Sunday, June 28, 2009

Bananas

I decided to give Bradley bananas as his first try at baby food. Partially because I thought he might enjoy them and partially because the local grocery store doesn't have Avocados. I mashed up a small amount of one banana and let Bradley try it. He made a crinkle nose face, spit some out, and did a funny little shake like he had the chills. I gave him a couple more spoonfuls and let him be done for the day.



Apparently, I am supposed to feed him the same thing for three days in a row to make sure he doesn't have any allergic reactions so that is what I did. Day two had the same reactions but finally on the final day he ate the whole bowl full that I gave him. I guess he doesn't hate bananas after all. It is a pretty frustrating process. Feed one food for three days before moving onto the next one. It just seems like a precaution I shouldn't ignore but one that people didn't worry about years ago. I have to wonder if we are set up to become afraid of everything these days when it comes to raising children.

3 comments:

  1. They say it can take up to 10 times for a kid to learn to like a new food, so the advice seems legit. Do you think he crinkled his nose because they were tart and mellowed as they ripened?

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  2. I am not sure but he is eating what I give him usually by the second try which is good. I tried to give him the bananas when they were at their prime before they started getting too ripe.

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  3. I think you're right about people being so paranoid and overprotective of their kids nowadays. People are made to fear everything. I think its unhealthy, for both the parents and the kids, to be so oversheltered. I feel that allergies can actually be created if a child is not exposed to something at an early enough age.

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