Weaning

[Keri1986]

Hi everyone
I'm going to give my baby some baby rice for the first time tomorrow. At what point in the day should I do this and should I continue with her feeds at the same times?

What age is she?
Yes, continue with usual milk feeds
Maybe give in a gap between 2 feeds

As above, what age is she? Can I ask why you've decided on baby rice?

Start with veg. Highly recommend "how to wean your baby" by Charlotte Reed

Don't drop any feeds yet (assuming baby is around 6 months). Whatever time suits you x

Yes usual milk feeds at normal times. I would try giving solids around an hour later so baby is hungry enough to eat it but not starving. Pick a time of day that suits you close to breakfast, lunch or dinner time.

She's 5 months. No real reason why I've chosen baby rice but I will be introducing fruit and veg very soon after that if she's ready to wean

If she's not ready to wean them don't give baby rice as that's weaning?

Can she sit well in a high chair without slumping over to either side at all? Can she pick things up and put them in her mouth? And has she lost her tongue thrust?

You’re too early.
Baby rice is nutritiously crap. Absolutely no point to it. If you’re going to wean early at least use puréed veg.
Or wait till the recommended 6 months and start baby led weaning.
With your questions have you done any reading/ research into weaning at all?

This might help op

www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/

Health visitors used to do a pre weaning visit to give this information but where I live they haven't been so maybe you've not been given any info,

Baby rice is rank.

I weaned at 6 months straight on to normal food by mix of spoon and finger food.

E.g porridge or weetabix by spoon and toast as finger food. Mashed potato by spoon and some meat and veg as finger food.

If your 5 month old can sit up, pick things up then try with some fruit and veg as finger food.

But don't bother with baby rice. It has zero nutritional value and will simply fill up space in her tummy that could hold nutritional milk.

Why are you weaning early with rice?!