starting soilds

hi any tips or advice on starting soilds - thinking of starting it today

My plunket nurse told me to try ella on one thing for 4 days for any reactions.

My babies like the fruits best, ie stewed apple. then gradually introduce other things as their appetite increases.

Blake started solids a few weeks ago to help his reflux plus he a particularly hungry little boy so trying to get his feeds out to four hourly. Which hasnt happened.
Blake has had two feeds of it every day - once after 9ish feed then one after 3ish feed.

I got the plain baby rice to start with ..now mixing it with Pureed Pears and doing apples this week... With Paige I did one new fruit/vege every week. Was easy to work out that way. I freeze the pureed stuff into ice cubes then out them into Glad Containers so easy to pull out.

You can also freeze the little tins of baby food fruit into ice cubes as well when you are first starting out as they only eat so little.

when mikey first started solids he would only eat the tin of carrots and rice. i couldn't get any fruit into him for ages, he would just gag and sometimes even throw up. i guess every baby's different.

I started Aston at 3 months old, hes got horrible reflux so it helps him keep his food and milk down etc. he usually has it once to twice a day. He loves the banana & pear and the pumpkin & sweetcorn. I usually give him 1/2 a tin or 1/2 a jar at a time. He loves it!!

I heat Astons up for him, I have the temperature spoons tommie tippie put out that turn yellow if too hot, i find them great. Aston wont eat pumpkin and sweetcorn cold but is happy to eat the fruit ones cold or room temperature!