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Congratulationd dear. I would give her something sweet and yummy. Like a sweet potato. You can bake it in the micro to get it soft. Add a tiny bit of her milk or formula to it. Make sure to cool it off though. It is naturally sweet, without needing sugar. Let us know how you make out. You also can make, mashed potato, banana mashed, pudding, jello, or bread soaked in her formula or milk.

The first thing i gave my son was pumpkin and he loved it. I too make all my own baby food. Um, sweet potato is also an ok first choice, but soem think it can be a little lumpy to start off with. Maybe stick to more watery vegies as a first time solid. Carrot is also easy as a first (I gave that to my sons second). When I first started giving my son food I alternated one vegie, then 1 fruit... In his case it was pumpkin, pear, carrot, apple, sweet potato, apricot, broccoli, then banana. Then I got creative...LOL Now its loads of fun because I can whip up basically anything and he loves it.

Peas and mashed patatos are always a good start. But sweetpatatos are also good. I gave my kids only table food most people are against it but I think its better then processed foods. That way you know exactly what goes in to the foods they eat.

i give it greens or carrots first and some fruit!

I usually tried sweet potatoes first as i remember they seem to like them if it seem that they are spitting it out it is just that it may seem strange to her but keep trying it she will get use to the taste and I am sure that you will have no problem

I did carrots first with my little guy (at 6 months) and he seemed to like them just fine. I also had heard that it was much better to start with veggies than fruits so they don't get used to the sweet and refuse the veggies. It worked really well for me. For the longest time he loved veggies more than fruits, I had to struggle to get applesauce and stuff like that down him. I did figure out a long time later that he did have an allergy to carrots of all things *sigh*, but haven't had any other allergies. If you'd like suggestions for making your own, I primarily made my own and have lots of ideas for you ;)

it's a pity I can't give you an answer, because I am a boy...never had a son. It's nice watching this discussions....all replies from moms =)...so sweet! I wish you all good luck letting your soon grew up well!

I would also suggest sweet potatoes or squash. My grandson tried the sweet potatoes first and he liked it right away. He likes the squash too. I used the jar food. Its got to be hard to make your own food but its probably better for the child.

How old is she? You should not be giving your child ANY solid foods (including baby cereal) until she is a year old! Their intestines just can't handle it and it leads to food allergies.

I usually tried sweet potatoes first as i remember they seem to like them if it seem that they are spitting it out it is just that it may seem strange to her but keep trying it she will get use to the taste and I am sure that you will have no problem

Well, my son really was not picky, at first. I tried peas, mashed potatoes, sweat potatoes, green beans and he liked them all. The only thing I would say is watch out for the orange food, the ones that have a lot of betacaratene. If you get to much it makes your skin change to a orngie kind of color. The doctors say it is normal and will not hurt them, but it sure is weird. Also, I would not give her Corn, you don't digest that very well at all and it can be hard on their tummy.

I did peas & my little girl hated them. Then, I did pears and she loved them & the next veggie I did was sweet potatoes and she absolutely loved them-- could not get enough of them. Good for you for making your own baby food-- I was going to but then decided it was way easier just buying the Gerber jars that were already made! I have to say, I'm glad I did-- but, good for you-- I wish I could do that.

I have four children and I started with the green stuff here is the reason , squahs and sweet potoates give children gas and they are sweet tasting, the green stuff peas green beans etc is sweet too butthey do not get as much gas. Now you want to intro a food slowly at first and I would buy the store stuff I tried the Ill do it my self thing and I am a good mom but no time for super mom powers lol. Do veggies as recomended and they will love them as they are older.

i think i started with fruit before veggies. i made all of my baby food as well. do you know you can make a big batch put it in ice cube trays then once it's frozen put it ziplock containers. each cube is one serving. anyway try banana or something like that first. something not too strong tasting.