If your child has other food allergies or severe eczema, (or if your family history causes you to be concerned), please discuss blood testing for peanut allergy before you introduce peanuts. Some children will still be allergic to peanuts, but introducing peanuts at 4-6 months can prevent peanut allergy for many children. Recent research suggests that early and continued eating of peanut products decreases the chance of developing a peanut allergy.
We do not recommend restricting any specific foods for babies because of concerns about allergies, but if you have food allergy questions or a family history of specific food allergies, please discuss this with your provider.Ĭitrus fruits and tomatoes may cause a rash around the mouth in young children, but this is not a true allergy and is not dangerous if it happens, you may want to cut back on these types of foods and try them again at a later time. While food allergies seem to be more common among children than they were in the past, no one knows the reason for this. We do NOT recommend giving juice to your baby in the first year. Fruit juice tends to be high in sugar and fills up babies so they eat less nutritious food. Typical amounts are listed in the table at the end of the sheet. Beveragesįor the whole first year, breast milk or formula should be your baby’s primary beverage. If your baby is constipated, you may also give him 1 ounce of prune juice mixed with 1 ounce of water every day or two. All the fruits which begin with “P” (prunes, plums, pears, peaches) will help soften your baby’s stool, so give them often if your baby is having hard stools. If your baby becomes constipated, use whole wheat or barley cereal instead of rice cereal and avoid bananas and sweet potatoes, which are constipating. Once your child is about 8 months old and sitting up well, you may introduce finger foods such as biscuits, Cheerios, pasta, soft bread/toast, small pieces of soft vegetables or fruits, and shredded chicken or meat.Ī note on constipation: Sometimes when a baby starts on solid foods, he will become constipated (hard stools). Iron-rich foods include iron-fortified baby cereals, meats, and beans.
It is important to make sure that some of your infant’s early foods contain iron, which is important for all babies’ health. Start with about one or two tablespoons of food once or twice a day. Somewhere between 4 and 6 months old, you may begin to introduce first foods such as infant cereals, pureed fruits, pureed vegetables, and pureed meats. Feeding suggestions for your baby (download).If your child develops hives or breathing problems, please call the office. If your baby develops vomiting, rash, or diarrhea, please do not give that food again and discuss this reaction at your next visit. When introducing new foods, there should be an interval of 2-3 days between each new food so that you will know if your baby is having a reaction to a new food. If your child is not interested in a new food, put it away and try introducing it again later.
Try to introduce new foods with enthusiasm, but do not force your child to eat something.
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You may want to start solids at a time when your baby is hungry but not starving, such as after he has had a little formula or breast milk, but not after a full milk feeding when he is not at all hungry. Putting cereal in the bottle is not a good idea, and part of learning about solids is learning to eat with a spoon. As you introduce solids, make sure that she is still drinking adequate amounts of formula or breast milk.įeed your baby all solids from a spoon. For your baby’s first year, breastmilk or formula is the most important part of her diet. Starting solids earlier than this will not cause your baby to sleep longer at night and may cause digestive problems. You should generally start solid foods between 4-6 months of age.
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