How much food ?

We are currently weaning Ben, have been since he was 18 weeks. He is having an 8 oz feed every 4 hrs through out the day and sleeps 12 hrs at night. He is currently having baby cerial for breakfast mixed with his milk and a fruit puree and a veg cube for tea with a fuit puree for afters. How much are other babies who are being weened having or had at this age? I feel he would probably take more. I only do fruit puree, veg puree, baby rice or baby cerial at the moment is that right? When can i start doing more like baby meals for him?

Hope you are all ok

Jodie and a very greedy Ben

Hi

i wondered this when i was weaning frankie last year at about the same age as Ben. I asked the health visitor and i basically started the way you are then would introduce a new veg and keep him on it for a couple of days then if his hungry start mixing it up and adding more, be guided by ben. The reason they said keep them on one veg for a couple of days was to see if it agreed with him or not, if not then you new which one it was. Introduce a couple of cubes then following week a couple of cubes and mash or sweet potato, there's no right or wrong, all babies are different, experiment you'll soon know when you've done something he doesn't like or if its too much. have fun
Frankie insists on feeding himself now, bless him he lifts his arms up at dinner time, not coz i'm lifting him in the highchair but because i'm taking his clothes off, he has all meals in nappies, way too messy lol
good luck
kerry, frankie 17months and vinnie 2 weeks xxx p.s you are right tho cereal, baby rice etc to start but i only done that for about 4 weeks then he started eating the same as us but blended