[quote=“kitkatkuo”]Here are more questions:
I know the tap water is not drinkable, do I rinse a 6 month old baby’s dishes , and fruit with filtered water or is tap water ok.?
Also…
I bought Quaker 敏兒HA米精 as baby’s first food because the label said it was for six months old, but I noticed that it smells like vanilla and my husband who can read Chinese said there is no iron mentioned in the ingredients. Does anyone know if it is suitable to be a six months old very first food? And can congee be given instead?
And…
Does anyone know where is cheapest to buy groceries and house hold stuff? I went to Carrefour market and was surprised that a bag of stuff was 2000 nt… More expensive than home. I am guessing the large Carrefour is cheaper ? Maybe Costco if the products are not too big?
And where is a good place to buy an inexpensive high chair?
Thanks in advance… I have a lot more questions to come…[/quote]
Hi. Where are you living now so we can give more precise pointers regarding stores?
Definitively visit the chains of baby goods stores. They have much better stuff that Quaker -we had several food safety problems in the past, be really conscientious about reading labels and such, and extra super picky about what you buy, better imported, me thinks. If you become “member” of these stores, you get better discounts.
Vitamins are very expensive in Taiwan. Buy on line, like iherb is a life saver. OTOH< the “take your kids for sun baths” school of thought is expired, I am told, we are not supposed to do that anymore. Honestly, I dunno. And it is winter here, the sun is absent for weeks. Same with 6 months start on solids. Allegedly, now they say it is better later. Again, do what you think is right and check how baby reacts. The advantage of Taiwan is that you get all these wonderful fruits and veggies all year long if you want to cook yourself.
Cheap and convenient groceries and daily stuff would be PX Mart. For quality and value, better go to Costco, especially for baby clothes and diapers. But food stuffs I recommend the organic stores, you will be safer.
Tap water is OKish for washing stuff, but definitively, for drinking, only filtered water -most households have a filter on tap. They also sell a special kind of “detergent” to wash produce and fruit, for extra safety, due to probable residue from chemicals and pesticides in them.
There are several options regarding the high chair. The baby stores do carry a wide selection or you can choose from catalogue. You can have yours made at local furniture stores or they will have average -not as many models as baby stores, though. Most buy online. Ask hubby for help with this last option. There is even a foreigner on FB selling hand made baby furniture - cosleepers and other stuff. Check Taiwan sellers group.
Question: Is baby male or female? 
Clothes here are way too cute. They dress up kids like little bears in this weather.