Baby Food

[hwichlaz]

No baby food at all here, without a doctor's note. We do baby led weaning unless the child has special needs of some kind.

[lovemykidstoo]

I am concerned how they dont' seem to want to have this baby grow up. Mainly the dad. He was not reaching milestones. He was very late sitting up. He cannot get up to sitting from any position now. Now the food? The dad freaked when I said I could give him things like tiny bits of cheese now. I've given him things here and there. He loves it. His dad is nutso

[knoxmomof2]

Yeah, that's odd.... My daughter (now 15 months) was super picky with starting foods at 6 months, we tried a lot of things and just realized she was particular. Even so, I knew what was developmentally appropriate and kept offering small pieces of whatever I was eating once she was about 9 months. I stopped all baby food at a year. It just took her a little while longer to get into solids.

Heck, the other baby that started at 9 months had a mouth full of teeth and wasn't even on purees anymore! That kid can eat! 😁

What on Earth gives them the idea that baby food is meant for past a year?

[lovemykidstoo]

Yeah, that's odd.... My daughter (now 15 months) was super picky with starting foods at 6 months, we tried a lot of things and just realized she was particular. Even so, I knew what was developmentally appropriate and kept offering small pieces of whatever I was eating once she was about 9 months. I stopped all baby food at a year. It just took her a little while longer to get into solids.

Heck, the other baby that started at 9 months had a mouth full of teeth and wasn't even on purees anymore! That kid can eat! 😁

What on Earth gives them the idea that baby food is meant for past a year?

Well the one parent thinks that because his and his wife's family have stomach issues that this will ward off that in his child by not feeding him anything but baby jar food until 18 months or longer. The other one said today (they're 5 days apart) that her child doesnt have any teeth. I said most 1 yr olds don't have molars and that they're such tiny bits of food they either dissolve easily or they mush them/gum them.

[Jupadia]

Well the one parent thinks that because his and his wife's family have stomach issues that this will ward off that in his child by not feeding him anything but baby jar food until 18 months or longer. The other one said today (they're 5 days apart) that her child doesnt have any teeth. I said most 1 yr olds don't have molars and that they're such tiny bits of food they either dissolve easily or they mush them/gum them.

My own guy stopped letting me feed him pureaes at about 9 months, and would only eat chunks. Had NO teeth till he was 13.5 months and no moles till 18 months.

[jenboo]

Baby gums are super strong.

[lovemykidstoo]

Yea I tried to tell both sets of parents that babies really don't get molars until they're closer than a year and a half and they really gum things. Never lost a kid yet for it. I'm just going to keep doing what I normally do with kids at that age. I gave him cottage cheese last week and he loved it. Dad would flip his lid, but that was before I knew he had issues with it. I can't wait for my food audit so I can talk to her about this too. I appreciate all of your feedback too!

[Tin Blues]

Are you licensed? Here, we have an infant feeding schedule parents have to fill out and sign, and then we sign. If table food isn’t mentioned, we can’t give it. Only what is okayed by the parent.

[lovemykidstoo]

Are you licensed? Here, we have an infant feeding schedule parents have to fill out and sign, and then we sign. If table food isn’t mentioned, we can’t give it. Only what is okayed by the parent.

I am licensed, but we dont' have that regulation.

[Ariana]

I am confused by what this dad thinks baby food is! Like Pestle mentioned, baby food is just mushed up regular food so how is it going to affect stomach diseases in any way?! I smell a mental illness for sure and would definitely require a DRs note.

I had a child start at 12 months and mom was going on and on about how poorly he ate and how she was seeing an OT. When baby came to me he was lethargic, did not look healthy and was so skinny. I saw zero eating issues and he ate whatever I served him. When he got away from mom he beefed up and gained about 10 pounds. I suspected mom was anorexic and her pediatrician sister was as well. They both looked very malnourished with dark circles under their eyes. When this mom got pregnant the DR told her to start drinking whole milk or she was going to lose the baby.

[lovemykidstoo]

I am confused by what this dad thinks baby food is! Like Pestle mentioned, baby food is just mushed up regular food so how is it going to affect stomach diseases in any way?! I smell a mental illness for sure and would definitely require a DRs note.

I had a child start at 12 months and mom was going on and on about how poorly he ate and how she was seeing an OT. When baby came to me he was lethargic, did not look healthy and was so skinny. I saw zero eating issues and he ate whatever I served him. When he got away from mom he beefed up and gained about 10 pounds. I suspected mom was anorexic and her pediatrician sister was as well. They both looked very malnourished with dark circles under their eyes. When this mom got pregnant the DR told her to start drinking whole milk or she was going to lose the baby.

When I started asking him about what else his son was eating and that I had to switch him over at a year, so we should start gradually, he said, what are you going to do at a year, give him a sandwich? ugh like this is my first time doing this. My son is almost 21 and I've been in daycare for 18 years. He wants strictly vegetables and fruits in pureed form. Yea, that's not going to happen, there is no reason for that to happen.