How do you still breastfeed baby if she’s on 3 solid meals a day??

My little girl is 6 months tomorrow and we did start her early (no comments on that please because it’s not helpful). She’s doing really well eating her solids and currently has one in the morning and one in the evening but I think she’ll be ready for 3 solids but not sure how to do it so that she is still mostly breastfed? She’s had baby rice this morning with some water and then gone to sleep so I’m feeling quite bad now because I don’t want her to not be mostly breastfed

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Have a look at the app Solid Starts. Food at this age isn’t about hunger for babies, it’s more about learning how to eat, explore textures, and develop skills. Baby rice doesn’t offer much really, nutritionally or in terms of variety.

Also, you don’t need to replace breastfeeds with meals at this stage—milk should still be the main source of nutrition until around 1. A simple way to think of it is milk first, then solids after (or alongside), so she’s still filling up primarily on breastmilk.

Lots of people do 2–3 small “meals” but they’re more like opportunities to explore food rather than full feeds. You can keep offering the breast as usual and just fit solids in around your normal rhythm—there’s no need to force a structure.

You’re not doing anything wrong at all—she’ll naturally balance it over time 😊

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Sounds like you are doing it fine, she's started solids and is still breastfeeding around meal times. Has she dropped all her day time feeds? If she still has feeds in the day and is feeding at night then there is no issue. My son would normally ask for a breastfeed before his meal, eat (a decent amount) and then have a little comfort feed after. You could try offering milk first then food so you know she is still prioritising milk as main nutrition.

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