Did you wait 3-4 days between introducing solids?

[Bornon2/4/09tttt]

My son will be 6 months tomorrow and the last couple of days we have offered him pears in which he is not that interested. We put a little bit of the juice from it on his lips and he may have had a suck or two off of a piece as we offered it but that was about it. We are thinking tomorrow that we will try something else and see if he is more interested. But I read that we are supposed to wait 3-4 days between different foods. Is that really necessary or can we try something different just after a couple of days?

 

[zelkraps]

if he was going to have a reaction, he would likely have had one by now. we didn't always wait 3-4 days, because my son always loved the new foods and never had a problem. it's more for ease in discovering what bothers your baby, because if you do 3 different foods and there's a reaction, it's more difficult to figure out which food was the culprit. but like i said, there would be some sort of immediate reaction, and by now if he's not having any problems, i would suggest you're fine to try something else. but also understand that it can take as much as 10 tries of a food before baby will take it. it's important not to let him dictate what he eats (though it is important to listen to him when he tells you he's had enough. if he turns his head or spits the food out, he's likely had enough). but you have to make sure he's getting enough of everything he needs. also understand that he's had bm or formula for 6 months, and if it's formula, it tastes like shit, so these foods are all new to him, and there's new sensations to eating with a spoon, so have patience and take it slow! have fun and take lots of pics!

 

[grandma]

Sweetie we didn't have books to tell us what to feed and when, and we got some strong healthy babies.
His taste buds has got to get use to this new flavor so just have patients with him.

Banana's or applesauce is the best.