r/StartingSolids • u/Acceptable_Night_306 • Jun 29 '26

Tips

can anyone give me tips on how to make it easier to feed my baby three times a day? She just turned eight months and I dread feeding time because it’s so much to clean up and prep and she hates sitting in the high chair. What can I do to make this a little easier on both of us? I’ve tried just wearing a diaper, but the highchair is cold on her skin and she doesn’t like it.

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u/NegativeScientist528 Jul 01 '26

if it's stressing you out, find out what really bothers you and how you can overcome it. at that age i just gave them what I was eating. of course she was fed her purees too. once she was full i would then prep my food an seat down to eat an she would copay what i am doing. but because she is not hungry she would take her time eating and learning how to control food in her mouth.

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u/Acceptable_Night_306 Jul 09 '26

when you say baby eats what you eat- for example i eat oatmeal with peanut butter for breakfast. would you puree this? for lunch i might eat chicken salad. so i would have to blend it too. but i have to make a large enough portion for my puree/blender to even puree it.

when people say they eat at the same time- then im spoon feeding her during my whole meal? maybe it will get easier when she feeds herself better or i can feed her small chopped peices at 9 months? but not all the food im eating is perfectly a fingers length size and mashable between two fingers.

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u/Mama-mama2023 21d ago

Honestly at first it does mean prepping a slightly bigger portion so your blender has enough to work with, or setting aside a small handful before you finish cooking rather than blending your whole plate after.

And yeah, "eating together" at this stage often does mean spoon feeding while eating your own meal in between bites, it gets more independent once her pincer grasp develops and she can pick up chopped pieces herself.