I am chinese and I am married to a Pakistani guy. We have just started weaning baby (6 months) and started introducing the basics (bananas, rice cereal etc), but he wants me to start giving baby Dahl and curry and other spices so she grows up liking spicy food. He is especially adamant because I did not eat any spice when I was pregnant and or breastfeeding. I am rather opposed to it and I feel spices should not be introduced so early. How do I convince him otherwise? Or should I start introducing curry to baby? He feels like I am shielding our child from his culture by not introducing his food to her. This is ofcourse rubbish, but I do feel there is a right time and place for this and six months is just too young.

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I guess, six months is too early. Though, I, myself an Indian, and we love spicy food but I did not introduce my child to spices at this age. And no matter which culture you belong to, introducing spices to a kid always remain a big question. I guess, to keep your husband's word, you can still introduce your kid to cinnamon or a pinch of haldi in her food but should let her turn atleast One, to proceed. Else the best way to make your husband that your baby is too young to be given spices, you can make a visit to the baby's PD, and he will himself educate him. http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/tipspices.htm

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Home Baby i chinese i married pakistani guy we have started weaning baby 6 months started introducing basics bananas rice cereal etc but wants start giving baby dahl curry other spices grows liking spicy food he especially adamant because i did not eat spice when i was pregnant breastfeeding i rather opposed i feel spices should not introduced early how i convince him otherwise or should i start introducing curry baby he feels like i shielding child from cultur