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Solid foods
I believe it is a mothers own preference on when to start solid foods! My son is two months old and just got his shots I already started him on solid food and his doctor said it was just fine just watch for allergies!
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Permalink Reply by bryson12 on -
I get what your saying but to me just because it is scientifically stated doesnt mean it is right for every child. Every child is different, my son has been eating jar food for about three weeks now and has done very well. He had a dr app today and has gained 4 pounds and grown 2 and a half inches since his last app so the food is obviously not causing any problems. My dr said the only thing is he could be more proned to having allergies starting this early other then that there were no serious risks. I started him on these because he was not getting enough to eat I was having to feed him every hour six onces of formula that is not healthy neither so I had to figure out an alternative. he eats 1 jar of food through out the day and it helps fill his tummy up, so that was me doing what was best for my child.
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Permalink Reply by brookmac10 on -
My ped said to start our son on solid foods at 2 months. He was hungry all the time and suffered from acid reflux, which solids can help. Solids help babies put on weight also, which is something our son needed given he was 2 months early. Your ped and you know what's best for the baby, not other mothers who quote websites or go based on their experiences with their peds. Every ped is different and every baby is different. I am a nurse and it irks me when people give their opinions about this stuff with obvious lack of knowledge.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Russell Howard on -
Bryson12 and Brookmac10 standing ovation frm me! LOL my son wont get full with bottle-cereal added. Im starting him on solids too. His reflux is bad as well. The ONLY thing i ask my Pedi about is things like being sick or his reflux. The other stuff u find out on your own b.c u are the mother and its your child! I dont need classes, Im educated on my own. My mom who was Told to lay her babies on their tummies to sleep is my child development class!!
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Permalink Reply by Mommyof4 on -
Agreed. We waited just for the allergy reasons until our kids were well past 6 months to start anything. I breastfed until 1 year and yay! no major allergies. I would rather wait than regret it for the rest of baby's life.
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Permalink Reply by catarina on -
my daughter's pediatrician told us to start at 2.5 months old...because of everything i read i was skeptical so i waited till 3 mos and just did rice cereal then at almost 4 mos started fruits... her dr said. it wa based on growth charts she was born 9lbs 14oz so she was physically ready i guess even though chronologically not
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Permalink Reply by JamieMcC on -
My doctor recommended us starting solids at 3 months because my son was drinking too much formula. (I think they're not supposed to have more than 35 oz a day, and my son was drinking over 40 oz.) Every child is different. Sounds like you are being cautious about allergies and that's the important thing. "Scientifically" children are not "supposed" to do a hundred other things (including watching TV before the age of 2 which I think is absolute silliness). Remember that our parents didn't have any of this research to go by back in their day and we turned out just fine.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Russell Howard on
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JamieMcC I completely agree! You took the words right out of my mouth! I couldn't have said that better! Some mommas are so focused on reading up and studying how to be a mom and do what is scientifically right, they forget books won't raise them to be UNIQUE individuals! Goodluck everyone : )
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Permalink Reply by Pwebb0626 on -
We started feeding our daughter solids at 4 months...the doctor said she was more than ready, I probably could have started sooner, but, being a first time mom I was a little nervous...which I feel silly about now, because clearly she's much happier with a full belly (which she didn't have with JUST formula). I don't know why things have changed so much since we were children, my mother fed my siblings and i solid food at 2 WEEKS...and we're all perfectly healthy and not one of us have any allergies.
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Permalink Reply by Pwebb0626 on
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And to mommymcmullin...I don't know if you're aware of this but you can die from an allergic reaction at ANY age...so shame on you for even throwing that out there...who are you to judge how someone parents THEIR OWN child just because you wouldn't do it the same way...it was cleared by a medical professional, and she was doing what she felt was right for HER child!!
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Permalink Reply by brookmac10 on
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I'd also like to state for the people out there that say allergies can be cause by starting solid food early that there is no scientific evidence to back that up. It is said that is could be the cause, but no studies have every shown that it is the cause, which could be anything like autism linked to vaccines, which has also been pretty disproved at this point.
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie T. on
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This is a forum in which people can answer questions and comment on topics. It is to be understood that different people will have different convictions and opinions. To say shame on you or you shouldn't have such and such opinion negates the purpose of this forum. Some authorities say food at a very young age and some say wait much longer. Consider the different information shared and make your decision. Be confident enough in your choices not to feel judged by someone of a different opinion. There will always be someone who thinks differently than you do. It's life. It is a possible to post your viewpoint, which may be very different from another, while not condemning another viewpoint.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Russell Howard on
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Stephanie, your opinion of how we should consider and respect others opinion was.. Ill thought and uneducated of MommyMcMullin's reply. I suspect that Bryson12 was just telling everyone her good news and comments were suspected but I'm sure that it was not intended to draw rude comments. MommyMcMullin's comment saying " I don't know why you would start solids early anyways.." was rude and for myself that is what caught me off gaurd and seemed extremely negitive. Bryson12's viewpoint was condemed so I hope your comment was meant for not only the ones who thought MommyMcMullin's reply was extremely rude but for MommyMcMullin as well. If you re-read MommyMcMullins reply and analize it the way myself and others did.. you should see what was disturbing about it. Of course everyone has an opinion and I, myself have respect for that but as you said yourself its possible to post a viewpoint without condeming another. Also I respect the fact that you feel you had to step in and litigate the comments of Bryson12's great news. Take care.
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