solid foods

[Anonymous]

I just started giving my DD solids( cereal and pures) but I have a q: how should the schedule look like. Please give me some examples. I'm not sure how often to feed her and I do not want to over do it. Thanks

[Anonymous]

I would start with a couple tablespoons a couple times a day. Mine actually ate less than that in the beginning. He only would take several spoonfuls. Perhaps give her cereal in the morning ( a couple hours or so after her morning bottle/nursing session - or after her morning nap if she has one) and then maybe some purees for dinner in the early evening. Eventually you can work up to three meals a day and maybe 2-4 ounces (comparable to a jar of baby food) for each meal. I would suggest more if your baby wants it or less if she doesn't. Remember her primary source of nutrition is still bottles/breast. (My Ped said no less than 24 ounces a day.)