Ok, just to be clear your baby isn't just gonna start sucking down his cereal and chomping on his baby carrots. You need to teach your baby how to eat. This requires time and patience. It will take a couple of weeks from the time you decide your baby is ready for solids until he is actually able to down a few spoon fulls. Here are a couple of tips to help you get started. The first thing your baby should eat is cereal. Rice cereal is usually the first kind of cereal recommended. You will use breast milk or formula to mix up baby's first bowl. Ok, you have got your cereal and a nice soft baby spoon, and of course baby has got his bib on, your ready to go, now what? First make sure that the cereal is very thin and watery. Your baby will begin his feeding experience by first learning to suck the cereal into his mouth. You take the spoon that has cereal on its edge and place it at the tip of your baby's mouth. Never put the spoon or the food into your baby's mouth as he will tend to want to spit it out or even gag on it. Remember this is a totally new experience for your baby. It is gonna take some time till he figures out what to do with the stuff in his mouth. If you introduce the food to the tip of his mouth he will attempt to suck it in as he does with his bottle and by doing so he will be in control of the food that has entered his mouth. Continue in this manner slowly and patiently. Your baby will start with a spoonful at first and as the days go in he will get better at feeding and will begin to take in more and more as he goes.
Once your baby gets the hang of it you can start experimenting with other cereal flavors and other recommended baby foods. It is suggested that you introduce one food per week so that you will be able to identify and allergy if your baby develops one.
If you find your baby grabbing at the spoon give him his very own spoon or rattle to hold during feedings.
Enjoy!!! Teaching your baby to eat can be so much fun.
Don't forget your camera.
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