First Solid Food Preparation
Today, when Ummi ate (as usual) Hanuun kept looking, seems like want to eat too. She reminded me today that next month she'll have her first solid food. Knocked my own-head and said to myself:
"C'mon Ummi, be well-prepared for her"
I made my own promise to serve her 1st solid food well. Hanuun witnessed as I wrote this with her;-)
Someone ever asked me why I hadn't given her solid food yet when Hanuun was 4 months old. But since I did some and shares with my family and some of my friends, I then concluded to give Hanuun her 1st solid food on her 6 months age.
From now on I'll watch Hanuun intensively and see if there's signs indicating that she's ready enough to receive her first solid food. As I adapted from Baby Center. Here are some considerations I found:
- Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position. (Hanuun does)
- Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth. (Not yet)
- Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well. (Hanuun does)
- Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling — though if your baby's teething, you might still see a lot of drool. (Hanuun is developing this)
- Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old. (Hanuun does)
- Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day. (Cannot be concluded yet)
- Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth. (Hanuun does)
0 comments:
Thanks for reading and lemme know what your thoughts toward:)