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Latest post on 12 December 2013 - 14:34

My DD will soon complete 6m. Im confused about which baby food brand I should introduce her to and from where to buy them. I'm not planning to cook myself atleast for first 2 months ( Since im not confident enough). I searched for threads on the subject but could'nt find any new threads. Is Earth's best or Greber or Ellas Kitchen available here? I saw Aptamil, Hipp organic and Heinz in supermarkets. Did'nt visit organic cafe yet.

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Latest post on 14 December 2013 - 11:29

Kiwispiers and Kenza I really appreciate you both for taking time to provide such useful advices and info. Could you please clear a few more doubts? I'm exclusively BFing my baby but of lately she just wants to feed every 1 or 2 hours. Even at night. Could this be a growth spurt or is she not getting enough milk? I think my supply is still good. I can see milk even after she finishes. I'm getting too tired waking up 2-3 times in btw sleep. Should I start giving her a top up bottle with FM? (shes is 5m and a few days old.) Kiwispiers I have read about baby led weaning and I m planing to follow that approach. Should I attempt it now because as I have mentioned above I think shes not satisfied with my milk alone. Actually Im not able to tell if its a growth spurt.

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Latest post on 14 December 2013 - 11:11

Just a small piece of advice, having an older toddler. Enjoy this time where YOU are still the master of what goes into your childs mouth. Before you know it you will be facing birthday parties with chocolate cakes (sometimes 2 times a week), picky eater syndrome (muummmyy II HAATTEE VEGgies) , family members giving them sodas behind your back, etcetera.. This is your only chance at giving them that head start in life in creating a healthy relation ship with food and they will actually accept it. edited by KenzaB on 13/12/2013 Thanks again Kenza. I can relate with that. Have seen my sister running behind my niece to feed her.

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 17:12

in terms of what to start with, order is totally unimportant but don't wait too long to give meat, it really is the biggest source of nutrients besides milk, the majority of baby foods actually have less calories and nutrients than milk does so don't fill your baby up on apple (which is what most jars are mainly made from) at the expense of milk.

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 17:09

I haven't given baby cereal to either of my children. Also when you wait until your baby is 6 month or more, you really don't need to worry about smooth purees, you can actually start even with finger foods. My son liked purees but my daughter actually fed herself from the start and didn't have any purees at all until she was around 12 months, she instead ate shredded chicken and roasted fingers of vegetables, plus soft fruits. You can read about baby-led weaning if you'd like to consider this sort of approach, I personally have nothing against purees, with each child I was led by their own preferences. I do buy the ella's sachets, but they are more like treats or emergency foods, not somethign for every day. As far as storing homemade food, buy silicon ice cube trays, divide whatever you make into them and then once the cubes are frozen store them in labelled ziplock bags. If you make a big batch of something different once or twice a week then you very quickly will build up a variety of mix and match options and can quickly make a meal. I agree, this is the age when babies eat everything and if they eat nothing its no big deal because they get most of their nutrients from milk anyway, it's later when they are fussy toddlers/threenagers that feeding becomes a real headache.

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 13:46

Just a small piece of advice, having an older toddler. Enjoy this time where YOU are still the master of what goes into your childs mouth. Before you know it you will be facing birthday parties with chocolate cakes (sometimes 2 times a week), picky eater syndrome (muummmyy II HAATTEE VEGgies) , family members giving them sodas behind your back, etcetera.. This is your only chance at giving them that head start in life in creating a healthy relation ship with food and they will actually accept it. <em>edited by KenzaB on 13/12/2013</em>

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 13:42

Thank you ladies for your insight and kiwispiers for providing such vital info I didn't know. Being a FTM I was under the impression that jarred food is better than home cooked and I really don't know what exactly made me think so. I never knew it contained less nutrients. I was just concerned about me cooking baby food in the right consistency without any lumps that may choke my baby and also worried about preparing such small quantities and storing it in the right way. Some of my friends who have been here for a while says that meat what we get here is not fresh and sometimes old meat. Is this true? I would also like to know if it's better to introduce her to fruits n veg first or rice cereal? I personally never gave rice cereal and after researching it I never found any added benefit if actually feeding it to my son. The rice cereal you buy int he store is packed with additives and sugar and why would you give that to your baby? You can actually make your own rice cereal from brown rice. if you need some more information you can always find it on this site: http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/cereals.htm#.UqrWLqWjBFI

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 13:41

To be able to make an informed choice about giving baby jars please read the information in the link: http://www.thealphaparent.com/2013/02/the-truth-about-baby-food-jars.html To start solids is an exciting time and u shouldn't have to worry to much about the first months. Most of it is usually about exploring new tastes and textures. You could get a Baby Cook (I have the Beaba one) and start out with 1 vegetable or fruit a day. It is so easy and doesn't take up much of your time. Once baby (and you) has gotten the hang of it you can start experimenting yourself or if you still feel insecure get the baby cookbook from Annabel Karmel. She also has a Facebook page you can follow to get an idea. My son used to love mashed avocado, that is the easiest thing to prepare. Mashing a banana takes 30 seconds. You could even mix them. Steamed or cooked pears/apples/nectarins are always a winner. Sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots are good starter foods as well. edited by KenzaB on 13/12/2013 Thanks much Kenza. So you suggest introducing fruits and veg first. Annabel Karmel comes highly recommended I see. I feel myself so stupid now for not doing enough study on baby food.

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 13:35

Thank you ladies for your insight and kiwispiers for providing such vital info I didn't know. Being a FTM I was under the impression that jarred food is better than home cooked and I really don't know what exactly made me think so. I never knew it contained less nutrients. I was just concerned about me cooking baby food in the right consistency without any lumps that may choke my baby and also worried about preparing such small quantities and storing it in the right way. Some of my friends who have been here for a while says that meat what we get here is not fresh and sometimes old meat. Is this true? I would also like to know if it's better to introduce her to fruits n veg first or rice cereal?

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Latest post on 13 December 2013 - 13:24

To be able to make an informed choice about giving baby jars please read the information in the link: http://www.thealphaparent.com/2013/02/the-truth-about-baby-food-jars.html To start solids is an exciting time and u shouldn't have to worry to much about the first months. Most of it is usually about exploring new tastes and textures. You could get a Baby Cook (I have the Beaba one) and start out with 1 vegetable or fruit a day. It is so easy and doesn't take up much of your time. Once baby (and you) has gotten the hang of it you can start experimenting yourself or if you still feel insecure get the baby cookbook from Annabel Karmel. She also has a Facebook page you can follow to get an idea. My son used to love mashed avocado, that is the easiest thing to prepare. Mashing a banana takes 30 seconds. You could even mix them. Steamed or cooked pears/apples/nectarins are always a winner. Sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots are good starter foods as well. <em>edited by KenzaB on 13/12/2013</em>

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Latest post on 12 December 2013 - 21:01

Cook your food without salt, fork mash from what you're eating, give tastes & rely in milk as main nutrient (formula/ BM). I didnt prepare any food, I fork mashed from our food & gave tastes. if you want to buy go for anything labelled organic (hipp organic or organix are good brands) At 6+ months they can eat anything except honey, shellfish, nuts & cow milk as drink (they can eat normal yoghurts & cow milk in food & cereals) , this is if there is no allergy history in the family

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Latest post on 12 December 2013 - 20:14

What aspect are you not confident about? Home made baby food is not at all difficult and it is so much better for your baby. The jarred baby food is very low in nutrients and is allowed to be made from low quality (ie half rotten) old fruit and vegetable that is not deemed fit for sale. There are quite a few first foods that require no prep at all. You can for example take a ripe banana, or avocado, or peach, or pear, or plum, peel it and and mash it with the back of a fork. Meat is a reccomnded first food, as it is high in the micronutirents yoru baby is beginning to need more of, such as iron and zinc. Jarred baby foods have an extremely low meat content, something labelled chicken and vegetables for example is usually less than 5% "chicken". If you don't think you have time to prepare all your own baby food, you could maybe buy jars of vegetables and make your own meat puree to mix with it. There are a lot of websites dedicated to making baby food, which might be useful, but you really don't need fancy recipes, you just need to select ingredients that taste good to you, remembering not to add any salt, sugar or honey. Any other spices are fine. There are some foods that can be constipating, especially to a formula fed baby, apple is the only constipating fruit (aside from green banana) and the vegies to look out for are the starchy ones (potato, carrot, peas, corn etc)

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Latest post on 12 December 2013 - 14:56

Home cooked is best. You can start with steamed and pureed carrots, sweet potato or any other vegetable. Pureed fruit is also easy to make. To be honest, I don't call that cooking :-) If you want to buy jars, you don't have a lot of choice in Dubai. Hipp is an organic brand which you'll find in Carrefour, Spinneys etc. Good luck!

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