What purees for 5 month old?

[chloemegjess]

Hello. We have been weaning for about a month and so far have done banana, baby rice, carrot, butternut squash and colliflower.

What else can I give? I am about to do my online shop so would love some ideas! I have heard that green veges are not likely to go down so well?

The only fruit DD has tried is banana, what other fruits can I offer? And do they all need cooking?

Also, if I do sweet potato, can this be blended or is it meant to be done in a mouli like potato?

Please excuse spelling and grammer. Right hand very burnt and bandaged so uing left hand.

Seeker - because my DD showed all the signs and was recommended to by GP, nurse and HV. I am fully capable of making disisions for my DD thank you.

If the OP reads the weaning section then she will be well aware of the 6 month guideline. Its too late for her to go back and not feed her 5 month old, so therefore not helpful to point out that its better and easier to wait until 6 months. She has asked for advice based on her needs now, so that is what she needs, it is not helpful to point out better ways, too late now and we will just make her feel unsupported and down.

thank you TwoFirTreesToday, well said

Your GP, nurse and HV all recommended weaning at 4 months?! But why?

I am not being funny but chloemegjess did not ask for opinions on weaning her baby she asked about purees and food to use! How did this get onto the argument regarding weaning early (yet another weaning row!!- i am waiting for next week to arrive when it will be something else that people will be arguing about!)

I am sure that she is capable of making her own decisions, and it is her baby. Whether you agree with weaning early or not, nobody should be "told off" for the way they bring up their children. I don't mean to be rude but yes, the advice is there, but up to individuals to take it.

Sorry for the rant but it really frustrates me that threads end up getting misconstrued and questions are not answered only for it to turn into a discussion about something else!

Chloemegjess, Sorry I do not have any suggestions but my dd is approaching 5 months and with going back to work weaning maybe an option.. soon. Can I ask what signs your dd had that you told your HV of who then advised weaning? Just interested to see if my own dd is similar as they are at the same age!

Actually I think it is important that the guidelines are pointed out atleast once on a thread like this so that someone reading it who doesn't know or understand that babies should be weaned at 6 months not 4 doesn't make an ill informed decision.

(like I did with ds1)

I agree, and on this thread the first two posts mentioned the guidelines Its just not good to castigate the OP and quizz her and ignore her actual question, are we only helping people who are doing things our way?

The problem is that if someone does point out that weaning early is not recommended, the post is immediately swamped by others repeating the misapprehensions people have about the subject - so someone else has to post the facts, and so it goes on. I'm sorry if the OP feels beleagured, she took rubbish advice in good faith. I just don't want anyone else to do the same.

(I want to acknowledge your post and agree with out stretching out a debate when essentially we agree lol )

It is a shame as I am giving up asking for advice on weaning from this forum, I will go somewhere else for this topic. I stated right from the start that I was aware of the whole 6 month argument and specifically asked for people not to turn my thread into another one where every1 just has a go at me, like they have every time I have asked for advice on this subject.

Silly, as you say about people not getting good advice, but if people carry on being so judgemental, then people wont bother asking for help.

And now, I wont bother coming back and askign anymore questions on weaning, so I may make other decisions, that I could have asked for advice on, but dont, because of the people who think they have the right to stick their noses in about other peoples parenting and tell me I have done something so bad for my child.

And to anwser the question about what signs my DD was showing: She was sitting up unaided, taking a big interest in out food and wanted to grab it, and winged everytime there was food near, was hungry even after feeding on demand, can sit and feed herself with a spoon in her highchair, copied us when we were eating etc.

It was not a decision I took lightly and I did my research and spoke to various people etc and made that decision for MY baby. If that makes me so bad, go report me quick!!!

I was talking to the HV this morning, my daughter isnt 5 months til the 7th, but HV said I can wean her now, and to think about it as she's falling off the centile line. I wanna wait a couple of weks, or at least until shes 5 months.

I weaned my other 2 at 4 months (this is when it was ok to)

Do whats right for you OP.

Gennerations ago, nans were putting rice in babys formula milk and giving it straight from the bottle.

seeker, "rubbish advice" is not fair. My sister's paediatrician has just advised my sister to wean at five months for various reasons. She is actually a world authority on some of the issues my sister's baby is experiencing. They discussed the allergy issues but she said that there were divergent views in the scientific community about whether early introduction helps or hinders with allergies

Guys are doing a trial at the moment on early introduction of nuts - not 4 months but earlier than current advice - examining the thesis that late introduction might actually be precipitating allergies. It's just a trial so they don't know what the outcome might be but this research really is in its infancy and I don't think it is as cut and dried as some people are claiming

And in my sister's case there are other reasons that override the allergy issue (if it transpires that early weaning does in fact cause allergies).

There is no magic button at six months. I waited till six months because I had no reason not to but the OP specifically asked for comments on the pro-anti early weaning comment.

But agree that I would avoid strawberry for the moment.

specifically asked for no comments

avoiding strawberries, is that because of seeds and potential choking ?

This will be handy to know for when I wean my baby

no, it because they are an allergy trigger

Some folks are going too far on here and coming across as holier than thou. The OP can't change the fact that she has begun weaning her daughter. By focusing entirely on the 6 months guidance people are failing to give useful advice and support that is relevant to her situation. If someone is going to wean earlier than 6 months it is especially important that they give appropriate foods, and the OP is sensibly asking for advice with this. Get over yourselves.

Thank you twinklemegan

Although we didn't start solids until six months, our little man was very fond of:
sweet potato
stewed pear
stewed apple and pear
mashed banana

We mixed a healthy amount of baby rice in for the first month or so.

My sister started her daugher off at four months with carrots for breakfast, and baby rice for dinner. Our chap didn't like carrots until he was older.

My dd isn't showing the signs that yours has although she is getting very fussy with her bottles getting to 5oz of 80z bottle then choosing to play around with it I guess it will only be a matter of time before she wakes up in the night by not being fed enough in the dsy.

For me, weaning will be a logistical nightmare as going back to work in less than 2 wks and look at all the weaning posts everyone is so organised and know what they are doing. Very worried now as want to do the best for my baby but there will be 4 different people look after her. Arghh!! I am not going to think about it too much, as spoke to HV today and she suggested to wait so bit confused now.