https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 06:32:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2201183 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 23:32:32 +0000 BabyTsMom 2201183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, don't listen to them! Your routine seems absolutely fine. I stressed about solids at first but I kept reading that anything before about 1 year, the main nutrition still is bm/formula. So it's more for exposure than anything else! I didn't start solids till closer to 7 months and at 12 months I was still only giving 2 meals. We've only recently started 3 meals a day! You are absolutely fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2201180 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 23:22:13 +0000 ALV91711 2201180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 5 months she should be getting lots of BM every day. At that age I just did one meal. At probably 7 months I added a second meal because he was wanting to nurse more. </p> <p>I would try more variety of foods before adding to the quantity. </p> <p>Listen to your instincts. You know your baby best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2201169 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 22:34:08 +0000 pmrlady 2201169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: i think the amount you're giving is fine. The only suggestion i would make is to give her other things besides rice cereal. There have been concerns about possible arsenic in rice products, it's still safe to give but i would just give other foods as well. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319948.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319948.htm</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2191940 Thu, 28 May 2015 12:57:55 +0000 jhd 2191940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't let people and their comments make you second guess yourself! ;) We didn't BF, but what you are doing seems fine to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2191939 Thu, 28 May 2015 12:57:48 +0000 regberadaisy 2191939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You are FINE!!!</p> <p>My daughter is 9m and most days I only give her 1-2 meals of solids a day! Only if there's something I want her to eat. Don't stress it. My older daughter never decreased her BM intake despite going to 3 meals a day until we bottle weaned after 1! DD2 isn't nursing any less either despite being on solids and that's the way it should be imo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-month-on-solids#post-2191927 Thu, 28 May 2015 12:53:06 +0000 FaithFertility 2191927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD turned 5 months on the 17th I started her on rice cereal about a few days before this<br /> Just about 1 serving a day<br /> We are up to 2 meals of cereal a day and I now add in carrots and we will be adding more types every 3-4 days<br /> I am getting a lot of pressure from parents to feed her more, as they seem to think the more solids she eats the less bf I do, which I know will naturally happen but I am not cutting out feedings yet....</p> <p>Our schedule looks like this:<br /> 6:30-7 up nurse<br /> 7:30 feeding of cereal about 2-3 tbl spoons</p> <p>10-10:30 nurse</p> <p>1-2 nurse</p> <p>4-5 feeding of cereal and veggie try some milk in sippy</p> <p>5:30-6 nurse</p> <p>7:30-8 nurse for bed</p> <p>Seem ok?<br /> I hate how they make me second guess what I am doing....lol</p> <p>Of course this is vague I will feed her if she seems hungry<br /> But she for the most part will go 3-3.5hrs between feedings </p>