I started solids for my little one after she turned 6 months. If you have been exclusively, this step is a big milestone and can feel a little overwhelming if you don't have much help. Here are a few things to keep in mind and steps to go through.
- Always keep a 3-4 day gap between introducing new foods. This is so that if the baby has a reaction to a new food, you will know what caused it.
- I hung a calendar in the dining room and tied a pen to it, so I could write what I fed her each day.
- Start with mung bean water, boil / pressure cook mung beans and feed the water to your baby.
- Wait 4 days.
- Wash rice and mung - separately or together. Dry them indoors on a clean cotton cloth. When dry, grind into powder and keep in an airtight glass container. When needed cook with water, cool down and feed.
- Gradually you can start introducing more foods.
- Try not to sweeten everything with fruits, so your baby can learn and get used to individual tastes.
- Try not to mix and puree all fruits or variety of fruits together, again so that your baby can learn taste of different fruits.
- I bought a set of 2 oz. glass mason jars to keep food while going out.
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