Emma "ate" her first solid food yesterday. She had rice porridge. She pretty much hated it, though she did swallow it. She didn't seem to understand why there was gooey stuff sticking to the roof of her mouth. We caught it all on "film" and we'll try to get a clip of it up soon.
We'll try it again tonight. Maybe I'll mix in a little breastmilk to thin it. She might like that better.
We'll keep giving her bites of rice porridge each day for another couple weeks before we try the next food (probably mashed banana).
Poor thing is teething. Her bottom front gum is really swollen. She's sleeping and eating rather poorly because of it. We might have to give her some acetaminophen tonight. The Baby Book said that Orajel isn't recommended because they haven't done any reliable safety trials of it, and to use acetaminophen instead. Scary!
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