🚨 Advance warning 🚨 This forum will be closing on 1st May – please see our pinned thread for more information.
When did you start 3 meals a day?
H is 7 months now. We started weaning at 6 months and for the past week I have been mostly giving him 1-2 meals a day. He always has breakfast and mostly dinner in the evening with me and H although occasionally I give him lunch instead. HV today said he should be on 3 meals a day now so just curious really to when other people started this?
0
Replies
J was on 3 meals by then. He was a very enthusiastic about eating, so he was probably on 3 meals after a week or so of weaning.
I don't think there's any need for him to be on 3 meals a day until around 9 months, if that, I'm sure the NHS website says that. We started 3 meals at just over 7 months, but because he was a keen eater and it seemed like the right time. It helped get him in a good routine and there was no harm in it (we were blw so I knew he'd just have what he wanted), but I didn't want to rush it either as lunch was the last one to come in and the most faffy as we often aren't at home for it!
Exactly the same as Porkchop. My daughter was offered food at every meal she was awake from when we started BLW at 25 weeks. If it works for you & your family try offering 3 meals & if it doesn't work go back to 2. No rush
I don't think F was on 3 meals a day until 8/9 months, probably nearer 9 months to be honest. He wasn't that fussed by food until 7 months.