7 Month Old - Don't Know What To Feed Her? Help!

[michaunj]

I have a 7 month old and I am a celiac. It appears as though she is having a reaction to rice cereal (a rash on her face) and I want to try giving her Oatmeal cereal as an alternative but I don't know if that is a good idea or not due to my allergies. I need something to feed her in place of the rice cereal to see if stopping the rice cereal clears up her little rash? I feel so frustrated because my pediatrician knows nothing about celiac so I need help? Has anyone here fed their infant Oatmeal? Or is there a gluten free alternative? Thank you so much ahead of time! -MJM

[2kids4me]

She doesnt need cereal at all right now...there is another thread (I'll try and find it that has some great posts about feeding baby).

Mashed banana makes a good first food, sweet potatoe, carrots (cooked and mashed of course), pears. Introduce one food at a time and allow time between introducing the next new food.

Sandy

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Topic is: First foods, giving baby cereal / under Parents of kids or babies with celiac disease

[michaunj]

Sandy

Thank you so much that is exactly what I needed!

[wowzer]

There isn't a rush to start solid foods. I waited until my son was 9 months old. The doctor told me that there is enough nutrition in formula for them to grow until they are 4 years old. Some say that if you have an allergic child you should wait until they are a year old to feed them solids. Good Luck

[sadiesmom]

MJM,

ONe of my daughters first foods at 7 months - and favorite food still is avacado. Dr. Sears lists avacado as one of the best first foods you can give a baby. The taste is not strong at all - but avacados are full of really good fats.

For my daughter I would cut one in half and scoop out the stuff. When she was not yet able to feed herself I would cut it up into pieces and mash with a fork then spoon to her (it is like guacamole without any seasonings). When she got interested in ding "finger foods". I cut up the avacado into bite size pieces and put them on her tray. They are still very soft and pliable and it gave her good practice at picking up foods.

Now that she is older, I mix and avacado with a couple of Tbsp of cream cheese and let her dip crackers (gluten-free) and fruits or veggies in. Or she often will request "wawk - a - molie" (guacamole).

Amy

[taweavmo3]

I have a 7 month old too...and Celiac in our family. I have tried rice cereal for Lucy, but she did not tolerate it at all. It made her very constipated and cranky. I have decided to skip cereal all together, and I'm just giving her veggies and fruits.

Avacados are a great first food! We are also doing bananas, applesauce, sweet potatoes and carrots. I just give her foods that I can mash up quickly while I'm making meals for the other kids. Once she's older, she'll just eat what we do. I plan on keeping her gluten free for at least the first year, but probably longer than that since we are all gluten free.

[lovegrov]

And when you do get into cereals and others things that might have gluten, you should just go ahead and feed her gluten. Although the odds she will have celiac are much stronger because you have it, they still favor her not having it.

richard

[gfpaperdoll]

I do not think a child in a family that is gluten-free should ever have gluten. Heck, I do not think most kids should ever have gluten, but most of the parents - my son included are uneducated, ininterested, lazy and willing to keep their head stuck in the sand. well maybe if the child comes down with leukemia or diabetes they might think about it, but I doubt it.

So if you are smart enough to know not to feed your child gluten - HOORAY FOR YOU !!!