Saturday, January 9, 2010

Starting Solids

Parenting has really made Bryan and me feel dumb. Bryan is very intelligent and I'm a problem solver. One would think that we could manage this whole parenting thing....not so much!

Dr. Eastman gave us instructions yesterday to start solids. His approach is very much based on what baby wants. So we took what we learned and our printed instructions home and tried to figure out a plan. We are to start 1-2 TBSP of cereal twice a day for two weeks, then add fruits for 2 weeks, then add veggies for two weeks and finally add meats. We can increase cereal as needed and decrease formula if Parker is getting full on cereal.

We started bright and early this morning (yes, in Christmas pajamas). From what we read, we should try feeding cereal after a bottle. Really? Is Parker still going to be hungry? Well, it went slow and I'm not sure how much he actually ate, but we did try it.

Not impressed yet....
After the major clean-up...
So I guess we are not sure if we're doing it right, if there is a better way, when we should increase or if we should wait another month and give it another try then. I am sure it will get better and will just be slow at first but how long do you give it. I guess we need to do some more reading. Some good news is that we will be able to try taking Parker off the Prevacid and Simply Thick in a few weeks. We'll hope for good results there! And if any of our readers have any suggestions, we'd love to hear from you!

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