Now that N has turned 6 months, we are entering a new realm of feeding - solids. N's amah gave us a mini-blender especially for blending N's foods -- no instant foods allowed. We haven't actually started feeding her solids yet. She has an appointment with her pedia on Friday so we will be getting instructions then. Initial research suggests that her first foods be rice, barley or oat (cereals), apples, bananas, pears, avocados (fruits) and sweet potatoes, acorn/butternut squash and green beans (vegetables).
There certainly is a great deal of information about infant feeding. A lot of websites and even doctors say that solids can be started when the baby is 4 months. However, breastfeeding advocates recommend starting solids at 6 months (or even later!). According to the World Health Organization, solids (complementary feeding) should start at 6 months of age (180 days). The WHO has guiding principles both for the breastfed and non-breastfed babies.
To be prepared for this big event, me and our cook have started reading baby cookbooks. We are reading Fresh Baby's So Easy Baby Food and Annabel Karmel's The Healthy Baby Meal Planner. Hopefully, I can be dedicated enough to prepare fresh pureed foods for N and avoid Cerelac and Gerber altogether.
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