Sunday, November 18, 2007

Exclusively Breastfed and Day 1 of Rice Cereal





I must congratulate myself for being able to breastfeed my boy exclusively for six months. No formula, no water and no solids.

Today is the day I will introduce my son to his first food in his life. It is a new journey for him and another exciting one for me. Below is his schedule for today:

Morning: Breastmilk

Noon: Partial breastmilk and introduction of rice cereal and water, continue with breastmilk

Afternoon and night: Breastmilk



I feed him with some breastmilk first and then I pump some milk out (around 1 oz) and mix with one teaspoon of rice cereal. He was really excited and he seems to enjoy the feeding session. But I must say that most of the cereals are on his bib then in his tummy. Oh well, it is first time so it takes lots of practice to perfect it.



Next step, will be the need to check for allergy if he has any. So I will need to feed him the rice cereal for 4 consecutive days.



Age: 6 months