Feeding Time

Since JT started feeding 3 weeks ago, we've made do with using a ceramic saucer that fits in the palm of my hand. I wanted to feel out first how much he's gonna be eating daily so I'd know what to buy, how big his bowls or plates need to be. Within that time span, his consumption increased from 1 tsp of cerelac once a day to 1 tbsp three times a day. The saucer wasn't enough anymore. And he kept grabbing the spoon and fragile saucer that I feared it'll fall out of my hands and smash on the floor. So we went to SM Megamall (of course, Lola Emilie had to come, too).

We bought a 7-pieces feeding set (3 bowls of different sizes, cup, 2 spoons, and a fork); a set of 3-pieces bowl with lid of different sizes to store in his food (the one currently stored in our refrigerator is mashed chayotte or sayote) and will also double as his feeding bowl whenever we go out; and a transparent plastic container to put all these stuff and his bottles in.
For his first spoon, I'm using the one in the middle. The other ones are for when he grows older. This set was given by his Ninang Fawie. What I love about them is that they change color (turns white) when the food or liquid into which it is immersed is too hot for baby.

And here are the welcome additions in our pantry!

First Feeding

Our much awaited moment has arrived - JT's first feeding! Yehey! For the past 2 months, we've noted how JT would watch closely the food on the table or stare at us while we put a spoonful of food in our mouths. Sometimes he'd smack his lips. Parang natatakam na siya. However, both his pediatrician and allergologist insist that we feed him at 6 months. Well, tama naman sila. Aside from being capable of swallowing at 6 months, a baby's gastrointestinal tract (from mouth to anus) is near an adult's maturity already. Another reason is because he has atopic dermatitis. He has a high probability of having food allergies. We have to give food one at a time so we could easily detect which ones will cause an allergic reaction.

And so, on April 7, 2009, I got up excitedly and immediately fixed JT's first meal - Cerelac's rice and soya. Once he saw the spoon coming, he automatically opened his mouth. Walang kahirap-hirap. Well, medyo makalat lang nga dahil ang likot-likot niya. He finished in a few minutes.

It's been a week and there are no signs of allergic reaction. We can now try a different kind of food.