She has her own spoon to hold/play with
McKinley
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Always an Adventure
So I called the pediatrician this week after speaking with several friends and reading some baby materials on starting your baby on solids. Tillman is 5 months old and has had nothing but breastmilk. The pediatrician said we could go ahead and start her on solids, starting with rice cereal and moving to vegetables and then fruits. So Josh and I went to our brand new Wal-Mart :) (where Ric Flair just happened to be there) and bought some rice cereal, green beans, and a special new bib just for fun. I was so excited and anxious to try this new feeding adventure; so of course, I had the camera ready to go. Well, all did not go as well as expected. I think the consistency was a little too runny, and sweet little Tillman didn't know what to do with the cereal or herself. We spent about 10-15 minutes on trying to get her to swallow the cereal and keep it in her mouth. However, to no avail, I don't think she swallowed the first ounce of cereal. She kept pushing it out of her mouth and letting it run down her face. She was also quite interested in the spoon and bowl, and helping me feed her. I gave her her own spoon to hold so she could feel like she was helping. Cute, but not what I had hoped for. I had envisioned this perfect little feeding experiment where she ate up all the cereal and wanted more. So after the adventure, we just went back to the bottle for dinner. Don't worry, we will be trying again and helping her get the hang of it. We've got all week since we are off for Spring Break! :) Baby steps.
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Here is a tip that USUALLY worked for me with my kids and kids at the day care. Just put a tiny amount of cereal on the tip (or side edge) of the spoon and just barely put it in her mouth. This will allow her to suck the food off like she sucks a bottle and there won't be a lot of food left to come back out of her mouth. You may want to do just put the spoon sideways kind of between her bottom lip and gums.This helps her to just lick it off. Make the cereal just thick enough not to pour off the spoon (kind of pea soup consitancy). Also, I found that the first stage baby food was really runny. So I just added a little rice cereal to it. When she gets more used to eating, you can go a little thicker. Also, remember this little trick when it is time for fruit. All fruit that start with P can make a baby poop (but peaches aren't too bad). So if she doesn't need any help in that area, I would go lightly on the "P's". Good Luck and Have Fun!!!
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