Question about baby food

Mishy626 Posted: Feb 27, 2005 05:09 PM

Question about baby food

My son eats Gerber prunes 2x a day. Unfortunately there is a shortage of prunes and Gerber emailed me saying it will take a few weeks to get back on the shelves. He eats prunes for constipation. I see beechnut has prunes with pears, stage 2. What is the difference between stage 1 and stage 2? Can my 5 month old eat stage 2? Would prunes with pears be good for constipation? Also, is it ok if he eats only gerber to mix and match with beechnut? Thanks so much!

JLA815 Posted: Feb 27, 2005 06:04 PM

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I think just the size is different...when you compare the ingredients, they are the same, the size 2 jars are just bigger

michele31 Posted: Feb 27, 2005 09:20 PM

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It may be thicker. I would suggest adding prune juice to applesauce or his cereal instead.

Mindy0247 Posted: Feb 27, 2005 09:39 PM

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My daughter is turning 5 months this week and she is also very constipated. My doctor told me to give her a 1/2 ounce of prune juice. It works great. She has been much more regular since she started that and she loves the taste too.

Kate Posted: Feb 27, 2005 10:26 PM

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I've never noticed that the consistency of stage 1 to 2 was thicker. To me, it is the same. The difference in Stage 2 is that they are now mixing the prunes with another fruit like pears. Or Pear-pineapple,etc... In Stage 1 you want to introuce one at a time, but after baby has had the fruit it can be mixed with others they have had.
And the Stage 2 can be larger in some cases, from 2 ozs to 4 ozs.
(tho' Aidan just started Stage 3 and there is a difference in those with more texture and bits of food.)

Prunes with pears would be good for constipation. When we started rice cereal and Aidan got bound up the doc told us to do oatmeal instead and when the time came for fruits to try apple and bananas last as they would probably have the same effect. He said to try Pears and peaches instead.

As for the brands, it is fine to mix and match.

HTH