How many cubes (in ice trays) of homemade baby food is equiv to stage 1?

[Anonymous]

Not sure how much to feed my 5.5 month old of solids? She easily eats an ice cube size portion but I'm not sure if I should give her more? Is one ice cube equivalent to a stage 1 or would it be two cubes?

[Anonymous]

I think one cube is about 1 oz. Not sure how much the jar holds but I would suggest going by your daughters cues. She may be hungry enough for 2 or 3 cubes sometimes.

[Anonymous]

I never used jarred baby food, but I had assumed the "stages" referred to the type of food (content and consistency) that a kid can eat at different stages, not how much volume to feed.

[Anonymous]

The stages is regarding the texture and it depends on your child's ability to chew and swallow.

Honestly how hard is to check the package and read how much it holds and when at home fill up one slot of the ice tray and measure how much it was?

I did it at home and each ice tray had a different size but the average was 1oz.

Anyway, we started solids at 5.5 and DC was easily eating 3 oz and we were having 2 to 3 meals a day depending on the amount DC slept.

Go with your kid's cues. They know what they want, just observe them.

[Anonymous]

I believe stage 1 jars are around 2.5 ounces but as PPs have said, stage 1 refers to the consistency. I guess they made them 2.5 ounces because that's an average amount babies can eat at that stage (?) but that doesn't mean that's what you should feed her. Can't you tell if she wants more??? I freeze my baby food in little containers with lids that are meant for baby food (and labeled in ounces) but I do make ice with ice cube trays and that alone is enough for me to know ice cube trays come in many different sizes. Like someone suggested, can't you use a measuring cup to figure out what size the cubes are? OP, I am going to assume your baby is not STTN and you are sleep-deprived, but really ... you need some common sense ...

[Anonymous]

OP. Don't listen to the haters. Geesh. If you don't feel someone is deserving of your help, can't you be silent instead of berating her? Generally it's 1-2 ounces for an ice cube tray. I've noticed that stage 1 foods can be anywhere from 2.5-3 ounces. I generally prepared about 2 ounces for my DD, with an extra ounce on hand in case she was hungry. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP. Don't listen to the haters. Geesh. If you don't feel someone is deserving of your help, can't you be silent instead of berating her? Generally it's 1-2 ounces for an ice cube tray. I've noticed that stage 1 foods can be anywhere from 2.5-3 ounces. I generally prepared about 2 ounces for my DD, with an extra ounce on hand in case she was hungry. Good luck.

There's no hate here. It's common sense like a PP pointed out.

What's so hard about pouring water in a slot and measuring it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP. Don't listen to the haters. Geesh. If you don't feel someone is deserving of your help, can't you be silent instead of berating her? Generally it's 1-2 ounces for an ice cube tray. I've noticed that stage 1 foods can be anywhere from 2.5-3 ounces. I generally prepared about 2 ounces for my DD, with an extra ounce on hand in case she was hungry. Good luck.

There's no hate here. It's common sense like a PP pointed out.

What's so hard about pouring water in a slot and measuring it?

Don't be so defensice, PP! I am not the PP's but I think it was the implied tone of the statement that could be percieved as rude/hateful/derogatory. I thought it was a rude comment at first glance. And, if I had to guess, the OP is exhausted, in a hurry, stressed, and trying to do her best...while she is on the Metro or at work she thought she'd ask this usually helpful group of mommys who are also trying to do their best!

[Anonymous]

We did a mix of home made and jarred foods. When using jarred, DS rarely ate more than half the container - so a little more than an ounce. As others have said, base it on how much she wants to eat. Offer 1 cube, if she eats it all, offer another.