We have been giving the babies their homemade brown rice cereal for the past week, usually once a day but sometimes twice! As expected, most of it comes right back out. They do have better sittings where I feel like a lot of it is going down the hatch.
It's important to remember: "FOOD IS FUN UNTIL THEY'RE ONE!"
I have received some pressure (mostly just "comments" really) that I need to feed the babies when they're hungry instead of right after breastfeeding... but my personal plan is NOT to wean them at this time. An infant's main nutrition needs to come from breastmilk or formula until they are approximately 1 year old. Anything else is considered extra. This is why I only feed them solids immediately after breastfeeding. This way, my supply isn't hurt, and there is no pressure to get in a "full meal" of solids. My kids are only almost 5 months old for crying out loud and don't even have teeth. How can I expect them to get any kind of proper nutrition from solids? I can't.
I am going to be "test-driving" new foods for an entire week before introducing a new one. This way their bellies have time to adjust and if any kind of allergic reaction happens, we'll know exactly what caused it.
This week I'll be making...
Sweet Potato Puree
1 sweet potato (I went with a smallish one) - will yield approx 20 oz of baby food
1 cup of water
Boil or steam the sweet potato until very soft. Blend the sweet potato with the water until desired consistency is achieved. You can always add more water to thin it out, whether to the blender or when serving.
I wanted to try bananas but I realized I had none... however I did have that sweet potato, haha! It's all about working with what you have sometimes. Bananas will probably come next week.
By the way, Squishie and Tiny are getting better at grasping stuff and bringing it to their mouths. I might just try some baby-led weaning techniques soon!
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