HOW I MAKE NUTRITIOUS PAP FOR MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY

HOW TO MAKE PAP FOR BABIES 3 MONTHS ON

Here is how I make nutritious pap for my 3 month old baby. Feeding newborn babies with cereals like Nigerian pap is what some moms will never imagine but I did it. I have said it again and again on this blog that all my kids except my first daughter, were introduced to pap also called ogi/akamu 3 months after birth.

Introduced to family dining table (solids) at 6 month old and were all completely weaned from breast milk at 10 month old respectively. We never gave formula because hubby always warned he didn’t want to see any formula given to his babies, lol. 

I never added any type of formula to their pap. The pap for my babies was made with five ingredients; (How to make pap from scratch)

HOW TO MAKE PAP FOR BABIES (SEE INGREDIENTS)
1. Maize for homemade pap
2. Water
3. Homemade roasted soya beans powder and sometimes 
4. Palm oil
5. honey for those that could taste yummy food. Those that cried when the taste is bland.

People did ask that I try adding ground crayfish too.  I didn’t bother because those kids now teenagers did really really well, ate well, were satisfied and happy. so,there was no need for trying out other foods or ingredients.

I always say that I learnt that from my village. It’s not something that modern moms would love to do but, I’m sharing just in case some modern mom wants to try and see. If anyone thinks it’s too early to feed pap to 3 month old baby, Read this article, where Doctors explained that feeding babies solids from 3 months helps them sleep better.

Babies love this pap because of the aroma of homemade toasted soya beans powder. It makes the pap taste good for them and if they refuse. I drop a little honey which makes them clear their plate of food.

NOTE: A baby can get botulism by eating Clostridium botulinum spores found in soil, honey, and honey products. … Maple syrup is generally considered safe. It comes from inside a tree and cannot be contaminated by soil, as posted by Healthline.

HOW MY BABIES BENEFIT FROM PAP

After the bowl of pap, my babies could sleep for long hours.  I honestly know how to make pap for babies.  I didn’t have to worry much about waking up to feed crying hungry baby. Before bedtime, as soon as or just before night bath, they are fed full with the homemade pap then there’s breast milk top up before the deep sleep.

When they cry at night, it’s just for a little suck and sleep takes them off again. I think they did well. The only times we went to hospital were for immunizations and sometimes cold. That’s all until my daughter got ill at boarding school and we got admitted.

That was the first time by God’s grace that we ever got admitted. Then, again, when my baby boy got admitted for jaundice a few days after birth.

Watch this YouTube video of me making the pap for my 3 month old baby.

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CONCLUSION

Aside that, they were fine.  All in all, I would say that feeding them pap and breast milk at 3 months didn’t affect them negatively. They are good in school and when they fall sick it’s just the normal malaria, infections and other ailments that all kids suffer while growing up. If you know how to make pap for babies, you’ll make it yourself in a hygienic way. Maybe In a way that sellers may not really pay attention to.

Exclusively breastfeeding a baby on breast milk till 6 months is great for those who can do it

I would advise all new moms to embrace it if they can. Even though I tried it for just my first child only.

What I don’t like to hear sometimes is mothers shaming or judging others. Judging those who cannot breastfeed exclusively with breast milk for 6 months.

Some even go further to say that babies who don’t enjoy exclusive breastfeeding fall ill often. That they don’t grow well like their mates. Some believe these kids grow up to be dull academically. That’s a big fat lie!

Below are the steps and pictures on how to make pap for babies.

MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY PAP MAKING PROCEDURE:

Mixing maize flour for pap
Making Pap, ogi, akamu for my 3 month old baby

 First, I make my homemade pap from scratch using maize, guinea corn or millet and keep in the fridge or freezer.  (See how to make your homemade pap from scratch). From that, I start using little quantities daily to feed the baby. It’s just the same way pap is made for a typical Nigerian Saturday breakfast. The pictures explain it all.  Take a little quantity to make and feed immediately or make store in a hot water flask or store in a good  food warmer.

The picture above is the first step in the kitchen. Adding the raw pap to a bowl for mixing.

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Adding palm oil to pap.

 Next, I add the teaspoon of palm oil and mix very well before adding water to make a paste.

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Mixing the palm oil in.

 Pap is mixed with little water until this paste is formed. Palm oil weakens starch and adds nutrition.

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Adding clean water to get a paste

 Adding water before mixing the maize starch into a paste.

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Corn flour mixed with cold water

 See how it looks when it’s well mixed.

 

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Adding soya bean powder to cooked pap

 Next step is to add boiling water until the pap is cooked and thickened. Add the homemade soya beans powder and again, mix well.

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Adding little honey to baby food.

 Next is honey. Some of my babies enjoyed their meals without honey, we only needed to add soya beans powder but for those that wanted extra taste, I dropped in honey  and mixed well

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Nigerian baby food ready for serving. Add more hot water to make a light consistency for easy swallowing.


The yummy look after adding powder and honey but that’s not all, I still have to make it light and easily digestible by adding some more water to get a runny, light consistency that won’t stick to baby’s throat while eating.

READ ALSO: CAN I ADD SUGAR TO CORN PAP FOR MY BABY?

  • When can I start giving my baby pap?

3 to 4 months is ok. I do 3 months.

 

CAN I GIVE PAP TO MY 2 MONTH OLD BABY?

The answer is yes because I know a mother that started feeding her baby with fortified watery pap at 2 months because she needed to resume work then.

The method I showed above is what she used when making the corn pap or millet pap sometimes. She also expressed breast milk  and used the pap as a top up to fill the little one.

I liked her courage but couldn’t start at 2 months. All my babies got introduced to pap at 3 months. The pap she used for her 2 month old baby was homemade by herself.

Every ingredient added to it was homemade too because mum couldn’t trust sold pap or soy beans for such a tender baby. That child is really grown now anyways. She never fell ill for all the period that I saw them. She has grown into a very pretty young lady.

  • How can I make millet pap for my baby?
  • See how to make millet pap or from other grains. Same method.
  • How do I preserve raw pap? Store in the fridge or freezer. It lasts longer in the freezer but that means you have to store in smaller containers and to bring out overnight to defrost. Raw pap can also be kept in a bowl of fresh water for weeks, just make sure the water is changed morning and night or at least once daily to keep it fresh.

If baby medications like cough syrup and others are sweetened, why do you think that giving a baby bland food is the best for him? Babies have their taste buds already and can enjoy good food. They can tell the difference. Sweeten their food a little please. I sweetened for all my five children when they were  babies and they never fell sick because of good tasting food.

SEE ALSO;

HOW TO GIVE BATH TO NEW BORN BABY

NIGERIAN FOODS THAT BOOST BREAST MILK PRODUCTION

HOW TO CARE FOR BABY SKIN IN NIGERIA

BEST BABY SOAP TO USE IN NIGERIA

Health benefits of moi moi and pap

How to make sugar free puff puff with honey

20 Nigerian food for babies from 6 month on

 

47 thoughts on “HOW I MAKE NUTRITIOUS PAP FOR MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY”

  1. Pap and breast milk. No other food. When I'm with them they suck mummy's milk, when I'm not there they are given pap and water of course.
    Even when I'm there, pap used to be the first morning meal then we top up with breast milk and almighty sleep takes over after bath, lol.

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  2. At 6 months we include other foods (without pepper) to the pap and breast milk menu. At 10 months we drop breast milk and continue with pap, beverage and other foods.

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    • This is thick because I haven’t added water. To feed a three month old, you need to make it light by adding more water to get that light consistency. Babies can’t swallow thick cereals. I feed with a feeder or spoon depending on how the baby likes it. For feeders, we make the hole a bit larger than normal so the pap can pass through.

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    • At 3 months! Wow that’s different. So do you give the baby water to avoid constipation. No formula? Wow.

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  3. Thanks so much for this, i want to give my baby exclusive but he is 3 month old now but he has stop using feeding bottle and am dropping him at daycare bcos of work so i want to start pap for him can i add crayfish to the soyabeans powder.

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  4. I heard you can mix raw egg inside the pap before making it with hot water, how safe is this method for a 6 months old baby

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  5. What a lovely method.am doing same for my 3months old baby but I do mix the soya beans powder with the raw pap before I cook it,hope it’s Okk?then am not aware of the palm oil & honey I will try it out.

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  6. For me I do varieties with pap. E.g
    Pap+ milk
    Pap+ palm oil + milk
    Pap + egg
    yoke+ milk
    Pap + crawfish+ milk

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  7. Wow I have learnt a lot. I have a baby of 2 months he sucks, takes formula n still not ohk. Can I start pap with him?

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  8. adding soya milk to raw pap before making it. Will it stay for a whole day in the flask cos of the soya milk and oil .

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  9. God bless u ma. I can now start feeding my baby with pap once she is 3 months old. Wen can i add crafish to d pap?

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    • It’s great for my kids. All five of them. Some are teenagers now. You don’t have to use it because your baby is different sis. Find out what works for your child and feed him that.

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    • We know that dear. every child is different. My kids ate honey and had no problems with or from it. That doesn’t mean you give your kids. Find out what works for you and use it.

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    • Yes I know. Thanks. I don’t have to lie about how I feed my babies. You can see I am not advertising honey at all. Just showing how I made pap for my babies. Right now Some are adults already.

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  10. my baby is 3months already and I’ve started giving him pap and milk because only breastmilk won’t be enough for him. can I add red oil while making the pap? Because I’ve not started giving soybeans yet

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  11. My baby is almost 2 months and am exhausted from feeding him cause of his inability to b satisfied and cost of always buying formulas…am interested in dis pap but I need more directions on how to make it good for him(ingredients) my baby is 6 weeks old..pls can he b taking pap too?is soybeans ok for him?

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