should i let my 5 month old finsh a whole jar of baby food?

[JLeesmum]

Jyden has been on solids for about a month, he's gone from 1 teaspoon to 3 tablespoons, i stop him there, but he always crys for more.. should i let him finish whole jar?? :confused:

[Raising Leprechauns]

I always fed my kids until they turned away or spat it out. They wont eat if they arent hungry.

[halloweenmum]

Yep I say go for it. My DD simply stops opening her mouth when she is full. :) Im pretty sure my DD was eating that much at 5mths. When I started her on solids, she went off her bottle for a while, more keen to eat food instead, but now its evened back out. Maybe thats what your bub is doing too.

[EmmasMummy]

Yeah let him eat it.... I was always worried with my DD... but she was always much happier when I finally eat untill she didnt want any more.

[Cosimum]

As long as he is growing well, and his solids aren't displacing too much of his milk intake, then he can eat what he wants.

[sweetseven]

I believe in following bubs lead, and only stop once bub slows down or loses interest.

DD6 was eating 4 jars in one sitting at five months. (I was refilling comercial babyfood jars with a homemade mix of avocado, tomato, beans, carrot, and a little brocolli.) At dinner I would toss whatever we were eating in the blender for her and she would have a small bowlful. (If she didn't like it, then I would offer the avocado mixture instead.) However she was a very big eater, and by 12 months was eating more than most of my other children.

DD7 is 5 months and I've been lazy with her. She mainly gets yoghurt, or occasionally porridge, and has been taking 100g-200g at a time. I have given her a few flakes of fish, or chicken whilst we've been eating it, but only a pea-sized amount.

Edit I always give her a breastfeed immediately before solids, to ensure that solids aren't displacing milk.

[2girls&1boy]

I am being lazy & haven't read any prior posts but I would say yes if your baby wants the whole jar.

Babies will stop eating when they are full. :yes:

[Boobycino]

I would. I'm now facing the "should I let my 8 month old eat 3 weetbix and then demand a breast feed before he's full"

My mum did a bit of a :ecomcity: at me about childhood obesity and some such nonsense. I hear her pulling back when I mention Jasper's eating 2-3 weetbix, so I dont tell my mum what jasper is eating anymore. Fact of the matter is he's an 8 month old who can nearly walk independantly, and he's the size of an average 12 month old, so supprise supprise he has high nutritional demands. Every baby is different. My son is very very active so even though he eats as much as I do some days, he's burning it off every minute he's awake.

I think when they're full, they stop. Or at the very least slow down. Jasper wont always stop opening his mouth for food, but he stops swallowing it - so he just opens his mouth for another mouthful and the food thats already in his mouth oozes out... thats my que that he's full!

[zephani]

I'll probably sound horrible here but I don't allow my 5 month old DD to have the whole jar. She is a big baby for her age so she is offered two tablespoons of food, three times a day. If she only eats half of it, I am fine with that. And if she eats all of it, I'm fine with that too, but she isn't offered more. She doesn't like a lot of jar baby food, so I make her food at home.

Smashlee how is your LO going with the variety of food you offer? I remember an earlier thread saying that they liked somethings but not others. Our LO's are around the same age, so I'm curious about what your LO eats in a day.

[LilMissnBoo]

As long as your baby is having milk before solids and is still having the recommended intake of milk (for a 5 month old) then that should be fine.

[BabelFish]

Yep, of course you should! If he's hungry, he'll eat. If he isn't, he won't. Kids have far better self-regulators than we do!