Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 - I wouldn't give baby anything sweet including banana because then they develop a liking for sweets and only sweets. Try sweet potato cooked and mashed, or squash, and then proceed from there. Traditional cultures often gave a lacto-fermented gruel to babies. According to Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Hope this helps! My son is now 8 months old and eats all kinds of veggies. I give him some raw by putting them in the blender with a little water. ```hope -- In herbal remedies , " jasmina_alisic " <jalisic579@s...> wrote: > I was going through the books that my daughter has, now trying to > find out what is the best way add some new food to her baby. Each > book has different theory. Non of them recommend fresh fruit except > banana. > She wants to hear you guys how and what food to introduce first and > when. She is giving him Enfamil now. > Thank you > Jasmina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hello, congratulations on your baby! I had a baby like this that wouldn't latch on to the breast and was too sleepy and lazy to eat and would fall back to sleep. She lost a lot of weight after birth in the first month and it was very scary. I was able to turn it around and now have a healthy robust baby. A couple of things that I was taught by La Leche League here (an organization in the US that promoted breastfeeding and helps mothers with latching problems, etc): 1. one can express (by hand pump) the milk and then syringe feed to the baby- this takes time and effort but is worth it and the baby will be more interested in feeding on mother's milk vs formula so it will help with getting the baby to eat and gain weight. The trick is to kindle the baby's appetite (agni) and teach the baby to be interested in eating 2. the expression of the milk will help with the breast tenderness issue and can help restore the proper flow of milk (if baby hasn't been latching, then milk flow will diminish making it again harder for baby to take to the breast). The key is to keep the milk supply up. I was expressing my milk and feeding by syringe every 2.5 hours in the first month. 3. try to completely empty the breast each time and work with the baby until she finishes the full amount (better to feed more at once and then give digestion a rest in between feedings and chance to build up hunger than to do constant feeding of little amounts) 4. garlic in diet can turn baby off to milk- go with more satvic spices like coriander, saffron, cumin ok in food 5. fenugreek most effective in building up milk- make sure getting good amounts of fenugreek in tea and food Hope this helps! Best, Lawren Pulse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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