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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 March 2013 - 18:01

Hi Ladies

Hope some of you more experienced mums can help me please. My 6 month DS has been eating puree's, baby rice, and baby rusks happily since he was 4 months old. Anyway me and DH decided it would be better if we made our own food and gave him fresh so today i pureed an apple and pear as DS loves those pouches the most and decided to try a sweet potatoe. DS ate the portion of sweet potatoe for lunch after a few false starts, however i have just tried to feed him the apple and have had it spat back in my face followed by a screaming tantrum. Can anyone give me some suggestions as to why this is? Do i need to add something to the apple to make it taste sweeter? Do i just need to try again so that he gets used to the different taste? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 17 March 2013 - 21:49
try mixing the new food with the old food, jar foods pretty much all taste the same regardless of what is in them, fresh foods taste much better but your baby has become so accustomed to the jar taste. This website has good info http://www.parentingscience.com/baby-food.html
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 17 March 2013 - 11:35
sometimes babies don't like transition from one food to other. my ds who is very fond of apples didn't ate any for 3 days when i went back home for vacation. after that he started again. since you have been giving him readymade made food did you checked the packet for sugar content? even preservatives change the taste of food. Steam your ripe apple nicely and then puree it.you can add a spoon of baby rice to it to make it smooth. or you can add a prune,apricot,berries,banana (either one) to make it sweet. also check the website-www.wholesomebabyfood.com for more recipes. start by combining 2 fruits then you can move onto 2-4 fruits.
 
 

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