Teething and feeding apple sause at 3 months?

My son is 3 months old and I think he is teething and my husband feed him applesause, is this bad to feed a baby this at such a young age? And any thoughts about the teething thing, what to do and how to help my little baby.

Teething and feeding apple sause at 3 months?
You should not be giving your baby anything but breast milk before 6 months of age according to the new Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. Babies digestive systems are NOT ready before then, even if baby seems ready. No more solids for 3 months.... or you're increasing the chances of allergies and poor absorption of iron from breast milk. Just breastfeed. It's all your baby needs right now.
Reply:your baby needs just breast milk at this age. start introducing cereals w/your milk and vegies when he is 6 mos.


teething happens anytime. make sure you give him advil for pain and provide cold toys for him to gnaw on. call your pediatrician for more advice.
Reply:4-6 months is the recommeded age to start baby food and most Drs recommend starting with cereal first. Apples have a lot of acid in them and can upset a baby's tummy. There are mixed opinions about which comes after cereal (fruits or veggies) but I have never talked to a dr who recommended anything but cereal to start with. Infant cereal is a safer thing to start with as less babies are allergic to it. The earlier you introduce the food the more the chances of a severe allergic reaction (thats what the dr told me). Some foods must wait until atleast 1 year of age. If your baby is teething no food is going to help that. You might be able to rub some tylenol ( Ibprophen products such as advil and motrin I believe he is still way to young for and may do damage to his poor tummy) or baby orajel on his gums. Give him a teether like you can give him a wash clother that has been wet and put in the freezer, a popcycle (the juice stick ones that you have to push up, forgetting what they are called at the moment lol) unopened, a frozen wet sponge, they have feeder things with netting that you can put fruits and stuff in and I put ice in there and it helps my nephew. There are many things you can do to help him with the pain of teething.
Reply:my daughter ate cereal at 2mos old then after that I started her out on yellow foods like sweet potatoes and squash and carrots but maybe wait on the apple sauce. for teething rub some baby oral gel on his gumes. and if he will let him chew on a cold teether. some baby's go through teething very Early mine daughter started at 3 mos. but try that
Reply:ANY food before 6 months of age has been proven to be unhealthy. It can lead to adulthood obesity and food allergies, as well as cause irregular weight gain and constipation as an infant. Their bodies are not made for anything but their mothers milk (or formula, if you must) until 6 months old. Some docs may say 4 months, but they are not up to date on the information that has recently been learned. Stay away from all foods, despite teething. I know it can get hard, but ALL babies survive it. Stick with teething tablets, oragel, baby tylenol if its really extreme, etc. When your baby is over 6 months old and can hold things, give him jerky. A really tough and plain flavored kind. My daughter LOVED it. She didnt like the cold teether toys because they were TOO cold. The jerky gives them something yummy to gnaw on and it helps the teeth break through faster. Hang in there, and dont resort to feeding your baby food. It could mean a lifetime of health consequences for your child. Good luck!





By the way, when your baby is ready for foods, start with baby cereal. Only introduce one new food every 2 weeks, so you can watch for food allergies. Studies show that it can take up to 13 times of trying a new food for a baby to accept it, so hang in there. After cereal, go to easy to digest veggies. Do meats next, and fruits last. If you start with fruits, you baby may become spoiled by the sweetness and not accept veggies or meats later. You can also mix your baby food with cereal when you are first introducing it, to make it easier on their system.
Reply:Wow if he is teething at 3 months, that is early.





Doctors differ about when to feed something other than formula/breast milk. Because of the severe allergies in my family, I stuck to milk until 6 months.





If your pediatrician agrees, go with applesauce and rice cereal.
Reply:It's probably not likely that your son is teething yet. It's not impossible, but probably not likely. As for the applesauce, you should hold out at least another month. Solids should be introduced between 4-6 months and you should be giving him baby food applesauce or homemade applesauce when he's old enough. Store bought applesauce can contain a lot of extra sugar and other ingredients. Hold off for a little while. His little belly isn't ready for that yet. He is probably just colicy if he seems fussy. If you do truly believe he's teething, buy some Hylund's teething tablets and use Infant Motrin for pain. Don't give him anything cold or frozen to chew on, because this will only cause more blood flow to the area and make it throb which will only put him in more pain. Stay away from Baby Orajel as well, because it will harden the gums and make it more difficult for the tooth to pop through. Just give him a room temperature teething ring. The hardness will be enough to alleviate the pain. I would suggest speaking to his doctor first, though, because he shouldn't be teething for about 3 months still. Good luck and stop the applesauce! This could be making him cranky because it's probably upsetting his stomach.
Reply:I think it is a little too young for feeding solids just yet. You'll know for sure when he starts showing a real interest in what you are eating, at the moment I think he's too young to understand. If he's showing signs in another 6 weeks, then try introducing solids (a teaspoonful a day) but don't replace solids for liquids for quite a few months yet. If he is teething, give him a cold (not frozen) teething ring, my son liked chewing on a face washer. Good luck.
Reply:Applesause? Seriously? at 3 months?





Youre the mother, tell him to stop. His digestive system isnt ready for solids, wait until he tells you that hes ready.





As for teething... nursing helped my son... hylands also healped.
Reply:you shouldnt really start solid food before 4 months but i found when my son was tething i cut chunks of carrot and put them in the freezer and i would give it to him to chew on to help his gums! in my experience the carrots worked very well and within no time he cut his first tooth. ou should feed jarred or ready made apple sauce as it concains alot of sugar, you can cut up an apple and peal it put it in a saucepan with a little water and boil until soft then mash it up, my son loved that too!
Reply:its a culture thing my mum would boil apples for us and give us the water from birth and at around 2 ,3 months give us apple sauce. we are 3 sisters and we are fine . different cultures are different . not long ago people thought babies didn't get enough from breast and thought formula was the best as long as your baby is fine health wise apple wont hurt him i now have 3 kids of my own and have given them apple sauce. my son was a very big baby also and i started him on solids at 3 months at my health providers advice all kids are different and come in different sizes with different needs as for teething it is never to early too some babies are born with teeth and some keep teething for months even though no teeth show through rub bonjella on his gum or stick a carrot stick in the freezer and you put it in his mouth to suck they also have things like salts that you can rub on the gum which you can get from the pharmacy or like my mum boil some cloves and rub the water on his gum its meant to be good for tooth ache it works with me and good luck with little apple sauce.