Most often pediatricians will say that incorporating Flax into your baby's diet is safe around 7-8 months old. Ideally, you would begin offering you baby Flax in the form of either Flax meal (finely ground Flax Seeds) or Flax Oil.
It would be recommended to offer your younger baby no more than 1 tablespoon of Flax per day. Note that 3 teaspoons are equivalent to 1 tablespoon so you may add up to 3 teaspoons in several "meals" during a day. While one cannot really "overdose" on Flax, it is important to keep the dosage relatively low as Flax is a natural laxative. It is possible that very loose stools and/or diarrhea will occur with eating too much Flax. Many parents who give their babies Flax increase the amount once baby has turned 1 or 2 years old.
The three essential components of Flax that are wonderful for our bodies are
Omega-3 oils - You may recognize them as "alpha-linolenic acid" or ALA, Lignans and Fiber, both soluble and insoluble.
I grind the flaxseed into powdered form and added about half teaspoon into his porridge. I add the grounded seed when the porridge is almost done.
Schedule for Today:
Morning (8 am to 9 am): Breastmilk
Noon (11 am to 12pm): Porridge, continue with breastmilk as and when needed
Afternoon (4pm to 5pm): 5 tablespoons of rice cereal with breastmilk & breastmilk as and when needed
Night (after 6pm): Breastmilk
Allergy Reaction:
No allergy was observed
Texture of Food:
Same as previously.
Amount of Food:
The amount of food is 2 tablespoons of uncooked rice grains + vegetable stock + 1 teaspoon of powdered silver fish + 1/2 teaspoon of grounded flaxseed.
Baby reaction:
He seems to love his porridge.
Notes:
In his porridge, I also added carrots and toufu/egg yolk. The porridge are boiled with the vegetable stock.
Age:
8 months
The three essential components of Flax that are wonderful for our bodies are
Omega-3 oils - You may recognize them as "alpha-linolenic acid" or ALA, Lignans and Fiber, both soluble and insoluble.
I grind the flaxseed into powdered form and added about half teaspoon into his porridge. I add the grounded seed when the porridge is almost done.
Schedule for Today:
Morning (8 am to 9 am): Breastmilk
Noon (11 am to 12pm): Porridge, continue with breastmilk as and when needed
Afternoon (4pm to 5pm): 5 tablespoons of rice cereal with breastmilk & breastmilk as and when needed
Night (after 6pm): Breastmilk
Allergy Reaction:
No allergy was observed
Texture of Food:
Same as previously.
Amount of Food:
The amount of food is 2 tablespoons of uncooked rice grains + vegetable stock + 1 teaspoon of powdered silver fish + 1/2 teaspoon of grounded flaxseed.
Baby reaction:
He seems to love his porridge.
Notes:
In his porridge, I also added carrots and toufu/egg yolk. The porridge are boiled with the vegetable stock.
Age:
8 months
