https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 04:40:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-735558 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:28:19 +0000 littlecasita1122 735558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started right before 5 months. Skipped cereal, started right with purees (gave 1-2 tablespoons one time each day). We slowly upped the amounts we gave him every couple weeks. By 7 months he was eating purees twice a day but probably only about 2oz of something each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-735471 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:34:18 +0000 Running Elley 735471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 5.5 months. E was attacking our food, sitting up well and making chewing motions with his mouth. We started with purees. He's now 6.5 months and we've started trying things like puffs and little finger foods. He will try to feed himself the purees with the spoon but he shows no interest in grabbing things off his tray yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-735464 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:32:09 +0000 hilsy85 735464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 5 months...I puréed some baked sweet potato and mixed with breastmilk. He didn't eat much which was totally fine. Next we did oatmeal and he looved it. Then we tried sweet potato again and he liked it more. Then I just started adding new foods. I mainly do chunky purées and put stuff in a mesh feeder for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734750 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:34:08 +0000 sera_87 734750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waited until all of these milestones were reached: </p> <p>"Signs that indicate baby is developmentally ready for solids include:<br /> Baby can sit up well without support.<br /> Baby has lost the tongue-thrust reflex and does not automatically push solids out of his mouth with his tongue.<br /> Baby is ready and willing to chew.<br /> Baby is developing a “pincer” grasp, where he picks up food or other objects between thumb and forefinger. Using the fingers and scraping the food into the palm of the hand (palmar grasp) does not substitute for pincer grasp development.<br /> Baby is eager to participate in mealtime and may try to grab food and put it in his mouth."</p> <p>We did straight BLW at 6.5 months. The last one to disappear was the tongue-thrust reflex. No purées or rice cereal/oatmeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734709 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:15:26 +0000 bunnylove08 734709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we started purees at 4 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734682 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:07:11 +0000 GrapeCrush 734682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we started at 4 months with purees, but weren't consistent with it at all, maybe once every 3-4 days. at about 5 1/2 months we were a combo purees/BLW. now he refuses purees 9 out of 10 times at almost 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734659 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:23 +0000 regberadaisy 734659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped did not want us starting till 6 months but M had been expressing interest since about 4.5 months. I finally got my husband to agree at 1 week shy of 6months. We started with homemade purees then moved on to BLW about 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734643 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:57:33 +0000 looch 734643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember exactly when we started, but I wanted to make sure that my son had a good pinscher grasp. We started with oatmeal cereal and orange vegetables. Gross combination! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-734640 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:55:55 +0000 heffalump 734640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started exactly at 6 months. She didn't have any teeth yet. We started with brown rice cereal but she didn't like it so we went with veggie and fruit purees next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-733822 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:31:42 +0000 mediagirl 733822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started a little before 6 months with a few bites of homemade purees. We really got going after the 6 month appt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-solids-2#post-732230 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:27:37 +0000 mrsjyw 732230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pedi wanted us to start a bit before we have our 6 month appt so we can talk over details while we're there of how things are going.</p> <p>ds got his first two teeth and has been showing interest in our food/eating (5 months) so now i'm researching our options! </p>