melzy
31-08-2005, 13:14
Hi all,
I have just sent a copy of how I introduced solids to my daughter at 5 months for a couple of mums with this query however to help you all out I will list it here to give you an idea. By all means you don't have to stick to it but it just gives you a rough guideline how to introduce solids and wean them off the milk.
5 mnths
Bfast - bottle, rice cereal, bottle
Lunch - bottle, two bits of solids, bottle
Tea - bottle, solid, bottle
Bedtime - bottle
51/2 months
Bfast - bottle, cereal, bottle
Lunch - Offered solids as 1st part of lunch then top up with milk
Tea - bottle, 2 solids, bottle
Bedtime - bottle
6 mnths
Bfast - Bfast - bottle, cereal, bottle
Lunch - 2 solids (no top up of milk, just water)
Tea - bottle, solid
Bedtime - bottle
*I offered bubs milk in a beaker at each meal and cooled boiled water other times
61/2 months
bottle, solid
Lunch - solids
Tea - solids
Bedtime - bottle
* You may find that bubs refuses the top up feed after brekkie solids now)
7 months
Bfast - Cereal
Lunch - solids
Tea - solids
Bedtime - bottle
* I offered a drink in a beaker instead of the feed before breakfast. bubs was having solids 3 times a day plus milk.
At 6 - 8 months
Foods can be minced/mashed to texture of cottage cheese
Grill/poach meat/fish purees, can eat well cooked egg yolk
Can have wheat cereals, parsnip, tomatoes (remove skin and sieve),sweetcorn,toast fingers, rusks
Dont give bikkies,cake,icecream,pastry or fried foods
Finger foods incl cheese,banana,bread and butter and yogurts with fruit
At 8-9 months
Introduced chunkier texture. Chop rather than mash.
Finger foods - celery,carrot,avocado,apple,peach,apricot
At 10-12 months
Eats almost everything we do
Cook with no salt still
Chop food into bite size pieces
Steam whenever poss.
Steamed brocoli cooled as finger food, chicken,whole green beans.
Served tinned tuna occasionally
raspberries,orange,pineapple
At 12 months I changed to cows milk.
This is what I did. I state that it may not work for you however it did for me. Weaning was made very simple this way.
I also bought several ice cube trays and pureed my veggies etc and poured them into the trays, placed in container and freezer for when necessary. this way I could try different veggies either separately or mixed.
I have just sent a copy of how I introduced solids to my daughter at 5 months for a couple of mums with this query however to help you all out I will list it here to give you an idea. By all means you don't have to stick to it but it just gives you a rough guideline how to introduce solids and wean them off the milk.
5 mnths
Bfast - bottle, rice cereal, bottle
Lunch - bottle, two bits of solids, bottle
Tea - bottle, solid, bottle
Bedtime - bottle
51/2 months
Bfast - bottle, cereal, bottle
Lunch - Offered solids as 1st part of lunch then top up with milk
Tea - bottle, 2 solids, bottle
Bedtime - bottle
6 mnths
Bfast - Bfast - bottle, cereal, bottle
Lunch - 2 solids (no top up of milk, just water)
Tea - bottle, solid
Bedtime - bottle
*I offered bubs milk in a beaker at each meal and cooled boiled water other times
61/2 months
bottle, solid
Lunch - solids
Tea - solids
Bedtime - bottle
* You may find that bubs refuses the top up feed after brekkie solids now)
7 months
Bfast - Cereal
Lunch - solids
Tea - solids
Bedtime - bottle
* I offered a drink in a beaker instead of the feed before breakfast. bubs was having solids 3 times a day plus milk.
At 6 - 8 months
Foods can be minced/mashed to texture of cottage cheese
Grill/poach meat/fish purees, can eat well cooked egg yolk
Can have wheat cereals, parsnip, tomatoes (remove skin and sieve),sweetcorn,toast fingers, rusks
Dont give bikkies,cake,icecream,pastry or fried foods
Finger foods incl cheese,banana,bread and butter and yogurts with fruit
At 8-9 months
Introduced chunkier texture. Chop rather than mash.
Finger foods - celery,carrot,avocado,apple,peach,apricot
At 10-12 months
Eats almost everything we do
Cook with no salt still
Chop food into bite size pieces
Steam whenever poss.
Steamed brocoli cooled as finger food, chicken,whole green beans.
Served tinned tuna occasionally
raspberries,orange,pineapple
At 12 months I changed to cows milk.
This is what I did. I state that it may not work for you however it did for me. Weaning was made very simple this way.
I also bought several ice cube trays and pureed my veggies etc and poured them into the trays, placed in container and freezer for when necessary. this way I could try different veggies either separately or mixed.