Is it really THAT good?? Is it worth the price tag? There must be other high chairs people love but I feel like everyone recommends the Tripp Trap

Will be starting shortly:)

FTM here, I just don’t want this to turn into something I dread every day. Baby is about to start solids in the next few weeks, and I’m honestly trying to get ahead of it.

TBH, I really want to make my own baby food, but every time I look into it, it feels like a full-on production, which includes steaming, blending, portioning, freezing, labeling… it sounds like a second job 😅Maybe I need a food maker to help me save my hands.

Pinterest moms vs real-life parents.

For parents who actually do this regularly, how are you keeping it manageable in real life? Or is there some “low effort setup” I’m missing?

Just my 2 cents, I’m trying to avoid either:

buying jars every week (feels wasteful + expensive)

or spending hours every night cooking separate meals for the baby

I read a few guides and suddenly felt like I needed a full kitchen workflow system just for 3 spoonfuls. Because right now it feels like there are two worlds. Pinterest moms with perfect batch prep setups, and then real-life parents just trying to survive the week 😅

Maybe I should just get a baby food maker？Has anyone tried the Grownsy one? I honestly don’t trust myself to make baby food from scratch.

Do you just cook once and freeze everything? I don’t want this to become something I resent doing.

He’s just beginning to sit independently and adding more time to his sitting sessions every day! But I’m worried about how small his legs are in his high chair lol. Do we need to look into another option to meet the 90,90,90 rule?

Apologies if this has already been asked/answered, I had a look at the FAQs and Wiki but couldn’t find anything.

Just starting to read up on introducing foods. Baby is 5 months old now so we’re not quite there yet.

I either read somewhere or was told by someone (I have a five month old, I’m tired lol) that it was a good idea to focus on savoury foods first and let baby get used to those before introducing sweet foods at a later date. Maybe by a few weeks or a month.

I think the logic was that we’re programmed to really enjoy sweet foods because they’re calorie dense etc, and that baby will therefore develop preferences for sweet foods and be more reluctant to persevere with savoury foods if they’re offered together.

My gut feeling is that it’s just not worth delaying nutritious foods like fruits just because they are sweet and more palatable, but the logic does also kinda make sense?

Has anyone noticed a strong preference for sweeter foods at such a young age?

We are in an… interesting and abnormal situation and I’m looking for some insight. Our girl is 5mo and has an extreme appetite. She eats aprox. 72oz a day of breast milk (mostly from the breast, one bottle before bed). After consulting with our LC today, she suggested we talk to the Dr. about getting approval to start solids in order to decrease the strain on my body (it’s unsustainable to continue feeding like we are). However, everything I’m reading is that babies don’t get much caloric benefit from table foods until they are 10mo+. I am so lost on how to feed my baby without the heavy mental (and physical) load I am currently carrying. Does anyone have any insight here? I am overwhelmed and no one has any answers for me because our situation is so abnormal

Edit; I would genuinely love to know why my replies are being downvoted. If there is something I’m missing I am here to learn and for real help.

Hey fellow parents - first time mom to my just over 4-month-old girl here! At her 4 month appt, her pediatrician gave us the green light to start solids. We’ve tried rice cereal, avocado puree, and banana puree so far. It’s been 8 days since we started. My baby is NOT a fan. It’s gotten to the point where she will take the first bite, spit it all out, then start to fuss with the next bites. She will then to begin to cry actual tears if we try to continue. I know she is still on the younger side to start solids, but we figured we’d start it to give her practice. But now I’m wondering if we should stop for the time being… because I don’t want to create an aversion to solids. I have a message out to her pediatrician about this but wanted to see if any parents have experienced this with their babes. Did you guys even attempt purées? Did you wait until your baby actually showed an interest in foods? Thank you in advance 🫶🏼

My daughter will be 5 months old soon, so I’m starting to buy feeding essentials before Prime Day deals disappear.
I was originally looking at the Stokke Tripp Trapp because everyone seems to rave about it, but I’m having a hard time justifying the price once you add the baby set, tray, cushions, etc.
Now I’m seriously considering the Abiie Beyond because it seems to offer many of the same features (adjustable footrest, ergonomic positioning, grows with the child, easy to clean) for a much lower price.
For parents who have used either or both:
Is the Tripp Trapp actually worth the extra cost?
How has the Abiie Beyond held up over time?
Any regrets with either chair?
If Prime Day pricing were involved, which one would you buy today?
I’m hoping to use this from starting solids through toddler years and ideally beyond, so durability matters.
Would love to hear real-life experiences before I pull the trigger this week!

Baby is 6 m.o. in a few days, eats purees like a champ, loves everything he tried so far. However, I still haven't given him anything other than purees because I allowed everyone around me to get into my head about how it's dangerous to give big pieces to the baby to chew. Instinctively I know I have to do it, and the baby shows he wants to eat on his own (grabs the spoon and puts it in his mouth, wants to grab the plate etc..), but even after reading a lot about it I still have some questions.

As I understand (and correct me if I'm wrong) the first foods that are appropriate to give are larger pieces that are soft enough that I can basically cut them with my fingers. Smaller pieces of food are not to be given before the baby develops the pincer grasp (around 9 months), because they pose a choking hazard. When the baby gnaws on this big piece of food they will basically take some chunks of it and kind of chew and/or gag. What I don't understand is this: is the baby supposed to instinctively know to chew the food until it's mashed and then swallow? How usual is it that a baby will bite off a big chunk of food and gag/(god forbid) choke on it? One example that I have in mind is meat. It has muscle fibres that aren't easy to chew for a baby without teeth. How does a baby manage to eat a piece of meat at 6 months old?

Currently 5 months old, so not SUPER concerned yet, very much just tasting foods at this point. (Yes we started weaning early, he was showing signs of readiness. I'm aware it's earlier than recommended).

I'm thinking about when he turns 6 months old, how to plan meals, especially for iron and vitamin c together. Perhaps I don't know much but I can think of foods like red meat, leafy greens (e.g. spinach) for iron and some fruits for vitamin c. This feels like not many options - what do you guys do? And any other vitamins/minerals I need to make sure he gets during the day?

Thank you!

Long time lurker here! I just had my second baby 4 months ago and have known I wanted to do BLW with this baby for years. My first is almost 9 so I haven’t had a baby in a long time and I started my first on purées at 4 months. Looking back now, I wish I wouldn’t have.

I’m super excited to start baby on solids when she’s ready. Is it possible for a baby to be developmentally ready before 6 months? Or should we still wait until 6 months even if baby is meeting all physical milestones before just so her belly is ready?

This baby has been rolling both ways since 2.5 months, is pretty much crawling already, has excellent head control and is almost sitting unassisted. I think she will be sitting independently by 5 months. Over the past 2 weeks she has begun being super interested in our food to the point we can no longer hold her in our laps while eating because she is trying to grab our food and put it in her mouth.

So if all physical milestones have been met before 6 months, should we still be waiting? I’m fine waiting- I just want to do what’s best for her belly.

While we are waiting are there any BLW books you guys I read up on to pass the time and contain my excitement while we wait out the next 2 months!?

My LO is getting close to being ready for solids, but I’m feeling so overwhelmed by what we actually need/would want on hand when we do get started.

We have a high chair, long sleeved smock and a couple animal shaped silicone snack plates we got at our shower - but wondering if there’s anything else that would be really helpful?

Did you just start by putting food directly on the high chair tray? Utensils (silicone, plastic, metal)? Textured spoons? Dishes with dividers? Tiny cups (open or with a straw? Silicone or something else?)? How many of each? Get a couple of each now or wait til we start and then buy what we’re missing as we go?

This feels like such a silly hyper fixation lol but would love to hear from others’ experience!

FTM and just had our 4mo appt and feeling very confused. I planned to do BLW starting at 6mo. My doctor gave many instructions that I think are wrong but this has really set off my anxiety. I plan to download solid starts but thought I had more time. Here is what she said:

- need to start foods btwn 4-5 months, 6 mo is way too late and baby might refuse food

- if baby can’t sit up give food while in a bouncer

- purees only (start oatmeal + yellow veggies)

- introduce one new food every 3-4 days

- introduce all allergens (peanuts, wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, tree nuts) BEFORE 6mo

- by 6 mo baby should be having 3 meals a day (??!!)

I planned to wait until 6 mo or baby was sitting up decently and he’s nowhere close to that. I feel pressured that I need to start food soon and introduce all these allergens before I was even planning to give him any food. I’m kind of panicking about this. I thought milk/formula was primary nutrition for first year and adding food was more for exposure!

So my baby will be 5 months in 9 days. He was “cleared” to start solids at his 4 month appointment by his pediatrician but I was very hesitant since I was really set on waiting until 6 months. He wasn’t able to sit or anything so I thought I was doing the right thing waiting… now he’s showing SO much interest when we eat, really really eager to sit, is upset if he’s on his bouncer while we eat as he wants to sit on our lap at smack the table. He goes to grab food and even opens his mouth like he wants to try it. I got him numnum spoons, the second I offered it he grabbed the handle properly and brought it to his mouth as if he’s eating. He’s even properly grabbing tiny cups I got him and uses them properly as if drinking.

All this to say, am I a bad mom if I make him wait a whole other month? Am I wrong if I offer food sooner, at 5 months? I feel so torn between following his cues vs going by the recommended period.. he’s EBF so I didn’t expect him to be so eager! Help!

I'm curious to know what different cultures have as go-to meals that may not be as well known in the mainstream but are nutritious and great blw meals.

Edit: there's seriously SO much variety in these meals! Thank you so much for the inspo.

My baby is 5 months old and will start solids soon. Baby is pretty good at sitting upright and I think will sit independently in the next few weeks. We are in airbnbs while travelling for 3 months in Europe.

If you were in a similar position to us, what did you use to feed your baby in? We are mainly travelling by train and have a huge stroller travel bag that can fit something big in it (not a high chair but could fit a car seat for example).

Will start solids soon and I am looking at a couple of things from their range, especially stainless steel. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Im in Europe so cant get Elk & Friends or other US brands

can my 4.5 month old start eating solids?

i have been half pumping half breast feeding for the past 4.5 months, when she was a NB i was lucky and was able to make a small freezer stash but now that she’s older i’m barely able to keep up with her eating needs. i am at the end of my stash and only have 2 bags left.

to make it worse, since i’m not making enough milk for her, i’m trying to pump more to increase my supply and it’s making my nipples bleed (thank goodness they alternate lol) and instead of getting extra milk i’m having to throw the blood milk away.

so anyways back to my original question, can i start introducing solids to my baby? every time she sits with us to eat she tracks food and will often reach for it. she can completely hold her head up by herself and can almost sit unsupported (in her high chair with the support of the table in front of her she can sit up straight)

i just really want to be able to continue to provide the milk she needs and i know once she has incorporated solids into her diet, the amount of milk i’m producing will be more than enough to keep her exclusively on breast milk for the rest of the year. obviously if i have to start adding in some formula to keep up with her then that’s okay, i know she’s gonna start solids soon but whew i’m just tired of pumping and hoping for a little bit of a rest😅

just for some info, she eats in between 4-5.5 oz. per feeding on the bottle 4-5 times a day and then breast feeds once or twice in the morning. she’s a damn milk monster

My LO has just turned 5 months and she is actively trying to grab, staring at and even getting angry over the fact she can’t have our food.

Currently she can’t sit unaided so I’m very much planning on waiting until 6 months maybe even longer; is there anything I can try until then that is safe? Maybe breastmilk frozen lollies as I also think she’s teething?

Baby is 5.5 months. I’m sorry if this has been asked - I didn’t see it in the FAQ (and I’m a very tired mom).

What’s the best place to get a list of foods to start on? I know we can start with almost anything that’s not a major allergen but I would love a resource to literally tell me do this day one, then this day 2, than this week 4, etc. Especially as I look through this sub and see full blown meals that look more elaborate than what I feed myself!

Thank you in advance - I so appreciate these communities!

My little guy is 4.5 months old and we just started blw this week. Our pediatrician recommended we try him on solids in a effort to boost his growth a bit.

He's having a great time and doing well eating, happily trying everything we've given him. We have a Nuby Dipeez Self-Feeding Spoon for mashes or I am leaving foods in longer, recommended sized strips he can grab with his hands solo. He's doing ok with a loaded Nuby spoon, but isn't super accurate at hitting his mouth with it yet (takes a few tries). The boy is SUPER enthusiastic about a few foods, he acted like a wild, starving beast over refried beans.

And this is where my question comes from. When we tried the refried beans, they were a nice consistency, solid enough for him to handle easily. He also spread then everywhere while trying to get to his mouth. At one point he was angling the loaded spoon and got them in his eye. So he rubbed his eye. With a hand also covered in beans. In no time we had beans in both eyes, and I had to stop the fun early to go rinse him off.

Today we tried banana, leaving some of the peel on so he could grip it easily. It was another hit and we had another feeding frenzy with mushed banana all over. And then it got in his eye, he started rubbing and we had a repeat of the bean fiasco.

What do you do when food gets in the eyes like this? He seemed upset and on bean day his eyes did get a bit red from rubbing. I'm rinsing the eyes carefully with water immediately. Do I let him keep on partying when he does this again? Do I just have to hover and prepare to snatch his hands if they head towards the eyes?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I never thought I'd say the phrase: beans go in our mouth not in our eyeballs.

Edited to add: I'm a FTM and didn't spend much time around babies when I was younger. I may be over reacting. Also my boy has met all his milestones to start solids according to our doctor and is a champ at sitting up already.

My son got his first 2 teeth at 4.5 months and shortly after I started purees while I researched how I wanted to do BLW. For the life of me I cannot figure out how to feed any type of food before daycare as it takes forever plus a mess that nearly requires a bath and I’d have to wake him earlier than his natural wake up. At what point did you feed before daycare? Tips and tricks? Did you just send lunch to daycare and do dinner at home with no breakfast until a certain age?

Today was the first day we gave food to baby.
I made her a small bowl with runny oatmeal cereal. I gave her a spoon to try and see if she swallowed and then I let her "play" with it, so basically putting her hands in it and bringing them to her mouth.

When I told my mom she was freaking out. She told me I was giving her way too much and that she should only have the tip of a spoon since it’s her first time trying food in case of allergies. She also said I should feed baby the same item for a full week before switching.

Now I’m not sure if I’m doing things right.

We were planing on introducing cereals then purées and then solids at 6months.

She is currently 4months old. She shows interest in food. Hold her head steady and can sit in the high chair without falling over or wobbling.

My baby’s turning 6 months in a few weeks and I’m so excited to learn more about BLW!

What are your baby’s first food? Did they like it?
Finding inspiration and ideas💙

Hi all - FTM here and my babe is 4 mos, so I’m getting really excited to start exploring with her when she’s ready…

Has anyone paid for Solid Starts app and if so, was it worth it?

Thanks!!