My DS is a little older than yours, but for the last 3 or so months I've been doing a mega-mix all in one - pumpkin, zucchini, carrot, beans,broccoli, parsnip, corn, peas, cauliflower - all pureed up together in the blender, and then I hand mash through some potato at the end. I do it like this cos my DS has been really fussy, and it's been a way to get him to eat a broad range of vegies in a way that he wouldn't have done otherwise. All frozen into ice cubes. I also do a pumpkin/steak or pumpkin chicken puree mix to add the the vegies, so that he gets some meat into him occasionally too, although you're maybe a couple of months away from introducing meat yet. Doing the vegies in one big mix i reckon saves me time, as the all get cooked together in the one pot, although I stagger the cooking process a little, as obviously things like peas & corn cook really quickly, whereas pumpkin & carrots can take a little longer to soften. And I have to confess that a couple of times when I've had freshly cooked up vegies, DF & I have had a spoonful or two on our plates for dinner, surprisingly tasty....
To be honest, DD had meat from about 7 months. I had never heard of having to wait to introduce it... and I don't think there is an issue with it if you wait until 6 months to introduce solids...
Saša
absolutely, that's why I used the word "maybe" in the sentence about introducing meat. I certainly wasn't trying to imply that there's a strict rule about these things - every baby has their own pace I reckon, the trick being to work out your baby's pace. My DS has been really slow with taking to solids, so it's been important to me to read & listen to people's advice, and then to choose the path that felt the best for DS & me. Depending on what literature you read some say no probs for introduction at 6 months, other opinions are that it gets introduced at 8-10 months. I guess if you're doing BLS these things will take care of themselves.
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