Evening meal time?

Celesse · Oct 6th, 2010, 03:39 AM

What time do you have your evening meal?

We usually eat at about 6pm after OH has got in from work. But now LO has decided to start having a sensible bedtime its a bit late to feed her, bath her and have calm time. It's feeling a bit rushed and she is getting very grumpy in the last hour or so she is awake for. We are currently getting her into bed for 7:30-8pm.

I was thinking of feeding her earlier at 5pm then Daddy can bath her at 6pm whilst I cook and the grown ups can eat at 6:30 while LO watches In the Night Garden on Cbeebeies and then I can take her into the bedroom at 6:50 and have her asleep for about 7pm.

But I'm not sure I like the idea of her having a seperate meal time from us? Thoughts on this?

RCMC · Oct 6th, 2010, 03:55 AM

Hi there.

We do something similar now as my little one gets ever so grumpy if she's awake after half 6/7. I give her tea between 4.30 and 5 and then she has a little play whilst her dinner goes down. Hubby then gets home and runs the bath for 6 whilst I make us tea and then she has bottle and bed.

I'd love for her to sit and eat her tea with us but it's just too late and a bit stressful fitting everything in to be honest. We do have meal times together at the weekend and on my days off work in the daytime. Also when feeding her during the week I make sure I sit with her and often have a drink and some fruit or a biscuit so we are kind of eating together.

It is nice having tea just me and hubby some nights too. Feels like a real treat with baby upstairs in bed and us two having a nice meal with a glass of wine!

Hope that helps!

Fliss_floss · Oct 6th, 2010, 03:59 AM

Because me and OH Both work we don't get the chance to eat at the same time as our LO.

She has her dinner at around 4.30/5 which her childminder gives her and I pick her up around half 5. Sometimes OH isn't home until 6.30/7 so we don't tend to eat until after LO goes to bed at 7pm

I wish we could all eat at the same time but it just doesn't work out that way sometimes
x

Mum2b_Claire · Oct 6th, 2010, 04:49 AM

We've always done that, Ruby has her tea at 5.30pm then we have ours later. At the weekend or any days off we all have dinner at 5.30pm but work means we can't always eat at 5.30pm so we eat when she is in bed.
We still give her what we eat 9 times out of 10, like I make the meal early on and re heat it for us

Ruby eats fine, I sometimes have a bit of hers as a snack.

Celesse · Oct 6th, 2010, 07:01 AM

Thanks ladies. I think I'll bite the bullet and give her dinner early. Its amazing how your ideals change with the reality of having children. I wanted to normalise meal times by all eating together but I think that keeping her calm and getting to bed in more important.

Seity · Oct 6th, 2010, 09:30 AM

Whenever my husband finishes making it, which is often not until 9pm. Gabriel is still on formula/breast milk only for dinner still.

Oct 6th, 2010, 03:39 AM	#1
Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,720	Evening meal time? What time do you have your evening meal? We usually eat at about 6pm after OH has got in from work. But now LO has decided to start having a sensible bedtime its a bit late to feed her, bath her and have calm time. It's feeling a bit rushed and she is getting very grumpy in the last hour or so she is awake for. We are currently getting her into bed for 7:30-8pm. I was thinking of feeding her earlier at 5pm then Daddy can bath her at 6pm whilst I cook and the grown ups can eat at 6:30 while LO watches In the Night Garden on Cbeebeies and then I can take her into the bedroom at 6:50 and have her asleep for about 7pm. But I'm not sure I like the idea of her having a seperate meal time from us? Thoughts on this?

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Oct 6th, 2010, 03:55 AM	#2
RCMC Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 276	Hi there. We do something similar now as my little one gets ever so grumpy if she's awake after half 6/7. I give her tea between 4.30 and 5 and then she has a little play whilst her dinner goes down. Hubby then gets home and runs the bath for 6 whilst I make us tea and then she has bottle and bed. I'd love for her to sit and eat her tea with us but it's just too late and a bit stressful fitting everything in to be honest. We do have meal times together at the weekend and on my days off work in the daytime. Also when feeding her during the week I make sure I sit with her and often have a drink and some fruit or a biscuit so we are kind of eating together. It is nice having tea just me and hubby some nights too. Feels like a real treat with baby upstairs in bed and us two having a nice meal with a glass of wine! Hope that helps!

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Oct 6th, 2010, 03:59 AM	#3
Fliss_floss Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 322	Because me and OH Both work we don't get the chance to eat at the same time as our LO. She has her dinner at around 4.30/5 which her childminder gives her and I pick her up around half 5. Sometimes OH isn't home until 6.30/7 so we don't tend to eat until after LO goes to bed at 7pm I wish we could all eat at the same time but it just doesn't work out that way sometimes x

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Oct 6th, 2010, 04:49 AM	#4
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,777	We've always done that, Ruby has her tea at 5.30pm then we have ours later. At the weekend or any days off we all have dinner at 5.30pm but work means we can't always eat at 5.30pm so we eat when she is in bed. We still give her what we eat 9 times out of 10, like I make the meal early on and re heat it for us Ruby eats fine, I sometimes have a bit of hers as a snack.

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Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,720	Thanks ladies. I think I'll bite the bullet and give her dinner early. Its amazing how your ideals change with the reality of having children. I wanted to normalise meal times by all eating together but I think that keeping her calm and getting to bed in more important.

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Seity Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 16,657	Whenever my husband finishes making it, which is often not until 9pm. Gabriel is still on formula/breast milk only for dinner still.

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