first month weaning plan

princessellie · Jul 16th, 2009, 12:24 PM

ok so im not entirely sure wot i am meant to be doing here, i am convinced im doing it wrong...

i am giving leyla a tiny tiny bit of baby rice after her 3rd feed, i have been giving her it since monday but i dont know how fast i am supposed to be increasing? she has never had more than half of a little weaning spoon cos i dont want to rush her but is that enough? should i be giving her an extra half a spoon a day or is that too much? how much is too much?

i would really appreciate it if you could tell me what your baby had for the first month of weaning, amount, which foods etc? i am planning on making my own baby food, just like vegetable purees and stuff but once again im not sure which ones are ok, i know stuff like butternut squash is not recommended before 6months, which she isnt yet

thank you

x

**polo_princess** · Jul 16th, 2009, 12:31 PM

First month for us went like this ....

Baby rice late morning (11am) with a feed ... perhaps enough to be made up with half an oz of milk

I did that for a week or two, then i did the same again at teatime ....

After 3 weeks i made up baby rice with 1oz of milk, then a few more weeks and 1 1/2oz of milk. Then once it was time for puree's i gave her that at teatime instead of the baby rice.

Then after a couple of weeks i introduced a fruit puree at lunchtime.

So we ended up baby rice for brekkie, fruit for lunch and veggies for dinner

Hope that makes sense hun

paula85 · Jul 16th, 2009, 12:46 PM

How do you make half a weaning spoon of baby rice up lol? I make Rosie about 5 teaspoons of baby porridge or rice & just add her formula bit by bit until its the right consistancy, and I just feed her spoon by spoon until she turns her head away and its obvious she's had enough. I will keep her on rice for about 2 weeks then move to a fruity cerial and maybe a week later start her on puree veg, will start with carrots

x

princessellie · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:39 PM

no no i dont make up half a spoon lol, i make it up then i give her half a spoon then throw the rest away

pp how did u know it was time for purees? also, if you made up enough for 1/2oz of milk did u give her the whole thing? see leyla doesnt actually like the baby rice so she has had enough after the first tiny bit lol, so it is no good me just giving her it till she doesnt want it no more lol cos she doesnt want it in the first place! would u have just given her the whole thing u made up?

x

**polo_princess** · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:48 PM

I did "know" i just felt the time was right as she'd become established on eating baby rice and was managing it ok.

Baby rice can be a bit blerrrgh, you could try baby porridge instead? One of the first ones i tried was the Organxi banana porridge as you could make it up with formula and not water. Brooke loooooved that and still has it now lol

Just make up half an ounces worth each time and keep at it, its all new to her right now so no doubt she wont want to take very much at all but she'll soon get the hang of it.

princessellie · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:54 PM

is that porridge stuff ok as first weaning food? i didnt know that, will have a look next time im in town, thanks hun, uve really helped

x

**polo_princess** · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:58 PM

Yeah it said on the box from 4mths onwards so given that it could be made with formula rather than water i went with that. I alternated between plain babay rice and banana porridge every couple of days and she will happily eat either or now.

I know its horrible when you first start out wondering if your giving them enough of doing it right but you'll both soon get the hang of things

paula85 · Jul 16th, 2009, 14:30 PM

Yeah Rosie does not like the rice but she enjoys cow and gate creamy baby porridge x

princessellie · Jul 16th, 2009, 14:46 PM

thanks hun, i'lll get some of that aswell then, i suppose its just trial and error till i find one she likes

x

princessellie · Jul 16th, 2009, 16:33 PM

ok ive confused myself again lol

when do u stop giving milk before solids? and how many milk feeds does she need? shes on 5 now...i presume that stays the same at least till she is on purees as she isnt getting enough baby rice atm to drop a feed?

x

Jul 16th, 2009, 12:24 PM	#1
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	first month weaning plan ok so im not entirely sure wot i am meant to be doing here, i am convinced im doing it wrong... i am giving leyla a tiny tiny bit of baby rice after her 3rd feed, i have been giving her it since monday but i dont know how fast i am supposed to be increasing? she has never had more than half of a little weaning spoon cos i dont want to rush her but is that enough? should i be giving her an extra half a spoon a day or is that too much? how much is too much? i would really appreciate it if you could tell me what your baby had for the first month of weaning, amount, which foods etc? i am planning on making my own baby food, just like vegetable purees and stuff but once again im not sure which ones are ok, i know stuff like butternut squash is not recommended before 6months, which she isnt yet thank you x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 12:31 PM	#2
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	First month for us went like this .... Baby rice late morning (11am) with a feed ... perhaps enough to be made up with half an oz of milk I did that for a week or two, then i did the same again at teatime .... After 3 weeks i made up baby rice with 1oz of milk, then a few more weeks and 1 1/2oz of milk. Then once it was time for puree's i gave her that at teatime instead of the baby rice. Then after a couple of weeks i introduced a fruit puree at lunchtime. So we ended up baby rice for brekkie, fruit for lunch and veggies for dinner Hope that makes sense hun

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Jul 16th, 2009, 12:46 PM	#3
paula85 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 11,011	How do you make half a weaning spoon of baby rice up lol? I make Rosie about 5 teaspoons of baby porridge or rice & just add her formula bit by bit until its the right consistancy, and I just feed her spoon by spoon until she turns her head away and its obvious she's had enough. I will keep her on rice for about 2 weeks then move to a fruity cerial and maybe a week later start her on puree veg, will start with carrots x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 13:39 PM	#4
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	no no i dont make up half a spoon lol, i make it up then i give her half a spoon then throw the rest away pp how did u know it was time for purees? also, if you made up enough for 1/2oz of milk did u give her the whole thing? see leyla doesnt actually like the baby rice so she has had enough after the first tiny bit lol, so it is no good me just giving her it till she doesnt want it no more lol cos she doesnt want it in the first place! would u have just given her the whole thing u made up? x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 13:48 PM	#5
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	I did "know" i just felt the time was right as she'd become established on eating baby rice and was managing it ok. Baby rice can be a bit blerrrgh, you could try baby porridge instead? One of the first ones i tried was the Organxi banana porridge as you could make it up with formula and not water. Brooke loooooved that and still has it now lol Just make up half an ounces worth each time and keep at it, its all new to her right now so no doubt she wont want to take very much at all but she'll soon get the hang of it.

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Jul 16th, 2009, 13:54 PM	#6
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	is that porridge stuff ok as first weaning food? i didnt know that, will have a look next time im in town, thanks hun, uve really helped x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 13:58 PM	#7
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	Yeah it said on the box from 4mths onwards so given that it could be made with formula rather than water i went with that. I alternated between plain babay rice and banana porridge every couple of days and she will happily eat either or now. I know its horrible when you first start out wondering if your giving them enough of doing it right but you'll both soon get the hang of things

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Jul 16th, 2009, 14:30 PM	#8
paula85 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 11,011	Yeah Rosie does not like the rice but she enjoys cow and gate creamy baby porridge x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 14:46 PM	#9
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	thanks hun, i'lll get some of that aswell then, i suppose its just trial and error till i find one she likes x

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Jul 16th, 2009, 16:33 PM	#10
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	ok ive confused myself again lol when do u stop giving milk before solids? and how many milk feeds does she need? shes on 5 now...i presume that stays the same at least till she is on purees as she isnt getting enough baby rice atm to drop a feed? x

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