When should you switch your baby to table food? I am in the process of transitioning my 8 month old to table food. Is this too soon? I don’t believe it is. He is showing interest in what we eat and he is wanting to eat when we eat. I have started him out slow on things like mixed veggies, some mashed and some cut really small. I have given him mashed potatoes, which he loves. I have to still watch out for things that contain rice and rice flour because I still beleive he is allergic, test or no test. This is one reason why I began giving him table food, also. I noticed he didn’t have a wide variety of baby food he could eat because most stage 2 and 3 contain rice flour.
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Who knew once your baby started crawling your world would change once again. Now that my son has started crawling he is going everywhere and is into everything. I pick him up and put him in one place, I turn around and he is completely across the room getting into something. I love watching him crawl though. He has this accomplishment look on his face, like he has finally done something big. I am dealing with his knees turning really red since he crawls mainly on carpet. He has little carpet burns on his knees that I am trying to keep from getting any worse. I hate to keep pants on him all the time because it’s the middle of summer and it’s hot. He doesn’t want pants on and I don’t blame him. I put lotion and creams on him everyday and that has seemed to work a little. I put a blanket down to try to help but now he crawls right off of it. If I go in another room you can bet he’s coming right behind me just as quick as he can.
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As stated in a previous post when I tried to give my son the rice cereal at four months old it made him very sick. Well, last week I tried him on stage 2 baby food, which most of those are some combination of vegetables and/or meats. I fed him a mixed vegetable with ham, which he liked a lot and ate almost the whole jar. I fed it to him around late afternoon.
Before I fed him I looked at the ingredients and it contained rice flour. I decided to go ahead and try it since it has been a couple of months since the whole rice cereal incidents. He did perfectly fine that evening. He played as usual and took a little nap. He didn’t show any signs of the baby food making him sick. I figured if I past the two hour mark after eating he would be fine and wouldn’t get sick. Well three or four hours had past and he was well. I gave him a bottle that night around 8:00 or so before I got ready to put him down for the night. I was thinking to myself, well maybe it was something in the rice cereal, like the soy, that was making him sick before and not the actual rice itself.
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When a baby is first born you think all they do is eat, sleep, and dirty their diaper. Well, that may be true but it is very important to interact with your baby during this time. You and your baby are forming an attachment which is a big deal in their growth and development. They need to feel that security from the start so they will form a secure attachment with you. Even though your little one is only a few days old you can still, in the short spurts of awake time, interact with them. Of course, one of those things is feeding your baby, but not counting the necessities you still have options such as, singing to your baby (maybe you did this while you were pregnant), reading to your baby (they may not understand the words you are saying, but they are learning the sound of your voice), rock your baby and talk to him/her, and cuddle with your baby.
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Tummy time is important for your baby. So what is it? In a nut shell, it is laying your baby down on a mat or blanket on the floor on their stomach. Not only does it give he/she time off their back, it helps them strengthen their muscles. By having to raise their head and move their body in a different way they are learning to use other muscles in the body. Your baby may not like tummy time at first, so start out slow. Only leave them on their stomach to begin with for a couple minutes, because if they don’t like it they are more than likely going to be crying soon after laying them down. Start out doing this about two or three times a day. Give them a chance to experience it more than once a day so you can increase the time on their stomach sooner. I would suggest beginning this at around four months old.
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My son just turned six months old and he is really teething. At his last doctors visit his pediatrician said his gums were really swollen, which means before long he should have a tooth coming through. Every baby is different and they teeth at different times. Teething usually begins somewhere between 3 months old and six months old. A good thing to look for if you think your baby may be beginning to teeth is massive drooling and chewing on everything. Any thing the baby comes in contact with goes straight into the mouth, because they are wanting some relief for their gums. They probably will keep putting their fingers in their mouth, as well. This has become a constant with my son. Some babies get pretty fussy right before a tooth is getting ready to break the skin. It may be difficult for the baby to take a bottle because of the pain and the swelling that occurs. Another tell, tell sign that your baby is teething is very loose stools. You can just tell a difference in their diapers.
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The following link takes you to the information about the recall. It’s the Eddie Bauer Play Yard, which happens to be the one I own. The article talks about the bassinet leaning to one side even with the security straps on. We did notice this problem and I ended up adding blankets under the sheet to make it even. If you own this, please read the recall information.
http://www.babynews.com/index.php/2009/05/14/eddie-bauer-play-yards-with-rocking-bassinets-recalled-by-dorel-juvenile-group-due-to-suffocation-hazard/#more-285
I have been tossing the idea back and forth of trying to teach my soon to be 6 month old sign language. Signs for more, bottle, please, thank you, etc., basic ones like these. While attending the University of Alabama I was fortunate enough to learn some sign language that you can use with your baby. It is a good alternative to communicate with your child when they have yet learned to talk. I don’t want to hinder his learning to talk and telling me what he wants. I think this has been a concern for some parents who have debated teaching their baby sign language. But from what I learned at the university as you teach your baby sign language you say what you are signing so they will learn to do the same. They pick up the signing faster than speaking but eventually they can put the words with the signs.
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How do you know if your baby has asthma? This is a question I am beginning to have. Asthma runs in the family so it’s a logical concern. It’s very difficult to diagnose in young children, especially babies because they can’t exactly verbally tell you what’s going on, such as tightening in the chest. As a parent you can pay attention for some others symptoms, such as breathing patterns, responses to food, or allergy triggers. The doctor can do tests, such as blood tests, allergy tests, and x-rays to gather more information, but they still give their best judgment as a diagnosis. Some times your child’s symptoms are similar to asthma but they have a viral infection of some sort. Their bronchial tubes are really small so even having a small blockage can cause symptoms similar to asthma. While doing some research I found the following:
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As a new mom I was looking forward to the time when I could begin feeding my son solid foods. There’s just something so cute about a baby having baby food all over his face. Well, when he turned four months old the doctor said to begin him on rice cereal. So, one morning I gave him rice cereal mixed with his formula for breakfast and he loved it. Well, an hour and a half later my son was very sick, vomiting everywhere. I called the doctor and they said it could have been a reaction but more than likely he had a virus. So I waited about week and then tried it again. The same thing happened an hour and a half after he ate it. Read more …
