Purees 🥴

Hi! After swearing I wouldn’t start solids until he was 6 months, we started at 5.5 months. My baby absolutely LOVES purées and was totally ready…. Prior to purées we were doing 6 6oz bottles. At first, I was just adding a few spoonfuls of purées in between his dinner time bottle and his bedtime bottle. But today, I just kind of let him go for it and I would keep giving him purées until he was giving signs that he was done…. This boy just kept eating and eating and eating and ate the whole container and was still opening his mouth for more (photo for size). Then i was like … okay he ate so much I shouldn’t give a bottle this meal because he’s probably so full, but then I was worried he wouldn’t get his nutrients so i just gave a 4oz bottle (instead of 6) just to offer it… and he freaking guzzled that down too!! So my question is …. When should I stop the purées? If he’s giving signs that he’s wanting more purées… should I give it? Or stop after a few tablespoons and just go back to the 6oz bottle? He is such a good sleeper in the night and I think part of it is because he’s never going to bed hungry and now that we’re doing purées I don’t want to mess this up and have him start waking up in the night cuz he’s not full enough 🥴 SOS AM I OVERTHINKING THIS!

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Just keep doing what you’re doing hun, whatever works for you and him, my daughter was cleared by the dr at 3 1/2 maybe 4 months old for purées but I had already started before that. As long as he’s enjoying

The only thing I'd be sure of is that baby is having enough wet diapers and drinking at least aroubd 24 oz of milk/formula a day! As long as thats going on, i say let baby have as much as they want/you want them to have!

I’d offer 4oz of formula and then 30 minutes to an hour later give him purées. Maybe move up to stage 2 purées as well. If hes hungry after 30 minutes to an hour later then offer him 2 oz of formula.

I started at 4 months. It’s all about baby led feeding

Yes. Your pediatrician will tell you too. When I do purees I give him just 1oz of milk just to wash it down. When I give him a snack like those teether ones I give him 3-4oz of milk. I feed him when he asks for it usually every 3-4 hrs. He's now 7mths.

I started him at 4.5mths

Let him eat as much purées as he wants they say to supplement bottles in between! But let the baby enjoy his food and bottles at the same dang time lol! Go momma and baby!

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