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Maddy and Food


I have this pic on my facebook page but some of ya'll aren't on facebook so thought I'd share it here as well. We started Maddy on cereal on Wednesday. This is her reaction to eating cereal for the first time. I started her on oatmeal but think I was supposed to start with rice cereal. She seemed okay except yesterday she seemed like maybe she was getting some diaper rash. She has never had a problem with that before so I stopped oatmeal and got some rice cereal so we'll do rice for a bit and then try oatmeal again. I need to do more reading before I start these new things but I was busy looking up stuff about weight gain, etc. this week so sort of forgot it MIGHT be important to figure out the specifics of introducing solid foods. If she does okay on the cereals this week, maybe peas will be next. I better look it up though to make sure that is a good plan. :)

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Brandon said…
My sister in law's boy started getting diaper rash when he started eating solid food. Especially when his grandpa was feeding him all kinds of greasy meats he wasn't used too. It should get better as she gets used to the diet.
October 5, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Chrissy Cross said…
Hilarious picture!! I love it when they first get to try real food. :) Rashes happen with foods, her little body just has to get used to it. She looks so chubby!
October 5, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Jennifer said…
Abriella had diaper rash pretty much constantly for months once she started solids. It was not pleasant! She'd never had one before that. And, unfortunately, Triple Paste was the only thing that worked to help it, and that stuff is expensive! We never did any kind of cereal--skipped it all together. Check out kellymom.com and they give some good hints on how to go about starting solids. I also enjoyed wholesomebabyfood.com which gives great information about starting solids and also how to go about making your own, if you're interested in doing that. Have fun!
October 5, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Anonymous said…
Thank you Holly for posting this picture. She is a little blue eyed doll. Delightful!! Nan
October 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM
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