Check-Up

Yesterday Sarah Graves had a visit to the pediatrician for shots.  We found out that she weighs 18 pounds and 5 ounces and is 27 inches tall!  She continues to grow by leaps and bounds!  She received the vaccines for pneumococcal and HiB.  Her face got so red and she howled when the nurse gave the vaccines, we had full on bobcat.  Poor love.  She was a little cranky last night and has been unhappy today.  Mom just gave her a bit of Tylenol because she was so fussy and miserable.  Hopefully, it will pass quickly.
While we were there, I talked to the pediatrician about starting solids.  Given her huge interest in everything we eat, I feel bad not giving her anything more than milk.  He said that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends holding off on starting solids until 6 months of age mostly because of the belief that it reduces the chance of food allergies.  Then he mentioned that no research has found proof that waiting until 6 months really does reduce the risk of food allergies.  So, he said it would be fine to start on solids, if we want to.  He suggested about a tablespoon of rice cereal once a day to start. 
Since Aaron and I don't have any food allergies anyway, I think maybe this weekend will be a good time to give cereal a try once she is feeling more like herself.  That will also give me time to do a little research on which kind or brand is considered the best.  I saw something about tests done on jarred baby food and some of them had high concentrations of lead, that's just GREAT.

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Libby said…
How exciting! Our pediatrician told us we'd discuss introducing solids at Emily's 4 month appointment. So far, she has absolutely no interest in what we're eating, so I'm thinking 4 months is going to be a little early. It's hard to believe how fast sweet Sarah Graves is growing--she sounds like she's doing great!

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