And so the time has come, Baby M is getting her first taste of solids. At just short of six months old, it’s time for the good stuff. Never one to shy away from a feed and dare I say it – she’s a little on the chubby side :), hubs and I thought she would take to eating pretty quickly. She does after all meet all the criteria for weaning such as sitting up, holding her head up and staring at us when we eat.
I began with baby rice mixed with formula milk and she was neither hot nor cold for it. After a few spoons she even seemed bored. Huh?! I persevered with carrot – that’s what I did with the toddler when I began weaning him – and again she seemed not fussed. Where was the ravenous appetite that came with every feed? I mean she took it in, moved it around, made funny faces and even spat some out – not out of disgust but confusion as to what she was supposed to do with this strange substance in her mouth. I mimicked opening my mouth to eat and she looked at me amused. I mean she swallowed some of it, so it can’t be bad?
After three days of carrot – the required time to see if there are any allergies – we have now moved on to sweet potato. Again a little bemused face stares at me more interested in playing with the spoon rather than consuming what is on it.
I know the first tastes period can take a while and we just need to persevere but I thought she would be gobbling it up. The toddler was an easy eater from the start but his sister, who is bigger than he was at the same age, seems to be taking her sweet time when it comes to food food. I guess she will eventually take to it but it’s funny how different your kids can be.
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