Mash potato for 5 month old??

[Cunnyfunt18]

Could I mash a potato with ds's formula in to a smooth puree?

It’s up to you as to when you feel he is ready (I’m assuming he is already having some solids by the potato query) I’m aware guidelines will suggest not due to the 6 months start for weaning-I’m not preaching here I promise my son was 4 1/2 months and going nuts for food so we just let him start having what we have there and then 😳 thinking he wouldn’t manage it but no, got straight stuck in with the pasta bake and hasn’t looked back since. he’s now 10 months and still found nothing he won’t eat so hopefully no damage done. I’d happily have given mash at that age but others will disagree and ultimately you have to make the call-you know your baby best 😊

Why would you want to?

Aw he's been munching for weeks lol such a hungry horace minute he sees his bowl and spoon his mouth is open and his tounge is stuck out haha its the cutest thing ever and since feeding him purees he's like a different wee boy. I blended carrots with his formula and he scoffed the lot but wasn't sure as potato has starch but I'll give a go and see how he gets on. Thanks

Why would I want to what? Give my baby potato? Introduce him to a new texture and taste??... Oh I dunno maybe cause its called experimenting with different and new things

And maybe guidelines are 6 months for good reason.

OP, if you're looking at making potato into a purée then it won't really work. Something to do with the starch, not entirely sure.

I used to give sweet potato as a purée to my DD when she was weaning and I'm doing the same with my DS now. He loves it.

Try sweet potato so it blends better.

My ds has been eating well before 6 months hasnt had any issues thus far, I get guidelines however those are only advice and every baby is different.

Thanks for the tip I'll try and pick up some sweet potato and give it a go

Oh absolutely! Totally worth doing what you feel best. If you pop potato through a ricer and add plenty of milk can get it really smooth if that helps little one. Hope you both enjoy!

Thanks as pp I've made blended carrots which he scoffed every last bit and had absolutely no problems at all, I wouldn't dream of feeding early had I not thought he was ready

How do you know he's ready, out of interest?

You can mash potato but don't try to blend it as the starches make it go gluey. If you add enough milk you should get it smooth enough

@Aromaticspices this isn't the first I've fed him, he's been on solids a while now and hasn't once refused or pushed food out with his tounge... Also alot of things when it comes to a baby are trial and error and had me or my partner noticed he was upset, had a sore tummy or was or wasn't going to the loo then I'd stop immediately and stick with just his formula

My 2 dd's were having mashed potatoes at 5mths. The both loved it.

@parkheadprincess I think it's just every baby is different, I've had this out with my HV and child smile n they said I've started so no point stopping and upsetting a happy baby

Oops meant @parkheadParadise my bad lol

For the PP who asked: Signs of readiness are baby sitting up, hand eye coordination to lift the food to their mouth, and having lost their tongue reflex (so they don't just push it back out again)

Recommendation is to wait until six months due to an immature gut I think.

In response to the OP, my little boy has loved mashed sweet potato but didn't get on with normal mashed potato at all - it's quite claggy? He didn't like the texture at all. If you roast a sweet potato in the oven it's basically already mash by the time it's cooked

He's doing all those you've mentioned @Fieau and after I've fed him I give him his spoon with a teeny bit left on it and it's straight into his mouth so he defo knows what he's doing.
Ahain thanks for the tip I'll pick up some sweet potato tomorrow

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Aw ma brain needs sleep 😂 😂 @ParkheadParadise

I did mash with formula but my DS wasn't to interested. He liked carrot purée, betternut squash purée, sweet potato as some pps have mentioned and turnip purée
I can't remember exactly when we started but I think he was about the same age as your little one.

Did any other pp's feed their 5 month old? N if so what and how many times a day... Routine etc

Geez. Humans have been weaning infants for millennia. 20 odd years ago when I was weaning mine, it was recommended that you start at 4 months. In 20 years' time, they will come up with something else.

If I were you OP, I'd make my own decision based on whether I thought he was ready.

First fed my little girl at 5 months. I knew she was ready because she was staring at and reaching our food to grab and put in her own mouth. Came from nowhere tbh but once she did it I let her hold a banana and she mushed it up and ate a few mouthfuls. I would have waited until she was a year old if I had waited to give her solids til after she got a tooth as she didn't get her first tooth until her first birthday. All babies are different and mashed potato is an excellent first food!

Started with tea time usually around 5ish then we introduced breakfast a couple of weeks later (baby porridge) and then a couple of weeks after that lunch which was usually a different purée to what he was having at tea time.
I didn't drop any feeds or anything like that so he was taking the same amount of milk. I just let him eat if he wanted to. Some days he ate like he was starving and other days he wasn't interested.
I bought tiny Tupperware from the pound shop to make little individual portions and froze them to stop any waste.

@planeChocolate my point exactly lol when I was kid my dad said I was eating from about 3/4 months and never did me any harm