how old should my baby be before introducing him to baby food?

[blonde_princess_002]

my son is 3 months old and he has mostly formula and some rice cereal. my family/ friends say it is okay to start feeding him things like applesauce and whatnot. id like to start him out on veggies b4 fruit, but either way, dont know if he is old enough to start introducing him to the baby food in jars like the peas and carrots and whatever.

 

[Stella Jewels]

For my little ones i waited until they were 6 months old, it was so that their stomach could digest the baby food and won't give them any sort of complications when they had to use the restroom. Hope this helps you a little.

 

[Ivy has Twin Boys!]

He should start solids between 4-6 months.

This includes rice cereal.

I am not a nazi on these things, this is really the recommendation. You can read the boxes / jars of food. They usually say what age they are for. The rice cereal is 4 months supported sitter, but it can be used sooner in cases of colic if a doctor recommends it.

It does not help babies sleep etc. It DOES have iron in it, which babies start becoming depleted of sometime after 4 months of age.

We did veggies first, and my guys are really accepting of foods. We did veggies then meat then once we had done all of those we introduced fruit.

 

[darkworldchaos]

In most cases waiting till 6 months is the best. It helps reduce chocking, food sensitivity, and may reduce obesity later in life. The latter is because feeding before 6 months may cause the brains ability to notice hunger to switch off. However there are some cases in which solids should be introduced sooner. Breastfeed babies that have low iron stores as well as babies with certain conditions should be started on solids sooner. You should discuss this with your pediatrician.


P.S. May baby was started on cereal at three months at the pediatricians recommendation. We still waited to start other solids to reduce food sensitivity.

Good luck.

 

[FiFi]

Most health professionals will advise to wait till 5-6mths. A three month old baby doesn't really need solid foods at all, and it can cause complications. Baby's body is not ready to properly digest things like fruit and veg, so it can actually be harmful to give a young baby solids.
Even at 6mths, formula should still be your baby's main source of nutrition. Solid foods are more for practice at this age. They won't be eating properly until around one year old.

I would wait a little while, google "Baby-Led Weaning" for some ideas of what signs your baby will show when he is ready to start trying solid food, and speak to a nurse for more advice.

 

[Chelsea]

My sons 3 months going on 4, I give him rice cereal in his bottles to help keep it down, my doctor said to start feeding it to him with a spoon before his 4 month check up. They say wait till 5-6 months to feed jarred baby food. I mix a little bit of apple sauce or peaches in with his rice cereal once a day.

 

[Tough Alaskan Chick]

Your baby is too young for rice cereal. Babies shouldn't be fed solids until 4 months at the absolute earliest, ideally closer to 6 months. Cereal and other solids too early can mess us your baby's digestion and possibly be linked to obesity. I can't imagine a 3 month old baby being able to eat cereal from a spoon.

My suggestion is to put your baby back on 100% formula and wait until he is older to put him on solids.

 

[mamusi sloneczko]

between 4 to 6 months old babies start solid
u know ur baby and u will know when will be time for solid food

my daughter was 4 months old when she ate her 1st apple,1st carrot and 1st sweet patetoe...then around 5 months it was 1st meat,and more fruits and vegetable
so by 12 months she ate everything what i was eating.

today she is 4 and not eating at all

 

[Madison Johnson]

he should only be fed breastmilk but im sure you thought your boobs would get saggy and thats why you didnt breastfeed but babys should be strictly breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months.