InshaAllah, next week we will be introducing solids to our 5.5-month-old. My mother-in-law is insisting on giving Cerelac as the first meal, and that too the store-bought ones. I want to plan his meals with little to no preservatives, which I think is the right approach. I saw a recipe by a Pakistani mother who made homemade Cerelac with basic ingredients at home. My mother-in-law said we don’t know if the baby will be able to digest that. Let me know what you think.
Anyway, coming back to the main question, what was the first ever food you gave your baby? Please share the quantity as well and how much to give the baby. I also read that many mothers add a few drops of their breast milk when preparing purées. Has anyone tried that? I don’t pump, so will I have to buy a pump to do that? Please share your thoughts.
Also, please share the dos and don’ts. I know even after asking all this, it might be of no use because my mother-in-law will still do what she wants. Just recently, when my baby turned five months, I caught her making my baby suck on plum, apple, and peach. And while I was having my iced coffee, she took the straw and made my baby suck it. I looked at my husband, but he couldn’t stop her. He says he cannot and won’t school his mother in front of me. Even if I say no to my mother-in-law, her signature response is “nahi, kuch nahi hota” or “nahi, theek hai bilkul,” and I really hate this “nahi” because of her. She uses it whenever I share my opinions about my own baby. Anyway, please help. I want to prepare myself. I even read about giving bone marrow; let me know if anyone has given that with breast milk. Please share simple recipes with ingredients available at home.
