Just wondering (3 meals)

[Serene123]

How old would you say 3 meals is alright? Caitlyn has had 3 meals from 22 weeks (almost 5 and half months.) She was having small tastes of foods from 4 months (and I mean a spoonfull) and then at 5 months she started having meals set. She very quickly was up to 3 meals. They are SMALL meals, very rarely more than 1/2 a jar, usually less. I mean SMALL and she loves them. They've not made a difference to her milk routine or anything.

Just wondering..

 

[1st_baby]

I think they say 3 full meals at 6 months because theres more diff foods to offer , as when you first start weaning its only 1 type of food per 3 days then once they get older they can pretty much handle diff foods mixed together which are called "meals" like i just started max on a breakfast one which is "oatmeal, fruit and eggs" lunch is "ham & pineapple" and supper is beef & spagettie..

Also the fact that there tummies are much larger now so they may need a lil more food to fill em up ..

 

[LaDY]

Wouldn't it all depend on when you start feeding your LO? If you started earlier than 6months surely they would have 3meals earlier on than when you wean a 6month old?

I might be talking s***?? xx

 

[1st_baby]

that makes sense too

 

[JennyLynn512]

I agree with all the posts before mine. It just really depends on how your little girl is eating. Valerie has 3 meals a day plus her milk and she's been like that since 5 months. I say if your LO is having 3 meals a day, is still taking her milk, and is happy/healthy..then go with it!

 

[bev309]

I followed the Hipp weaning chart & it says once you start weaning, you can start baby on 3 meals a day, 4 weeks after you start weaning. So obviously the earlier you start, the sooner they will be on 3 meals a day. You then go on to up the amount of food per meal, or maybe give a meal & then a yogurt for example.

 

[supernurse]

I think it's ok for caitlyn to be having 3 meals a day now, she's almost 6 months anyway, she obviously enjoys it and her body is coping with it. You just go with what caitlyn wants.

Ruby's almost ready to go onto 3, she's been on 2 for a couple of weeks now.

 

[xxleannexx]

summer was on 3 meals a day at 6months, i did it really slowly like you from about 4 months so id say if she wants it then let her have it espec since she is still having a gd mlk intake.