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What do your 8 month olds eat?
We've just booked a holiday for April when LO will be 8 months old. I can't for the life of me remember what ds1 was eating by 8 months.
I prefer not to give jars (not getting into that debate, so don't start anyone!) but obviously will if that's the only option. We're going to Spain and will have access to a kitchen but not sure how good the facilities will be, also I don't want to spend half my holiday cooking!
So what sort of things is my LO likely to be eating at that stage? Presumably he'll be past the puree stage but not quite eating the same food as the rest of the family? I remember ds1 took to food immediately and after his first tentative bites there was no stopping him but no guarantee ds2 will be the same I suppose!
Any tips/suggestions/advice from those of you who have done the weaning thing more recently than I have!
Oh and I'm planning on starting weaning at some point between 5 and 6 months depending on how he's getting on, if that helps.
I prefer not to give jars (not getting into that debate, so don't start anyone!) but obviously will if that's the only option. We're going to Spain and will have access to a kitchen but not sure how good the facilities will be, also I don't want to spend half my holiday cooking!
So what sort of things is my LO likely to be eating at that stage? Presumably he'll be past the puree stage but not quite eating the same food as the rest of the family? I remember ds1 took to food immediately and after his first tentative bites there was no stopping him but no guarantee ds2 will be the same I suppose!
Any tips/suggestions/advice from those of you who have done the weaning thing more recently than I have!
Oh and I'm planning on starting weaning at some point between 5 and 6 months depending on how he's getting on, if that helps.
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She's not fully past the puree stage though as she's really really against lumps (gags like mad and refuses to eat!) so it depends on the baby I guess. You may be lucky to be past that stage by then, or maybe not. She has her food passed through the blender but little by little I'm trying to leave a few soft lumps in to get her used to them.
Are you going to be in a hotel or apartments? You could also ask if they have a blender available if needs be. The Spanish for blender is "batidora" if they don't understand you as it's probably not a word most people would know in a foreign language!(I live in Spain Another thing, Tesco had a good hand blender last month for just 4pounds, might be worth it to take in your suitcase? I bought one when I went to the UK at Christmas and it did fine with all kinds of foods. You'd need an adaptor for it though here.
Have a great time!
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She eats quite a few finger foods, toast, fruit, rice cakes etc. Just about to try some sandwiches with her.
She is now 8 months & still gags on things like toast.
I blend all her food but find I can take bits of our tea ie. chicken, potatoes & veg & mash them with the back of a fork & she can cope with that.
Also jacket potatoes with cheese are good too in this respect & always seem to be on the menu.
Lily was weaned at 4 months & has always eaten whatever i've given her but she has no teeth yet & it scares the bejesus out of me when she chokes on stuff!
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So now I'm thinking things like mashed bananas, mashed avocado could be easy enough to prepare. Rice cakes for the journey if he's ok with finger foods by that stage. Maybe pack some weetabix in the suitcase for breakfasts. He won't starve bless him.
Gluten is fine after 6 months too, but a lot of babies are weaned from 4ish months so that's why the foods are labelled like that.
DueinJuly I would but just watch for hidden salt content in things like gravy - might be worth setting her a separate plate and then using things like baby vegetable stock or the Heinz stir-in sauces to add some moisture - we gave lo chopped up chicken, carrot, green beans, parsnips, brussels on Sunday and she loved it (loves her veg though any day thankfully!)
have a great holiday!