Based on Natalie's cues, we decided to start giving her solids now instead of waiting till she was 6 months old as originally planned. Her pediatrician stated he was comfortable with her starting anytime we deemed appropriate between her 4 month appointment and 6 months old. Natalie has been nursing more frequently, watching intently as we ate, smacking her lips and grabbing at our food. She seemed ready! So on Friday we decided to give it a try. Although breast fed babies do well starting with bananas because they're sweet like breast milk, we decided to start with rice cereal mixed with breast milk because she's still younger than 6 months. She got her first meal of rice cereal from her Papa. We think it went pretty well. She was, of course, unsure of what was going on and what to do immediately with the food but she didn't push it away or get upset. Yesterday and this morning after her morning nap, we gave her cereal again and she did even better -- this time she was opening her mouth wider as the spoon was coming towards her!
Below is a video we took from Friday night (it's not yet edited).
We, of course, snapped a few photos too!
Mommy and Oma fed her also!
She not only got to share in feeding Natalie but Natalie got to have a bath from her Oma.
1 comment:
Hi,
I stumbled across your blog and I just HAD to comment. :)
We have two daughters - Rachel & Natalie (good names, wouldn't you say? ha ha) and what else I find very interesting is that the butterfly decor you have in Natalie's room is what we have used in Rachel's room when she moved out of the nursery. I saw the growth chart and it was like I was standing in my own house! ha ha
Enjoy this special time - they grow WAY too quickly :)
Julie
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