I hear from so many mums how excited they are before the big day: the day their little one starts diversifying.
I wasn’t nervous: until the moment I put the spoon to his mouth 
. I can’t wait to see how he reacts and how he gets his food. I’m glad I was able to breastfeed him exclusively, and I still do, but introducing meals gradually gave me more of a sense of relief and security.
As you know, I have gradually resumed my activities only a month after giving birth.
Because of this, the moment I left the house was like a time bomb for me. I always wondered if Dragos (he’s the one who stayed 95% with Rareș while I was away at work) and the grandparents occasionally managed. We haven’t had milk reserves since the end of December, beginning of January. So my whole program revolved around his lunch hours.
No matter what I read, saw or was told, I always acted as I thought was best for me and my family. And now, as a mother, I do the same. With one grandmother a pediatrician and the other grandmother a sort of nanny for grandchildren + a few babies she had taken care of in the past + having raised all three of us (me and my siblings) alone, I always took advice from them.
But the final decision was mine. I feel Rareș the best and I see what he needs and he seems to give me signs on how to proceed.
When Rareș was 6 months old we also started diversifying.
A soft start in which we gently inserted a table. The carrot “broke the ice” and his reaction to the first spoonful was as if I had given him lemon . The first day he didn’t eat much, the second day he did a little better and so on. I then continued with parsnips, zucchini, broccoli, etc. Later sweet potato, pumpkin, cauliflower, spinach.
I gave him the vegetables separately at first and divided over several days. No day was the same for us, so I can’t tell you exactly how many milk meals we had. I know I introduced vegetables at lunchtime, between 1pm and 3pm.
Now I make all sorts of combinations and find out what she likes and doesn’t like. I have to admit I was overjoyed to see him eating everything. In a future post I will share with you some of our favorite recipes.
We make him fresh food every day. We use the Philips Avent 4 in 1 blender which Dragos likes very much. When he prepares the meal for Rares, he says to me: I can cook too :)).
It is very easy to use. Peel the vegetables, chop them, put them in the blender, set the right cooking time, then turn the container over and press the middle button to puree.
Steaming the vegetables makes the meal much more nutritious and the time spent in the kitchen is only 20 minutes.
At the end of March we went to the mountains and this camera was not missing from our luggage. I just needed an outlet and vegetables, obviously, so that Raresh’s meal would be a healthy and fresh one.
After a few weeks we also introduced fruit.
Rareș still wakes up at night and I put him to breast around 3:00 a.m., then he eats more milk around 7:00 a.m. ( breastfed), and around 10:00 – 11:00 he gets a fruit.
The first fruit was the apple, which I also steamed. And he loved it. Fruits introduced so far: apple, banana and orange juice.
I try to give him Romanian products, which have not been transported much.
How was diversification for you?
What is your little one’s favourite meal?
AB
