Stop feeding your 6mth old “your food” when out
We were out with some relatives who were back for the Festive Holidays yesterday. Had lunch with them. During lunch, i was appalled when i saw them feeding their 6 month old baby egg custard, soup from the chicken noodles they had, and sips of milk tea from their glass. My 7 month old baby was napping away in his stroller and when he woke up, to my horror, my relative tried to give him some of her custard when i wasnt looking. I caught her just in time.
I explained to her that a baby’s immune system is still very immature at this stage of life. Even though they can take a small amount of solid food at this moment, it is advisable to give them organic rice cereals and organic vegetables only. Hawker’s food are laced with MSG, salt, sugar and many other preservatives that can be detrimental to a young baby’s health, and they can fall sick easily should they consume a lot of these everyday.
As new parents, i can understand their eagerness to let their child tryout more new tastes. But this is not the case with young babies. That has got to wait till he’s bigger and his immune system is stronger. If you take a good look around you when you’re eating out, you will notice that this is the same case with many parents. Maybe they’re not well-informed, or maybe they just dont care.
Me, of course, i gave them some points on what and what not to feed their baby; at least till he is 1 yr old. Back home, i gave them a can of organic rice and quinoa cereal as a gift for their baby. If they like their baby to eat out with them, they can scoop some out into a small container and feed him that so that baby doesnt feel left out during mealtimes.