MummyLo remembered saying that BabyLo has slept though the night before. But not for long, after a week of sleeping 6-7hrs. BabyLo has got back to the usual, waking up 2 times at night to have a feed. It was 2 weeks ago .. when BabyLo started to get up more frequently at night to have nightfeeds.
But this week .. at 4 month and 2 weeks, BabyLo was constantly hungry. The usual 10pm sleep became a nap of half an hour and waking up shortly after, screaming in hunger. Then, BabyLo will wake up again at 12am, 2am, 4am, 6am , 8am .. so on ...
Dying from exhaustion and drained with what is in me.. MummyLo was determined to give BabyLo solid food. Even though I have been warned many times by media and baby consultants that the best time to introduce food is at 6 months.. it seems like it is not the case for this big boy of mine.
According to many other useful resources that are in my favour, if your baby can do this and that .. then you can feed him solids.
How will I know when my baby's ready?
Your baby will give you clear signs when he's ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:
• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
• Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
• Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
• Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling. He may also be teething around the same time.
• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
• Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
• Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.
tick, tick, tick , tick... so MummyLo decided my first attempt to introduce BabyLo with solids. He LOVES it ! Every time the spoon was offered to him, he would dive for it ! see for yourself
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