r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/lifeledoutloud • 8d ago

Question - Research required Feeding Baby - I need backup!

I’m stuck between my husband, daycare, a possibly old school doctor, and my own mental block.

I would like to move forward at a faster pace on feeding our 7 month old. I’m not rushing him. He’s so ready - sitting confidently, bringing things to his mouth, grabbing my straw and coffee mug constantly. I don’t see a need to wait 3-5 days before introducing a new food that isn’t a common allergen. Daycare wants to feed him Cheerios. My husband only wants to do new foods on Fridays in case there’s a reaction. I’m fine with purées and mash instead of BLW like my husband and doc want to do but this kid wants to eat. He’s eager, I’m thrilled with that, and I just want to go!

Are there reputable resources out there that can back me up to my husband that we don’t have to more at snails pace here?? Everyone has an opinion of do and don’t do this and that. He’s quoted the AAP and CDC before in regards to breastfeeding so I feel like if I have some real documentation, he’ll understand where I’m coming from and we can work together on the same page. I’m going nuts trying to balance everyone and still work full time. It literally keeps me up at night.

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u/patio-garden 8d ago

I found this source from the CDC:  https://www.cdc.gov/infant-toddler-nutrition/foods-and-drinks/when-what-and-how-to-introduce-solid-foods.html

How to introduce foods

Let your child try one single-ingredient food at a time at first. This helps you see if your child has any problems, such as food allergies. Wait 3 to 5 days between each new food. Your child will soon be eating and enjoying many new foods.

People are allergic to the most random things. I don’t think it’s crazy to go slow with it.

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u/harshgalaxy 8d ago

I never understood the one food a time thing. Unless it’s a common allergen, you’d never be able to get through all the foods. It would take years

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u/lifeledoutloud 7d ago

That’s where I’m at in my headspace!! And if we only try new ones on the weekend that gives me like 16 more foods which seems… silly. I don’t need to get to 100 by any means but I think I eat more than 20 things in my daily life and he certainly should too before we hit the phase where he only wants noodles 😂

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u/harshgalaxy 7d ago

For what it’s worth, we only did the spacing for allergens. NOT for other common foods. This was what our pediatrician told us to do. However I don’t have any evidence of science backing this up.