Hi Milly and welcome to the wonderful world of BLS!!

when giving your LO toast, do you butter it? We don't butter the toast but mainly because we don't use butter ourselves! We do give DD mayo, dip and lots of other fatty toppings though in moderation.

weetbix - yes or no? Once again, we don't eat weetbix so we don't give that to her but I think it would be fine.


and can I make porridge up on cows milk for her? or not yet? Yes, anything small like this is fine but if you are worried about weight etc etc or she doesn't seem to be drinking alot of milk, I would use EBM.

Is it OK to skip a solid "meal"? At first, DD would just eat at whatever meals she was awake for! If that meant she skipped meals then so be it. She was still on mainly milk so it was no drama at all as milk was her main source and food was just a supplement.

Do you all make wonderful healthy wholesome meals at every meal, or do you take some shortcuts too? Eg - prepared sauces for stirfries/pasta/etc. Do you use them? And if so, so you allow your babies to have them? We just feed her what we feed ourselves and yep, I use prepared sauces at times. We generally have a healthy diet and I do try and make sure she has a fruit, vegie and calcium serve each day.

What can I do with all these purees? Mix with yoghurt? Or you could mix them with EBM or even ice and make smoothies?