A couple of DP's cousins have said they feed their babies lamb cutlets and chicken bones. So i was wondering if thats safe to give my DD and what other foods i should be giving her?
She has 6 teeth now, 4 up top and 2 down the bottom.
Hi LMS, maybe they are talking about Baby Led Solids (Baby Led Weaning)? We follow this process and DD was eating that sort of thing around the same age. She is a couple of months older than your little one and eats pretty much the same food we eat. I think it's a great concept, there's a thread on BB about it - come have a read and if you are interested, join us - it's a great experience
Like the PP, Miss E was eating pretty much whatever we ate by 7-8 months. we started BLS at 6 months, and would just put some of the vegies on her tray of her high chair while we ate - one thing at a time, and let her gum at it to her hearts content. after a couple of weeks we were putting a few things, but 7 months she was eating spag bol with chilli in it if that's what we were eating.
we didn't really give her bones or things until later - not because she couldn't handle it, but because we tend to not buy meat with bones in it all that often! plus, she isn't really much of a meat eater and never has been. last night she ate a full ear of corn, coleslaw, potato salad, potato, and a sausage - the sausage was only cos she was still hungry and there was no corn left on any of our plates lol
I am a huge fan of BLS. It is so much easier not having to puree food, and having your kids eat the same food as the family from under 1 year of age is wonderful. Even now my boys are 6 and 4 people are often surprised at the variety of foods they eat. I am sure that exposing them to "real" food and a range of taste and textures early contributes to that. I also have a personal theory (based on my sample size of two kids ) that babies that aren't spoon fed pureed vegetables are more likely to like vegetables as toddlers, pre-schoolers and older kids.
However bones are a good idea even if you are not following BLS. Meat is now known to be an important early food as it is the best source of iron and zinc (both vital for brain development) - there are iron and zinc in other foods but it is not as easily absorbed by the body). For babies that are having finger foods as part of BLS there are lots of options - spaghetti bolognaise is often a favourite, chunks of grilled steak to chew or suck on (big enoguh that they can't be swallowed), or meat scraped into something else. For all babies, safe bones - that is smooth bones that are too big to swallow - to chew or suck on are a way of offering meat.
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What kinds of solids should she be eating now?
) that babies that aren't spoon fed pureed vegetables are more likely to like vegetables as toddlers, pre-schoolers and older kids.
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