Yes, it's fine to jump in like that. The "one food at a time" was a very conservative approach - and still might be appropriate in some cases where the allergy risk is high. However, it is now recognised that introducing a variety of foods early helps kids to be better eaters earlier. If she reacts to something then you might need to slow it down to find out the culprit, but otherwise just keep going. You are doing a great job!
Last edited by MantaRay; September 22nd, 2009 at 01:12 PM.
This is what I'm doing and so far it seems to be working. I don't think she really gets that much in but she has a good old suck on a lot of different things. Toast is a bit of a winner at the moment - can put the mushy stuff on as topping and she's quite happy to suck it off!
Sounds like she's having a great time with her food! This is about the same age DD *clicked* with family foods as well, and there was no holding her back. Great use of leftovers in our household!
But we did discover when she was almost 18 months old that she has a topical allergy to eggplant. (glad she wasnt very hungry that night and only played with her food, not eating it, as the reaction was almost instant and extremely bad)
So keep in mind that you still need to keep your eyes peeled for any allergic or adverse reactions, even if she is fine with everything you give her so far.
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