Weaning

My little one is just over 6 months and we have been weaning for around a week now (just singular vegetables, porridge etc.)
I have looked online and it says that she should have 1-2 teaspoons a day however, if I give her that she is screaming at the bowl and spoon. I am having to distract her with a toy to take the bowl away.
When did you start upping the amount and frequency of food ?
I don't know if she is wanting more just because it is a new thing or if I should be giving her more.
I know food is just for fun at the moment so I don't want to over/under feed her.

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every baby is different, at 6 months old my baby was having a whole pouch of food, just do 1-2 tablespoons at a time, if she wants more, she wants more, so do another 1-2 and work it that way, you’ll find her tolerance with that method!

My baby was ready for more by that point, we never forced him to have it- when spoon feeding if he didn’t open his mouth we accepted he was done. When doing finger food or blw he chose whether to eat or not we just offered what was available

The main thing here is that food isn’t replacing milk x

0-2 teaspoon of food/meal is considered normal for the first few months. You don’t actually have to spoon feed, it’s just the amount.

But yeah, everyone is different!

Omg, do not listen to that 😂

There's the division of responsibility. Its your responsibility to give her the food. Its hers to decide if she wants to eat it and how much. If she finishes the bowl, offer more or something different. They cannot over eat at this age

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