https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:30:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034948 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:33:27 +0000 fancyfunction 1034948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started with rice cereal but quickly moved on to sweet potato then string beans, carrots and butternut squash. We also gave her some pieces of avocado early on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034870 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:45:40 +0000 tysonja 1034870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>start with a veg or fruit puree :) and just have the mindset that it is a fun game of 'tasting' something new -- not actually eating. just licks and mouth smacks while sitting in a highchair or something like a bumbo on the floor. after a few weeks of fun tastes, LO will be ready for a more meal kinda schedule! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034736 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:20:16 +0000 Mrsbells 1034736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I started with green beans! I cooked the grean beans til it was soft and just threw it in the blender with a bit of breast milk </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034694 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:04:35 +0000 lindseykaye 1034694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started LO with a small meal of mixed breastmilk, organic brown rice ceral and sweet potato puree that was pretty runny but still held on a spoon well. It didn't matter how much she ate as it was just to try things out. We started with a dinnertime meal so that we could be the ones giving it to her.<br /> I kept with a milk+cereal+veggie puree for a while. After a month or so I introduced pureed chicken and started doing multiple veg combos, like chicken+rice+green bean+carrot. Somewhere in that time I also introduced pureed fruits as a fun thing on weekend days, and gave her a frozen peach slice in a mesh feeder to play with and suck on. She was eating 2-4 ounces at dinner during this time.<br /> Around 7.5 months we had daycare start doing 'lunch' and sent purees for her. Usually this was a fruit and grain blend. Things like applesauce+peach+oatmeal cereal+milk, or carrot+banana. She also started having puffs and yogurt melts occasionally. She ate another 2-4 ounces with this meal and about 4 ounces at dinner, sometimes more.<br /> LO is now 9 months and she gets 3 'meals' a day though her 'breakfast' is still small. We introduced yogurt around 8 months and she now gets some kind of chunky food to feed herself with at dinner that is coated in a puree. Soft pasta pieces with puree carrot/veg blend or pieces of tofu with peach puree, pasta pieces with a small amount of tomato sauce.<br /> Solids are fun! Intimidating but fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034691 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:02:55 +0000 coastmama 1034691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started with sweet potato puree. Only about 2 tsp. in the morning. I did that for 2 days and then upped it to 2 TBS. Then we tried peaches. I just read LO's hunger signs. Since he did so well with those, I added a meal at "lunch" as well. By the end of the month, he was eating 3 meals of purees a day of however much he wanted. He lets me know when he is full. Don't be scared. We made it fun by taking a picture of his reaction to each new food, which was hilarious. He had some funny faces, but never really rejected anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034670 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:51:53 +0000 Adira 1034670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Lucky! Xander turns 6 months NEXT WEEK so I can't keep putting it off!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034666 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:50:20 +0000 sslm 1034666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! I'm scared to start... good thing I have 2 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-did-you-start-with#post-1034663 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:49:14 +0000 Adira 1034663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so scared of solids!!! I know that they'll be new and exciting, but I'm just scared to start!!!</p> <p>What did you start with? How much? When did you add a second meal? If you could give me the details of your first month or two, that would be awesome... I need a guideline to just follow, haha </p>