6 Months & Counting

Hannah Claire 6 months old

Hannah's results are in: Her first levels were 4.5. Which, apparently is high but normal for an infant. We will stick to a very restricted diet.

I started her off with carrots. A scary experience beginning foods; so much to research before shopping and actually eating. Measuring galactose in baby foods is a new thing, and it's difficult to find the research.

For example: Beech-Nut baby carrots contains 0.8, Gerber contains 4.4, and Heinz contains 0.2. Since her body can't break down the galactose, we of course don't want any in her diet. I'm on the hunt for Heinz baby carrots. The grocer is out so with great anxiety I settle for Beech-Nut, but kept them in the cabinet for another 3 weeks before feeding her.

She loved them. She couldn't get them fast enough.

Now on to green beans. This time I was looking for the Beech-Nut brand because it contains 0.3, Gerber contains 0.4, and Heinz contains 0.6; making it more difficult because you can't just stick to a particular brand. We'll see how she likes these...