With purees, I can make a big batch and freeze it in little cubes and simply thaw one every morning. I had heard that it was so much easier than purees and that truly just wasn’t the case for me! I know that baby-led weaning is all the rage right now and personally it just wasn’t for us. Obviously, if we are eating a salad or other foods that are too hard or crunchy, we don’t give that to them, but if it’s soft enough, they get it! Baby Led Weaning Vs. By 9 or 10 months my babies are mostly eating the same foods as we are just cut up very small. My goal is to get them to table foods as soon as they are ready for it. I blended up some ripe avocado blended with water and some breastmilk.Īs they get used to solids and the consistency, I gradually make it thicker and add some baby oatmeal cereal to it. I started Beckhaon solids the same way I started with the older 3. If they aren’t interested in solids, definitely keep offering them but do NOT let it stress you out if they aren’t interested. Don’t forget, food before one is just for fun… babies really need breastmilk or formula during their first year of life. We started again a few weeks later (just before he turned 6 months old) and it went much better. With Beckham, we started offering a few spoonfuls of purees after he turned 5 months old and he definitely wasn’t ready for them. There is also the debate of whether or not you should do baby-led weaning or purees. We have always pretty much stuck to the guidelines and started solids closer to 6 months.
The AAP now recommends that babies start solids at 6-months, but really, any time between 4 and 6 months is fine. If you are ready to sleep train, I have outlined 5 different sleep training methods and which one is right for you, in this post –> 5 Popular Sleep Training Methods Explained. However… sleep training does not have to involve crying! When you think about sleep training, you might associate it with the cry it out method. I have had babies who have slept and babies who haven’t slept and they are so. Not only do YOU need sleep, but your BABY needs sleep as well. That is a personal question, and personally, I would absolutely consider sleep training. Then, follow an eat, wake, sleep schedule throughout the day. The most important thing you can do is have a consistent wakeup time and a consistent bedtime! As long as your baby is healthy and growing properly, they don’t need nutrition in the middle of the night. Babies are all different!īut if your baby is not sleeping through the night at 6 months, now is the time to troubleshoot. Please don’t let it frustrate you or make you feel like you did anything wrong or that there’s something wrong with your baby. If your 6-month old baby is not sleeping well and you’re reading this post about my baby sleeping through the night and taking solid naps, it might be frustrating to you. 6:30: Awake time, bath, or a quick wipe down.5:30: Catnap (usually lasted about an hour).8:30: Solids (ripe avocado blended with water or breastmilk).I have followed both the Babywise and Moms on Call books with all 4 of my babies and cannot recommend the books enough! My babies were all taking solid naps by 2-months and sleeping through the night (12 hours) by 12-14 weeks.
6 MONTH OLD WAKE UP TIME HOW TO
If you’re unsure what moms on call is, it is a baby care book that helps you get your baby on a solid routine and teaches you how to help them establish good sleep habits. In this post, you will read about our experience introducing solids and following the 6 month schedule through Moms on Call. The biggest change at 6 months old is that you should start solids if you haven’t already done that! We started solids at this time as I prefer to wait to introduce solids right around the 6 month mark. What to Expect With a 6 Month Old BabyĦ months is such a fun age! Beckham has always been a super happy and smiley baby and was a delight at 6 months.
6 months is SUCH a fun age! I think I say that every month though, haha! But seriously, watching your baby learn and do new things is so exciting and it seriously makes you feel like your child is a genius.
6 MONTH OLD WAKE UP TIME UPDATE
This is Beckham’s 6 month moms on call schedule and an update for his 6 month of life from September 17th to October 17th.
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