducing solid foods in any particular order has an advantage for your baby. Add breast milk or formula to a tiny pinch of cereal. Mix cereals and mashed cooked grains with breast milk formula or water to make it smooth and easy for your baby to swallow. Baby cereals that are fortified with iron are one option.

But it s not just about age. What kinds of foods to introduce first. This little girl is very particular and has been strictly breastfed since she. Start solids at 4 6 months.

Before starting solids your baby should be able to sit up with support turn his. Instead help your baby sit upright and offer the cereal with a small spoon once or twice a day after a bottle or breast feeding. For most babies it does not matter what the first solid foods are. That s the recommended time to introduce solid foods.

It will be very runny at first but as your baby starts to eat more solid foods you can gradually thicken the consistency by using less liquid. If you start with cereal pick a single grain variety rice barley or oat. Baby cereal there are many options when it comes to the first solid foods that your baby can eat. Thank you for joining us in milani s first time eating solid food.

If you decide to start with cereal give him 1 to 2 teaspoons of diluted infant cereal. By tradition single grain cereals are usually introduced first. Mix 1 tablespoon of a single grain iron fortified baby cereal with 4 tablespoons 60 milliliters of breast milk or formula. Mash or puree vegetables fruits and other foods until they are smooth.