Each parent launching into the BLW with baby asks this question. However, it is difficult to answer this question by offering an age, because it all depends on your little end which will discover food with wonder.
Follow the baby's evolution and pace
There are indeed three main stages to follow during the food diversification led by the child. Depending on the evolution of your little one , it will start by discovering foods in the form of sticks, then in large cubes and finally small foods. The ages indicated for these developments are obviously an indication. Indeed, everything happens according to the rhythm of baby and its ability to eat alone and develop fine motor skills .
Does your baby manage to manage food in the mouth and he has a big appetite? So, you can quickly offer him 3 meals a day ! Trust your little one, he will make you understand that he wishes to discover more meals during the day.
The journey of my children in BLW
As you know, I am a mother of two little wonders: Holly (January 31, 2020) and Lenny (January 16, 2023). Both have evolved differently in BLW and started to eat meals 3 times a day at different times. BLW journey .
Holly and the BLW
Holly was immediately attracted to food and quickly understood how to bring it to her mouth. We started by introducing the midday meal , after a little feed so that it does not start the hungry meal and in a moment of optimal awakening.
Around her 8 months , seeing that she appreciated this, we added the snack . And it was only around 10-11 months that she started to eat morning, noon, taste and evening . Before that, milk was enough for the rest of the meals.
Lenny and the BLW
For Lenny, it was another story! We were dealing with a real little glutton! At her 6 months , we started as for Holly to introduce the midday meal . It was a real revelation: the discovery of food, he loved it! He had a little more trouble bringing food to his mouth, so much he was excited ! We must sometimes have a feed break so that he could take the meal more calmly .
He liked the food discovery so much that his 7 months , he was already eating in the morning, at noon, snack and evening meal . And all this with a supplement of milk with each meal.
Each child evolves at their own pace and with a different appetite . We had to adapt according to their developments. The most important thing is to take into account their needs and as forever in maternity: listening to it !
