My Dollie Baby

Milestone: Introduction to Solid Food
Date: 25 August 2007 - Saturday
Racia is 5 Months and 3 weeks old today

As Racia was a total breastfed baby, Doctors and friends advised mummy to only start Racia on solid food when Racia turns 6 months old. The main reason for this delay is to reduce the possibily of food allergy arising when Racia starts on solid food.

With so many signs showing that Racia is now ready for solid food, Mummy decides that today is the day Racia is going to have her first taste of solid food.

Some signs that shows Racia is ready for solid food includes:
1) Racia is now double her birth weight
(Birth weight of 3.155kg and now 6.5kg).
2) Racia can sit unassisted on her own.
3) Racia loves drinking water from the spoon.
4) Racia looks intensely whenever Mummy and Daddy eats.

The first food selected is Heinz rice cereal watered down with Mummy's breast milk.

Armed with a new plastic bib, Racia's Hello Kitty baby feeding bowl, the pigeon solid food spoon and camera, Mummy and Daddy got Racia ready to start tasting her first solid food.

Racia was very excited and without hesitating, she opened her mouth when Mummy place the spoon with the cereal near her mouth. Racia's expression upon tasting the cereal was really funny, she actually frown and made a funny face. This made Mummy and Daddy wonder if the rice cereal tasted really bad?!

At the end of this first solid feeding session, Mummy and Daddy found more cereal on Racis's chin and on her bib rather than in her tummy!

Next food to try - maybe some steam carrot and potatoes before moving on to porridge?