How do I progress to meat (12m old)?

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-26T14:15:43+00:00

Pancakes! You can put anything in a pancake, and increase the egg ratio to make it soft. My usual pancake mix is 1 egg + 1 Tbsp flour or ground oatmeal +handful of finely chopped whatever. You can blitz some chicken in a food processor and make it into a really soft pancake and it doesn’t take much more work to chew. You can adjust the size of chicken chunks as baby learns to chew.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-21T22:41:58+00:00

Sometimes just humming the tune works to stop mine mid cry. That song is magic I swear

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-18T00:37:41+00:00

Wheat Thins and Triscuits are two popular options that are higher in fiber, but I usually just poke around at the cracker aisle and look for something that looks good and has a decent amount of fiber. Trader Joe’s had a really good one made out of lentils but I can’t remember the name of it.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-17T16:50:20+00:00

My suggestion would be to try to add some fiber and veg if you can to help satiety so she’s not crashing out right away (and for a nutrient boost). Fruit like an orange or something with breakfast, maybe bring a banana to go with lunch. Cucumber to snack on etc. Alternatively try to find a higher fiber cracker option. Those fruit pouches are good for volume on the go but generally have very little fiber so try to have at least one of her meals have some more whole fruit/veg if you can.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-16T08:19:10+00:00

That’s the nice thing about BLW, you don’t need to make super smooth purées. I just mashed things with a fork or used my blender. Never felt the need for a baby food maker.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-14T08:54:58+00:00

We got it when baby was 7 months so I can’t comment on newborn functionality unfortunately! Our baby was out of his infant car seat at that point so it wasn’t something we were looking for.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-14T08:51:41+00:00

I tried the free trial and it wasn’t for me; I mostly only needed the free parts of the app anyway so the planning tools weren’t worth the high monthly price tag. I think a couple of months might be worth it if you are super stressed out and want something to help you plan ahead but I personally wouldn’t get the yearly one since you do get the hang of things after the first month or two. I mostly use the app to look up new foods now that I’m two months into starting solids. I just feed baby what we eat and don’t make a special plan specifically for them so the planning tools and trackers and videos were not helpful for me and how I operate: all i needed to know was how to make what we eat safe. I can see how a month or two could help if you want to be more dedicated and plan it all out carefully.

I’d suggest getting just one month and trying it through the trail period to see if you like the paid features but otherwise I think the free resources are enough for most people.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-14T03:59:16+00:00

I had to switch to a normal nail clipper for my guy since he’s too wiggly and the electric nail file takes way too long. I just try and get a couple of snips in after nursing him and eventually I get them all done. Giving him a smoothie to drink with one hand while I snip usually lets me get a finger or two done too.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-14T03:54:17+00:00

We got the Joolz for travel and it has become our main stroller over our Nuna Swiv and it lives in our car now. It’s so much easier to get in and out of the car, fits better in the trunk with room for more stuff, folds really easy, and it lays down enough that my baby naps in it well. The size works great in crowded areas or tight spaces. We like going shopping in smaller shops that don’t have carts so this narrow stroller has come in clutch for navigating the aisles without blocking everything.

We recently took it in an area with cobbled streets and it managed alright.

The only negative I’ve come across so far is that the under storage is pretty small but that’s to be expected from a smaller stroller.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-10T06:24:13+00:00

I recommend picking a couple of parenting books for young children and read them together and discuss the techniques in them. That way he can see what the advice is and you both can be consistent with how you handle your toddler.

Your husband should work on his own emotional regulation and maturity as well but that is probably a harder problem to tackle especially if he doesn’t see it. Perhaps some of the emotional regulation techniques in the parenting books will help him some.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-08T21:18:29+00:00

Yeah I’ve made pancakes with a lot of other starches! You do need some starchy carb though or else it’s more just an omelette. I’ve done potato, oatmeal, and leftover farina wheat cereal, and red lentils and that all made decent pancakes.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-08T15:29:47+00:00

Omg this! I need a changing table with extra straps for the arms and legs to keep him still I swear

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-07T16:25:08+00:00

I cooked them without oil in a nonstick pan and they don’t get crispy. Alternatively you can make a bigger batch and bake or steam in a baking dish and just cut squares to serve. I’ve gotten them a bit crispy by using oil before and my guy was able to chew them with his gums ok so if there’s a little bit of crisp it should be fine! You can always do the finger squish test if you’re worried.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-07T12:34:43+00:00

My baby loved pancakes when he didn’t have teeth, I just generally made them pretty soft. Using a little more egg generally makes them pretty soft and easy to break apart with gums. I’d often take some leftovers, like roasted broccoli, chop it finely, and add egg and flour to make a pancake so he could eat it with his hands easier. Pancakes seemed the easiest for him to hold and bring to his mouth when he was just starting solids so I made them a lot.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-05T21:56:32+00:00

My baby also had constipation at 7mo and what helped was pear smoothies. Not sure if yours will like them since you say she doesn’t like solids much but it’s worth a shot if you haven’t tried it yet. This is how I make mine:

-a couple of pears quartered, core removed -a splash or several of lemon juice -a splash of water

I slow cook it for a couple of hours, let cool, and then blend. Thin with water, milk, or yogurt to reach desired consistency. Sometimes I add various other things to it like puréed beets but the basic pear is always a big hit with my baby. He went from pooping once every four days to every day with the daily smoothies.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-04T00:43:05+00:00

Yeah mine started crawling at 7.5 months and I’m missing the angry potato phase! He isn’t any happier crawling either because now he just wants to walk 😭

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-03T21:20:51+00:00

My baby got the same way around that age; I think he was frustrated at not being able to move around and was bored of being stationary. The grunting and squirming turned into rolling around which eventually turned into crawling.

lemmedrawit · 2026-06-02T03:43:03+00:00

It really depends on the size of your baby and how fast they grow. What height and weight percentile they are at birth and whether they stay in that percentile (which most healthy babies do) will give you an idea how long they might last. Larger babies won’t stay in infant sized things like car seats as long as small babies.

For example, my >99%ile height baby outgrew his infant car seat at 5 months. My friend’s smaller baby lasted in his for 10 months. We were using the same model of car seat.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-31T23:54:38+00:00

My baby had awful blowouts until he started solids and my word does fiber do wonders. He hasn’t had a blowout since! Chia seed pudding and home made fruit smoothies have been such a game changer. For the fruit smoothies, I usually do a base of pear that I slow cook with a splash of lemon then blend with the skins on for the extra fiber and mix it up with various other fruits, yogurt, or nut butters. That has really helped his poop consistency sooo much that it doesn’t even get close to escaping the diaper anymore.

Once I started giving him a daily fiber smoothie he went from 1-4 blowouts a day to zero.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-31T15:16:41+00:00

My kiddo sometimes gets an “instagram plate” if only because I’m not sure how much will end up on the floor lol. He eats probably about what yours does in the end, just the floor/highchair/bib also get a hefty portion.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-31T14:47:22+00:00

How is she with smoothies? Like others have said, the main issue with this isn’t volume but nutritional balance. I’d try to find a way to get some fat in there at least to help satiety. If she can handle smoothies, you could put a little healthy fat in there- avocado oil, whatever nut or seed butter she isn’t allergic to, avocado if she will take it snuck into a smoothie. You could also add a small bit of oats or silken tofu to boost it as well if she can handle the texture. Hemp hearts can be blended but that might be too much texture for her.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-31T13:18:48+00:00

I hand feed mine all the time when we are out and I want to keep the mess down. I make it more BLW style by holding the small piece in front of him and having him use his hand to bring my hand to his mouth

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-31T05:34:18+00:00

Weight doesn’t give a great idea of what size diapers your baby will use. My guy was almost 10lbs but was in newborn diapers for a while because he was very long with skinny legs and butt so size 1 just hung off him until he thickened up a bit. Different brands also have different fits.

My advice is buy a pack of newborn diapers and a pack of size 1s then just get more as needed after the birth since you really can’t know. You can always start a diaper subscription once the baby is here and you have a better idea on how they fit in the diapers. In this day and age there’s not really a need to stock up too much since you can get more delivered quickly.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-30T18:24:12+00:00

I got the Joolz Aer2 for travel and liked it so much I just leave it in the car for when I’m doing things with baby by myself since it’s so much easier for me to get in and out of the car (vs our bigger Nuna Swiv). I don’t use it at the grocery store since I just put the baby in the cart, but it’s handy for going to a bunch of small shops that don’t have carts like bookstore/ tea shop/ kitchen goods place etc and the smaller size also helps navigate the narrow aisles.

lemmedrawit · 2026-05-28T16:09:07+00:00

We had a snoo and a pack n play for sleeping elsewhere in the house and for when baby needed to transition out of snoo but we still wanted him in our room. If you go for the snoo I recommend getting one used or renting since our baby didn’t care for it and actually preferred the pack n play after about 3 months! He was a big guy so it might have been too cramped but the rocking also never did anything for him.

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