Book recommendation?

[mamainflorida]

Hi everyone,
My baby is 4 months old and her pediatrician has given us the ok to start rice cereal.

She also recommended a book called "First Meals" by Kampbell or Karmel or something like that.

I'm not impressed by the book, though! Can anyone recommend something else?

Thanks!

[Katigre]

IMO your ped misspoke by recommending rice cereal at 4 months. That is too early for solids based on the latest research. 6 months is the newer recommendation b/c that allows their guts to fully seal, lowers the risk of allergies, and allows the baby to try a larger variety of foods from the beginning.

My favorite book on starting solids ('weaning' is British for starting solid foods, the author is from the UK), www.babyled.com is her website:
Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby To Love Good Food ~ Gill Rapley (http://www.amazon.com/Baby-led-Weaning-Helping-Your-Baby/dp/0091923808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258407988&sr=8-1)
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If you're interested in making baby food: http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com is an excellent and informative website.

[mamainflorida]

Thank you for the recommendation!

I was surprised, too, but know of other people whose pediatricians gave them the ok to start trying solids. I should have elaborated... I breastfeed her a few times a day and give her formula a few times a day (I've returned to work). The rice cereal consists of a few half spoons right before her first bottle of the day, most of which ends up on her bib anyway.

Thank you again for the book info!

[okinawama]

I used the Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron and found it very helpful and referenced it frequently in the beginning.

This website was also very helpful and convenient.
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

I too got the ok from my ped to start rice cereal at 4mo. After looking for readiness signs I felt he was ready and we've yet to find a food this little guy doesn't gobble up. Good luck with solids (and the decision on when to start), it's a fun yet messy journey :)

[sunshine873]

My favorite book on starting solids ('weaning' is British for starting solid foods, the author is from the UK), www.babyled.com is her website:
Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby To Love Good Food ~ Gill Rapley (http://www.amazon.com/Baby-led-Weaning-Helping-Your-Baby/dp/0091923808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258407988&sr=8-1)
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:yeahthat: I heard about this book/method from you, Katigre and can't thank you enough! We've been doing it for about a month now and I love it! DD is eating just about everything that we give her. It's so cool to see my 9 month old eating whole broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumber, corn, hummus (on rice cakes), meatballs, chicken, pork, bananas, apples, pears, oh and this weekend for the first time pancakes. :) It's a messy endeavor, but that's where the 2-dog clean-up crew comes in handy!