Harits and Solid Food - The 'How To Find Out He's Ready' Episode

As everyone knows, umur enam bulan adalah yang terbaik sekali untuk mengenalkan makanan pelengkap kepada baby selain meneruskan penyusuan susu ibu secara eksklusif. Saya juga ambil tahu tentang fakta itu. Doktor and nurse kat klinik kesihatan pun dah pesan"masuk enam bulan nanti baby dah boleh makan ye puan," masa check-up lima bulan haritu. Thanks sebab bagitau and saya pun excited sangat nak bagi budak kecik tu makan.

Tapi kan, tapi kan...walaupun my baby Harits dah genap enam bulan doktor pakar kata dia tak boleh lagi diberi solid.

Kenapa doktor pakar Hospital Selayang kata tak boleh? Sebab perut my baby belum ready sepenuhnya lagi.

Kenapa belum ready sepenuhnya lagi? Sebab my baby pre-mature yang keluar 7weeks early. Lebih kurang masa dia umur 33weeks and 6days.

Dats why doktor kata kalau boleh tunggulah sampai dia dah tujuh bulan macamtu. Saya pun agree sebabnya doktor pakar lagi expert kan bab-bab solids ni semua. So, how will i know when my baby's ready?

Here's the cue from babycenter.com

Your baby will give you clear signs when he's ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:

Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
- Head steady. Check.

Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
- The reflex dah takde. Check

Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
- Sitting masih lagi tak betul sangat. Kadang-kadang bila dia duduk, badan tu akan terkedepan walaupun tangan kita dah support kiri & kanan. Hihi.

Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling — though if your baby's teething, you might still see a lot of drool.
- Baby Harits macam dah pandai swallow sebab bila suap dia air suam pakai sudu dia dah pandai telan air tu. Tapi bab drooling tu still a lot. tataulah if drooling tu sebab dia nak tumbuh gigi kan?

Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
- Weight gain memang sangat cemerlang. From only 2.35kg at birth, now dah 6.5kg. Check.

Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
- This cue pun dia dah tunjukkan. Memang macam lapar je sentiasa. Lately, bangun malam adalah 4 kali. Pastu time siang atleast 20oz susu kena bekal kat dia. If not, bersedialah saya untuk memecut kereta balik rumah hantar susu.

Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.
- Sangat curious sekarang ni. Kalau tengok kami makan mulut dia pun menguyah sama. Kalau tengok cousin dia makan bubur lagilah, dia pun menjerit-jerit juga mintak disuap. Last-last i suruh my mom suapkan air suam je kat my baby tu. Kesiannn. Sabar ye sayang.

So, 6 out of 7 yang dah tercapai. Juz tinggal nak tengok dia duduk straight je sekarang. By 22 Mei, next month, iaitu budak kecik ni dah genap 7 bulan InsyAllah akan start bagi solid food. Sekarang ni semua tolong bersabar, termasuklah kamu wahai budak kecik ibu. Hehehe.

Tapi apa makanan pertama yang paling terbaik untuk bagi kat baby? Apa yang you alls semua suap kat anak you alls for his first time? Kalau bagi bubur cerelac tu ok tak? Ke blend bubur nasi kosong je? Ataupun buah-buahan?