https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1809205 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:03:07 +0000 Boogs 1809205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did cereal, but LO was allergic. Then went to purées and LO didn't love them or eat much. Ended up having the most luck with baby led weaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808875 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:20:13 +0000 septca 1808875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: Yep. My DD only eats beans if they are loaded with cumin, curry, or 5-spice powder. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808853 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:14:41 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1808853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: los favorite foods from probably 7 months on are spicy! The more flavor the better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808841 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:10:28 +0000 septca 1808841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a lot of value in cereals, especially something like oatmeal or a multigrain cereal - carbs are important for energy and brain development, iron is important for BF babies... </p> <p>We started solids at 6 months with fruits and vegetables, but eventually added in oatmeal (usually mixed with fruit) and protein (mostly eggs, some beans, meat, and yogurt). It's okay to be adventurous, especially with different types of food, spices, textures, etc. Just watch your baby for signs that s/he is liking or not liking a specific food. For example, many parents start their babies with avocado and that can be great for a lot of babies, but the high fat content can also be hard on tiny stomachs - DD threw up every time we tried avocado before about 14 months. But other foods that people avoid, like eggs, she *loved.* Know your baby, know yourself, and trust your gut. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808838 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:10:00 +0000 swurlygurl 1808838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Straight to purees. Her Ped didn't see any value in rice and cereals, and I wasn't too keen on them either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808833 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:07:19 +0000 Adira 1808833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried to skip cereal and do purees at 6 months, but Xander HATED it, so after a week or two of trying, I went and tried cereal and he liked that a LOT better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808830 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:05:49 +0000 edelweiss 1808830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we mixed oatmeal cereal and purees for a while--i felt like the oatmeal gave it a little more bulk because some purees are pretty runny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808828 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:05:05 +0000 autumnlove 1808828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BLW and purées </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808827 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:04:55 +0000 blackbird 1808827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did solids (no cereals, no purees) and started on real food-avocados, banana, etc. She didn't take to BLW well.. Then we did purees.....then we did whole foods followed up with purees. Then whole foods. Ugh, what a mess, LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808818 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:02:25 +0000 Ajsmommy 1808818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Skipped cereal and went straight to purees at 6 mos with some BLW mixed in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808539 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 01:03:17 +0000 PurplePeony 1808539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mainly use cereal (oatmeal) to thicken up runny purees. We make most of her food ourselves and find that some foods, like peaches, are pretty soupy and DD likes her food on the thicker side. I do like that it gets a bit of iron into her, too. But the only time she gets plain cereal is if she eats up all her fruit/veg and still seems hungry, then I'll make a bit of cereal to top her off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808477 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:05:02 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1808477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did BLW, so at 6 months, we gave him some banana to play with. We did lots of soft fruits and vegetables first, then just gave him whatever we were eating (cooked with minimal salt) after a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808476 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:04:09 +0000 dolphin 1808476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Skipped cereal and started with fruit and veggie purées at 6 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808452 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:29:05 +0000 MoonMoon 1808452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with squash, avocado, etc. blw style. After a few weeks, I did introduce fortified cereal (oatmeal) because I wanted to be sure about iron. To this day, breakfast is often iron-fortified cereal and fruit-that's his only ”baby” food at 14 mos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808420 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:02:50 +0000 78h2o 1808420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went straight to purées, starting a few days after she turned 6 months. I think the first was sweet potato. She liked homemade and Earths Best, but hated another brand I tried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808355 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:08:51 +0000 avivoca 1808355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped cereals as well. Her first food was Sweet Potatoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808354 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:08:03 +0000 californiadreams 1808354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: ditto this! </p> <p>although i didn't get the hang of what i should do if i skipped purees and and cereals right away, so it was probably closer to 7 months before we got the hang of solids.</p> <p>One of LO's favorite foods for the longest time was mashed banana and avocado. He would never eat avocado plain. You should totally try it! He is almost 21 months and still eats it actually! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808353 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:04:25 +0000 cmomma17 1808353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Skipped cereals and purees! Went straight to banana, avocado, and sweet potato! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808347 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:01:40 +0000 AprilFool 1808347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waited until 6 months and started with sweet potato. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808339 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:55:58 +0000 matador84 1808339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting so many skipped cereal. I don't really see value in it and likely will go straight to purees since she's already six months. Maybe this weekend! Her 6 month well check isn't until beginning of September and she is reaching for food non-stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808335 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:48:49 +0000 mamimami 1808335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did cereal and a mix of BLW and purees. Like, avocado for lunch and dinner and cereal for breakfast. I understand from reading HB that it's unusual to start with three meals a day but that was what our pedi told us.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808332 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:45:45 +0000 Tanjowen 1808332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 6.5 months with avocado chunks and banana. At 7.5 months, I started to give him oatmeal mixed with banana or squash once a day, but mixed thick enough he can handle the spoon on his own. He mostly just gets a little of whatever veggie I'm cutting up for dinner along with a wedge of avocado. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808322 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:38:31 +0000 Sapphiresun 1808322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped cereal. The first meal we gave her was mashed avocado, and then pureed sweet potato and mashed banana. Then we did baby led weaning after that, so she just ate everything we ate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808312 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:21:12 +0000 sera_87 1808312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Skipped cereals and purées and went straight to BLW. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808307 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:14:05 +0000 MrsStar 1808307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went straight to purees at 6 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808304 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:12:26 +0000 MrsKoala 1808304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started LO on purées a week ago. Skipped cereals altogether. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808298 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:08:54 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1808298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did cereal at 4 months, but it gave her stomach problems, so we stopped. When we started again at 6 months, we skipped cereals and went straight to purees...closely followed by BLW. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808291 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:07:38 +0000 Mrs Spoon 1808291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped cereal and purées and went straight for BLW at 6 months. She loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808290 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:06:58 +0000 sorrycharlie 1808290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as lilteacherbee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-waited-until-6-months-to-start-solids#post-1808289 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:06:44 +0000 regberadaisy 1808289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started solids at one week shy of 6 months. We started with purees then slowly went chunkier. By 7.5 months we were BLW.</p> <p>I skipped cereals and when I did do "cereals" later on it was grounded steel cut oats. </p>