Does not Giving enough baby food delay baby.

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My baby is 8 months takes about 4 bottles during the day 8-9 OZ. And gets fruit throughout the day and always has a nice breakfast. My concern is that I’m not giving enough of food to baby. She does drink sometimes a 2 or 4 oz bottle around 3am. I try feed her whatever i eat but the organic brand. Should baby be getting more food during the day? She has her 9 month appointment next month and I want to make sure I’m feeding her all the right feeds and that the feed will not make her delayed. My grandma told me not giving her enough can delay her I think that’s untrue. She crawls, pulls up, talks all day, can express herself for certain emotions, but she doesn’t walk 🤷‍♀️ well she can walk holding onto something like her push toy, or her fav pushing the laundry basket and walking behind it.

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Food before 1 isn’t just for fun. It’s a myth. I wish people would stop saying that to others. Look it up. Plenty of sources on it. 
I don’t think it’ll delay your child, but Siam to the pediatrician about any growth and developmental delays you might be concerned about or notice.

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Introducing lots of tastes and texture is the most important piece of solids right now. But formula or milk should be the main source of nutrition. But remember you’ll start to wean from formula or milk after 1 so you want them set up well for getting most of their nutrients after 1 from solids.

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My pediatrician said to work up to a solid three meals a day by the time baby turns 1. So when she turns 1 she should already be eating 3 meals a day. Just gradually work up to that over the next few months, so that she can transition from getting her nutrition from formula or breastmilk to food. But as of right now she’s getting her nutrition from her milk so she should be just fine!

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Food before one is just for fun. Your grandma is wrong. Don’t take medical advice from anyone except your doctor.

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Food before 1 is just experiments anyways. I didn't start food until my LO was 10mo really. He had purees before that but he relied on my boobs

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Talk to your pediatrician. My second wasn’t interested in solids at all until he was 10 months old. His pediatrician wasn’t worried about it. We put him at the table with us, gave him food, ate with him, interacted with him, he just didn’t care until one random day when he started eating everything. He is a little speech delayed but he’s starting to catch up.

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Some kids just take a little longer to be interested. My first wanted nothing to do with solids until he was 9/10 months and he hated purees. His pediatrician was never concerned and reiterated each child goes at their own pace.

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As long as baby is gaining weight and isnt hungry thats all that matters. Formula is a babies main form of nutrients until 1 year

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I don’t think it delays them in that sense but it could delay their eating/chewing skills but I’m not a doctor so I would just have a convo with your doctor. My baby was eating a solid 2 meals a day plus 2 snacks at 9 months and now he’s almost 1 and has 3 meals a day and 2 snacks plus a sippy cup or bottle of formula which is about 3-4 oz 3-4 times a day. I think it’s important to introduce a variety of foods to babies so they get used to different tastes and textures. My baby eats whatever we are eating so baby led weaning has been super helpful!

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I mean if baby is pooping and peeing enough baby is fine, but.you should be making sure baby is getting enough protein during the day because it makes bay less picky. What you feed baby early on matters for food preference. Make sure you give veggies and protein more than fruits. At least thats what my kids always tells me. My kids love veggies and I never was heavy on the fruit. 
Are you doing baby led weaning? Thats also really helpful for textures and baby will tell you if its hungry and will only eat what it wants not what you give to in it every food spoon.

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