I don't want baby's first food to be cereal, suggestions please :)

[Pampered Mama]

Mine have all done BLW, I just feed whatever we are eating, I do sometimes help with the messy foods, though. No particular order, or introduction schedule. In fact, DD2 (the one in the pics) first food was pizza- I had it in one hand, her in the other, and had gotten distracted with a phone call- and she grabbed it and started devouring it- this was about 4 months old. When it is just her eating, I usually give her avacado, pears or peaches, strawberries, peas, banana, cheerios, scrambled egg.

This is her at about 5.5 months, and now at just over 6 months. She doesn't fist the cheerios much anymore- she has started pinching them with her fingers kinda like crab claws :-) It's hard to get many pics of her actually in action- as soon as she sees the camera, she freezes and wants to grab it!

[laura1982]

Avocado and sweet potatoes were great starters for me!

[akfran]

I started out with fruit smoothie. DS took it well!

[juanitapalomita]

cute!

[Alaga]

Anyone who didn't use commercial rice cereal have problems with iron deficiency? We used rice cereal with my DD, but plan on skipping it for DS.
Thanks!

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[ccbean99]

If you breastfeed try mashed ripe banana mixed with bm, but I would wait til 6 months before introducing solids.

[Winehouse27]

Buy some whole grains, blend and boil. Serve. I agree that mashed banana and fruits and veggies are the way to go though

[tubbymummy]

Originally Posted by EmilytheStrange If your family has a history of allergies, it's a good idea. If not, then it's unnecessary.

That's my question too. I keep reading places that you should feed baby one food for a whole week, then introduce another food each week while mainitaining the foods prior. Is that necessary??

[willownz]

Our first foods were roast chicken legs (bone in), broccoli florets, avocado, banana (leave some skin on but don't cut it) and roast root vegetable fingers.

[nickiep]

I started getting my LO to just taste the flavour of fruits with their juices or residues (he is still kinda young, but i would hold half a grape and have him suck it and if i was eating something id have him try it. in a few weeks i'm starting with avocado, banana and cereal. He has tried squished banana from a banana bread i made and loved it.