Baby Food Journal

I learnt that weaning is a very important stage of our baby's life, especially that now we are dealing with a immature liver; anything that goes wrong when come to weaning may cause long term problem on them.
I saw alot of mommies started introduce their babies with solid when they are 4 or 5 months. But for me, I feel more comfortable to start my baby at the age of 6 months, if she has been growing well with the milk and I don't wish to straining their tiny immature stomach and liver and of course don't want to takes the risk of them getting allergies.
Although weaning to intro solid food is important but milk is still the main source of food for a baby.

Weaning starts @ 6 months
I got a separate kitchen utensil just for my kid and baby food.

23 -> slow cooker for porridge / soup / stock
24 ->U Like blender (my favourite)
24a -> use to make soya milk
24b -> use to blend puree or juice
24c -> use to grind ikan billis/rice etc
25 -> grinding of rice in large amount

26 -> frying pan
27 -> Steamer
28 -> metal plates

29 -> small saucepan (can use to steam small portion of food / cooking noodle soup etc)
30 -> stacker


31 -> Baby food maker
32 -> crockery (miss out the pic)

I Always wash the hand with soap before touching the baby food.
I introducing one food at a time, and give it continuously for 4 days before introducing another new food. Cause it can take three or four days for a reaction to show up so in this way I will instantly know what food my baby is having a reaction to and can stop immediately.

These are some points which I ensure:
- I let her try vegetable purees before fruit ones. Fruit is sweeter and often more preferable than vegetables, as trying fruit first may make it harder to persuade the baby to eat vegetables.
- For now is just cereal (I started them with rice cereal then brown rice), homemade fruit and veggies puree
- I try to limit the number of sweet or cereal purees to one a day, and always include a vegetable puree.
- Retain the vitamins of the food by making sure I don't overcook the food and try to steam the food in bigger chunk or portion to reduce the lose of vitamins
- Retain the freshest of the food and prevent it harvesting fast; I keep the cooked food or raw food into the fridge or freezer asap.
- I Gradually make the food a thicker consistency.
- I don't give oatmeal / barley (cereal) / wheat / Yeast until they turned 9 months due to the possibility of 'Gluten Intolerance'
- I don't introduce citric fruit like strawberry, orange, kiwi until they are 1 year old
- I choose organic leafy vegetable for now and I don't feed them with the shoots
- I dont intro diary product until they are 1 year old
- I don't use oil or butter for now
- I don't introduce seafood and nut (peanut) until they turn 3 year old or even 4 year old; peanuts and seafood are likely to cause the most severe reactions,
- I don't give them eat chocolate
- I don't give Del monte brand banana
- I don't feed anything raw or unripe
- I wont start her with porridge till she is 7/8 months
- I don't introduce fish until they are 8 months, meat will be later part maybe at 9 months
- I don't add salt, sugar when I cook for my kids and won't buy stuffs that contain high amount of these synthetic additives
- I don't add honey (is dangerous for children under the age of one because of the danger of botulism poisoning) or other sweeteners
- I don't use chinese herbs (red dates, wolfberries etc) until they turns 1 year old, as it may preserved with don't know what which may be harmful to their immature stomach.
- I won't intro EGG before they turn 1 year (according to some reference web, indicated egg yolk can be intro at 9 month (make sure you hard boil it very thorough) but egg white must be after 1 year)


Aisleyne Feeding Journal
At 6months: (Starts with 1 solid meal at Lunch)

15th Feb, 1pm --- 3tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk
16th Feb, 1pm --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk
17th Feb, 1pm --- 5tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk
18th Feb, 1pm --- 6tsp x Rice Cereal + 40ml Milk
19th Feb, 1pm --- 7tsp x Rice Cereal + 50ml Milk
20th Feb, 1pm --- 8tsp x Rice Cereal + 60ml Milk
21th Feb, 1pm --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk + 1oz cube of Organic Jap Sweet Potatoes
22th Feb, 1pm --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk + 1oz cube of Organic Jap Sweet Potatoes
23th Feb, 1pm --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk + 1oz cube of Organic Jap Sweet Potatoes
24th Feb, 1pm --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal + 30ml Milk + 1oz cube of Organic Jap Sweet Potatoes

Put the Organic Jap Sweet Potato Puree into the freezer cubes
I ice bathe the cubes of sweet potato puree
Once it is lukewarm, i keep in ziploc bag then into the freezer


25th to 4th Mar - Will introduce another new veggies

5th to 8th Mar - Planning to add and intro new fruits at noon time. Apple for the start, schedule will goes like this -->
*Breastmilk intake may change according to Aisleyne preference
o7oo hrs ---150ml x Breastmilk
1000hrs --- 150ml x Breastmilk
1230hrs --- 4tsp x Rice Cereal+30ml Milk + 1oz cube of Organic Vegetable (tested)
1530hrs --- 150ml x Breastmilk
1700hrs --- 1oz of Apple Puree
1830hrs --- 150ml x Breastmilk
2200hrs --- Direct Latch on / 150ml Breastmilk
=> est 780ml breastmilk + 1 solid meal + 1oz veg


Planning for 7th months: (graduated to 2 solid meals, Lunch & Dinner)
*Breastmilk intake amount depend on Aisleyne perference
o7oo hrs ---160ml x Breastmilk
1000hrs --- 160ml x Breastmilk
1230hrs --- 8tsp x Rice Cereal+60ml Milk + 1oz cube of Veg
1530hrs --- 160ml x Breastmilk
1830hrs --- 8tsp x Rice Cereal+60ml Milk + 1oz cube of Fruit
2200hrs --- Direct Latch on / 160ml Breastmilk
=> est 760ml breastmilk + 2 solid meal + 1oz veg + 1oz Fruit


Planning for 8th months: (graduated to 2 solid meals, Lunch & Dinner)
*Breastmilk intake amount depend on Aisleyne perference
o7oo hrs ---180ml x Breastmilk
1000hrs --- 160ml breastmilk + [2oz fruit puree]
1230hrs --- [A bowl (~8 tbs) x Porridge (Jap rice + grinded brown rice)] + [Steamed Fish] + [1 dishes of veggies]
1530hrs --- 180ml x Breastmilk
1830hrs --- 8tsp x Rice Cereal+60ml Milk + 2oz cube of Veggies
2200hrs --- Direct Latch on / 180ml Breastmilk
=> 760ml breastmilk + 2 solid meal (porridge and cereal)+ 1 Fish dish + 1 veg dish + 2oz veg + 2oz Fruit

Planning for 9th months: (graduated to 3 solid meals; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
*Breastmilk intake amount depend on Aisleyne perference
o7oo hrs ---180ml x Breastmilk
0930hrs --- [8tsp x Oatmeal/Multigrain/barley Cereal+60ml Breastmilk] + [1oz / 2oz fruit puree]
1230hrs --- [A bowl (~12 tbs) x Porridge (Jap rice + grinded brown rice)] + [Steamed Pork/Fish] + [2 dishes of veggies]
1530hrs --- 180ml x Breastmilk
1830hrs --- [A bowl (~12 tbs) x Porridge (Jap rice + grinded brown rice)] + [Steamed Pork/Fish] + [2 dishes of veggies]
2200hrs --- 240ml Breastmilk / Direct Latch on
=> 660ml breastmilk + 3 solid meal (porridge and cereal)+ 1 Fish dish + 1 meat dish + 4 veg dishes + 1oz / 2oz Fruit

Planning for 12th months: (graduated to 3 solid meals; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
*Breastmilk intake amount depend on Aisleyne perference
o7oo hrs ---240ml x Breastmilk
0930hrs --- [8tsp x Oatmeal/Multigrain/barley Cereal+60ml Breastmilk] + [1 / 2 serving of fruit]
1230hrs --- [A bowl (~12 tbs) x Porridge (Jap rice + grinded brown rice)] + [Steamed Pork/Fish] + [2 dishes of veggies]
1530hrs --- 240ml x Breastmilk
1830hrs --- [A bowl (~12 tbs) x Porridge (Jap rice + grinded brown rice)] + [Steamed Pork/Fish] + [2 dishes of veggies]
2200hrs --- 240ml Breastmilk / Direct Latch on
=> 780ml breastmilk + 3 solid meal (porridge and cereal)+ 1 Fish dish + 1 meat dish + 4 veg dishes + 1 / 2 serving of Fruit

oz = Ounce (30ml)
tsp = teaspoon (mine is 5ml teaspoon)
tbs = tablespoon (those chinese tablespoon)
msp = big milk scoop (similac Gain IQ milk scoop recycle from Amabel formula milk)

All the above planning is taken reference from Amabel's feeding schedule when she is a baby

Labels: Baby Food Journal, Meal Time, My Food