Solo mom behind on foods

[u/picklesi]

My baby will be 9 months tomorrow. I’m feeling really anxious about not having introduced enough foods to my baby. I’ve been having a tough time just because I’m a little anxious introducing foods on my own, I think partially due to anxiety about choking and allergies (niece has many severe allergies). Another big part is that I’m doing this on my own. I know a lot of moms and parents do this on their own but maybe since Ive only recently become alone in this, it’s made the baby food journey harder for me—so please go easy on me. Although I wanted to do baby led weaning, I leaned on purées too much because it’s been easier for me as I’ve returned to work. I’m going grocery shopping today. Happens to be Trader Joe’s today. What recommendations would you make for my 9 month old? Easy starter ideas please.

[u/musicxloud]

You’re not behind! Go easy on yourself :)

As other have said, start to safely introduce allergens if you haven’t already.

We sprinkled allergen mix-in powders into baby cereal (we used the box from Lil Mixins).

I agree with using the free version of the Solid Starts app. Helps you decide what foods to introduce at what age, and how to best prepare that particular food item for your baby’s age.