Hi QSG, we can't use photos with bb wearing hat. It's just that the lady who helped us to take pix find Vane cute with the hat so took the pix for us.
Hi Emily, thanks. Didn't expect to join any contest so quite surprised to win any prize.
Hi amie, I saw this posting that someone post before. Hope it's useful to you.
For babies 4 to 6 months:
- Introducing solids to them. Do not force them if they do not want to eat.
- Still must feed them milk.
- Give only Fruits and Vegetables.
- Start with plain rice cereal or plain porridge.
- Must be of gruel texture.
- Do not cook fruits with porridge.
- Pumpkin in rice cereal: steam a slice of the pumpkin and mash it with a fork. Then add into the cereal. If cooking with porridge, need not steam beforehand.
- Leafy vegetables. Take a few leaves, soak in hot water, then scrap through the sieve using the back of the spoon. can add into porridge or cereal.
- Mashed banana alone can be too dry. Preferably to add with rice cereal. Any type of bananas will do, as long as the baby eats it.
- To soften apple, cook it in microwave. Water should just cover apple. Cook on HIGH for 5 mins first. Not enuf, then cook a little longer. Easier to scrap out.
Babies 6 months and older:
- Can give egg yolk, but must be hard boiled. Never give half boiled egg till 1 yr old.
- For egg whites, wait until 8 mths old.
- Do not give peanuts.
- Porridge texture can be coarser.
- Can introduce fish and meat.
- Fish: any types of fish. watch out for fish bones.
- Meat: any types of meat, including beef.
- Chicken: breastmeat is better. Scrap defrost chicken meat with a fork. Then use a little water to separate them into individual pieces, before cooking. Otherwise, the meat will end up in a lump together.
- Potato: Boil/steam, peel, mash and add milk. If giving mashed potatoes, then do not give porridge. Otherwise, too filling. If adding potatoes to porridge, small piece will do.
- can try wheat cereal. Frisocrem (wheat based) smells very nice, like holicks. Very smooth texture too.
9 mths and older:
- Porridge texture should be coarser then for 6 mths to introduce babies to rice eventually.
By 1 year old, should be able to eat rice, pasta, pizza or outside food. Usually, can stop sterilising by 1 year old.
For bread, just pinch a little and feed.
Do not eat too much protein, will cause constipation
Hi Viv, you buy cake for your girl every mth? I'm just thinking if I shd do anything special for Vane on her 6th mth.
