We've started having so many discussions about food recently and it always makes me think of getting a good "routine" down to make it easiest on DD when we starts foods. I know the typical recommendation is to start veggies first and I know it's also recommended to do new foods in the morning in order to watch for allergies.
So my problem is with starting foods in the morning. I already get up between 5:30 and 6 and I'm usually rushing to finish things before heading out the door. I could live with getting up earlier if I needed to in order to feed DD, but she usually doesn't get up until 7:15 or later anyway, sometimes I have to wake her up myself to get ready for daycare. So what do I do? I do NOT want to interrupt her sleep patterns to feed her if I don't have to, because she's really started getting a nice routine down and sleeps so well these days.
So...
Do I wake her up to feed her in the morning?
Do I let her sleep and just do foods in the early evening so I have time to watch for any reactions?
Do I just do it whenever I get the chance? If she wakes up early one morning, do it then, and if not just do it that night?
Just do foods on weekends?
Like I said I want a good routine, but being a working full-time EBF mom is already so tough and I'm struggling to figure out the best course of action.
Re: Routines with starting food
No allergies to food that I'm aware of on either side of the family.
Zoe Nicole: 8/21/14
Due again: 1/17/18