In the last article I wrote about the first 10 days of weaning of my baby, Adam. In the first 10 days the focus was to offer one food at a time, and once a day. But quickly, I realized that Adam wanted to eat more and try a greater combination of foods. So, I started by offering two meals a day, lunch and dinner, trying to have them at the same time every day. However, it was not always so. Those who have babies know how important it is to have routines, but also that it doesn't always go as planned, and you have to have a certain flexibility. I usually offered lunch between 12:00 and 12:30, and dinner between 18:00 and 18:30. From the 22nd day, I also introduced breakfast, so Adam started to have 3 meals a day, normally between 8 am and 9 am. During these days I introduced some foods that could cause allergies, in order of introduction: yogurt (cow's milk), egg, oatmeal (gluten), tahini (sesame), salmon (fish), pasta (gluten). According to current recommendations, the introduction of allergens should not be delayed, contrary to what was previously recommended. More recent studies have concluded that the earlier a child is exposed to allergens, the lower the risk of developing food allergies (1). For children with a food history of allergies, recommendations are to expose the child to allergens even earlier, at 4 months of age (2). If this is the case with your baby, I recommend talking to your paediatrician and dietitian to find out how to introduce allergens into your baby's diet. In terms of meals offered to my baby, I tried to match with our family diet. Especially towards the end of the first 30 days, when I have already started to introduce some condiments in the baby's diet, such as aromatic herbs and some spices. Salt was left out for the baby's meal, of course. I only added a little salt to our meals. I also made a table with a list of foods with the exposure number up to 10, to try to understand how many times each food was being offered. Because we naturally tend to always offer the same type of food. So, with this table (shown below), I was more aware of the foods in which exposure had been reduced, and I tried to offer more of that food. I ended up repeating some of the meals, as I always made a little more and froze in small jars to offer later. In terms of the texture offered, we started to evolve from completely smooth purees to purees with some texture, and foods mashed with a fork. Because I realized that the baby was ready to evolve in texture, always chewing food before swallowing. I also occasionally offered him whole foods for him to pick up and eat, such as broccoli, and he ate well, leaving only the broccoli stem. So far, I can say that there hasn't been a food that Adam has turned down. In general, he always eats all the food offered. Of course, there were some exceptions, where he started crying and didn't want to eat. I think it must have been because he wanted to sleep, as he usually sleeps right after a meal. Below is the menu offered from day 11th to the 30th: Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Lunch: mashed sweet potato, mashed eggplant Dinner: pureed chickpeas, pureed carrots Day 15 Lunch: (not registered) Dinner: green beans, mashed potato Day 16 Dinner: mashed eggplant, mashed courgette Day 17 Lunch: Red lentils, mashed potatoes, mashed yellow peppers Day 18 Lunch: 2 teaspoons plain yogurt, pureed blend of lentils, carrots, potatoes and yellow peppers Day 19 Lunch: yogurt, baked apple, yellow peppers Day 20 Day 21 Breakfast: yogurt and 1/2 boiled apple. The soup was very liquid, it was more difficult for the baby to eat. Day 22 Dinner: only breast milk, because we were out of the house and arrived late. Day 23 Dinner: only breastfed, as lunch was late. Day 24 Dinner: plain yogurt Day 25 Dinner: yogurt with sweet potatoes. Day 26 Breakfast: porridge with breast milk Lunch: rice with pea puree Dinner: not registered Day 27 Breakfast: plain natural yogurt Lunch: pasta with pea puree, olive oil, salmon and pear Dinner: plain natural yogurt Day 28 Dinner: not registered Day 29 Lunch: Oven-roasted vegetables with olive oil (sweet potato, red onion, eggplant, yellow and red peppers) Dinner: Oven Roasted Vegetables with Olive Oil with Mashed Carrots Day 30 Breakfast: porridge with water, pear and cinnamon Lunch: vegetables roasted in the oven with olive oil Dinner: plain natural yogurt Read about the first 10 days of weaning in my blog. If you need help weaning your baby, I recommend talking to a dietitian. She can help clarify all your doubts and make you feel more confident in this very important stage of your baby's life. Book a free 15-minute initial telephone consultation by clicking here to find out how I can help you. AuthorJoana Jardim, UK Registered Dietitian, MSc Clinical Nutrition, Mom of a baby boy References
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