breastfeeding & starting solids?when to eat what?!

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just wondering when i should be aiming to introduce solids to my almost 6mo? before or after breastfeeds?!her current feeds are 7.30am, 11.30am, 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7pm, then dreamfeed at 10.30pm.

[Roseii]

Hi there, def offer solids after breast milk, until 12mo milk is their primary source of nutrition, solids are for "fun" as such, at least at such a young age they are I found the Annabel Karmel meal planner v helpful for what to feed my babies

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ya,i've been reading up on that,but wanted some BW advice too!!!so would you start with food after the 7.30am feed or 11.30am?

[Buntybear]

Hi there, I think I started after the 11am feed. For me breakfast was a bit earlyin the day for somehting so new and dinner was too late to see any reactions. HTH x

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so do you feed first?then give solids straight after?sorry for being so clueless!!!

[Buntybear]

Milk first then solids an hour later. Then She should be hungry enough again to want to try the solids!

[~Carly~]

Check out the wholesome baby food web site (sorry I don't know how to link on my phone). It helped us a lot!

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thanks ladies!no doubt i'll be back again with more questions very soon!!!how did mammies manage before there was internet?!

[shivi]

we intro'd new foods at 8am every day (bf at 7am) for three days - if no reaction, we moved these foods to lunch at 12noon and intro'd more new in the morning....

didn't give any solids at teatime till around 7mths I think, once we had a good base for what to give/not to give.

S x

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good idea shivi....i'm struggling with her A time in the morning.have just about gotten it to 90 mins.am aiming to get to the 2 hours mark over the next week or so....fingers crossed! so i could BF at 7am, do soilds at 8am & put to bed at 9am?

[shivi]

that's what I did for sure...

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hmm....thanks for that!it all sounds so easy when someone just tells you what to do!!!

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back again!!!am all set with my stewed pears to start the whole solid food experience!!! i plan to start sat morn after the 7am feed...so my question is...!!!how long do i keep to just one "meal" per day? i know i can introduce a new food every 3 days, but do i start with breakfast AND lunch after just 3 days?!and then after another 3 days, all 3 meals?!

[Buntybear]

I think it took a good few weeks for us to et up to 3 meals prob nearer 8 months old tbh! Depends on his your LO takes to it!

[shivi]

we did tastes of individual foods after brekkie for 3 days, then moved them to lunch when they were good to go, added another food am etc etc. Mine both loved their solids - Emma was eating soft chunks of fruit and veg at 6.5-7mths no problem...

S x

we didn't do teatime till closer to 8mths I think...