Which solids to start first? Help

[Anonymous]

My baby is 5 months old and the Dr said to start slowly introducing solids. He is hungry and eats well from the spoon. I started with rice cereal but it seems to cause him reflux pain. Has anyone had problems giving their refluxers cereal? What foods have you had good response with? What foods have increased your baby’s reflux? Where should I start? Any advice would be great.

[hellbennt]

ok well first of all I would wait until baby is 6 months old. of course, you don’t have to listen to me!

it’s just that many of these refluxers have sensitive systems to begin with…

if you do want to go ahead, then there’s no need to start w/ cereal. there is no order in which to go…

a great first food is avocado! mash up some ripe avocado & feed.

experiment w/ consistencies and textures.

some babies (my first and my gerdling) liked & did well w/ thick purees.

some like them watery.

you need to experiment.

so, with the avocado, for example, you might add a little formula to it to thin it. or not. he might really do well gulping down a thick spoonful of mashed avocado…

squash is also a good mild food. there are a ton of varieties.

buy some, steam it and mash/blend/puree…

apples are good as are pears.

I might save carrots and peas for later…

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