8-9 monthers

BabyBurns

When I go back to work (I'm a teacher) DD will be 8 months. Just wondering how much and what kind of foods you send to daycare? She actually goes to MIL so I'm wondering if I should just buy a bunch of food to keep at her house or actually pack DD a breakfast and lunch for while she's there. Suggestions? Are they eating snacks by then as well? Drinking juice? Thanks!

14years

At that age, DS was having one solid meal at daycare for lunch. ?He had breakfast at home, also, and we were trying dinner at home. ?He wasn't really into solids consistently until about 10 months. ?He didn't need snacks at that point. ?It was more for getting him used to eating than for nutritional purposes, I think.

For his daycare meal, he would have a fruit or veggie and some rice cereal. ?The fruit or veggie was the Gerber First Foods. ?He liked almost all of them. ?We didn't give DS juice until a little later -- I think 10 months? ?We always took a good supply for the week on Monday, so you could try to do that for your MIL. ?

I think it's a good idea to introduce the sippy cup with milk or water at least by 8 months or so, if you haven't already, because it seemed to take DS a long time to figure it out. ?We wanted to be done with bottles by a year, and we are on track for that.

gina&dave07

DD is 8.5 months and eats breakfast at daycare.  She eats one of the containers of Gerber 2nd foods.  I sometimes send a slice of cheese for an afternoon snack.  She eats dinner at home with us.  I am not sure when I will start sending lunch.  She also takes 4 bottles at daycare too.  I usually take food for the week and leave it in her cubby so I don't have to worry about it every day.  HTH!

2bWednDec

My baby is 7.5 months.  She eats gerber oatmeal for breakfast.  At daycare she eats either a gerber stage 2 fruit or vegetable, and they usually give her some rice cereal too.  She consumes 3 bottles at daycare and a bottle in the AM and PM at home.  I just give the daycare lots of rice cereal in case she needs extra food or snacks...she can have that.  I also take everything once a week rather than daily.