Parents diet = baby's diet?

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Hellooo! 
Sooo, I am not trying to start a discussion which diet is healthy or which food is bad. I think everybody should eat what makes them happy, but I believe in a balanced diet.
I have been a vegetarian for 15 years and always knew that I want my kid to choose what they want to eat (as long as it's a balanced diet). I didn't think far ahead to know that in the beginning we are choosing what he eats 🤦🏽‍♀️
We are doing BLW with our 8.5 months old, but no meat or fish so far (we do keep an eye on his vitamin intake. He weighs enough, has never been sick, loves all food so far and is a happy baby most times).
My boyfriend loves meat and is patiently waiting for us to give our baby meat, but asks me more often now when we will let him try. I try to postpone it, but I don't really have an answer when I feel comfortable enough. 
Has anybody been in a similar situation? How would you handle it? 
Lalalalalala don't know how to figure this out 🙃

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If you’re not comfortable then let your boyfriend do it when you’re not around

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My husband would choose meat if he could. I’m vegan. We do blw as well and the toddler has had meat. It wasn’t the end of the world

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Well, if you want him to choose on his own I can't see why you won't let him taste meat since your partner eats it anyways. Makes perfect sense to not do it when both avoid meat, but if one of you still eat meat and you're a believer of the child deciding on his own let him have some meat when your partner cooks some that's suitable for a baby to taste 🤷🏻‍♀️
If you're not comfortable with your child eating meat, then you and your partner need to have a discussion about that.

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I’m vegetarian (13 years) and my partner eats meat. We eat mostly vegetarian food because I do most of the cooking but when I make meat for them I give my 9 month old (we are doing BWL). I personally don’t want to push my views on it and let him make his own choice if he doesn’t eat it great, if he does that’s okay not my body.

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If meat is cooked during a meal y’all are having, offer it. 
Babe can’t decide later down the road if they want meat if you never offer…is that fair? 
Babe is both of y’all’s. So for as long as babe can’t make their own decision, y’all both get a say and need to compromise.

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Both my husband and I eat meat I won’t let my children eat meat till they are over 1 years old and we start with ground turkey I wait till they are closer to 2 years old to add any red meats to their diets.

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I started introducing meat at about 8 months. Started with chicken, turkey and then went onto red meat. We haven't tired anything beyond salmon in the fish category.
My husband and I were vegan for a while but for the most part follow a vegetarian diet. We just feel better eating plant based diet but my son has egg, dairy, and various nut allergies so a plant based diet will not be sufficient for him. Even if he didn't have any allergies I'd give him a balanced diet inclusive of meat until he's old enough to decide.

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I don't force my kids to eat what they don't want. Me and my husband eat meat, still two of our kids, we have 3 kids, are now vegetarians. Our daughter became a vegetarian at 13 years old, she is now 21 and my youngest at 8 years old he is now 13.

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You’re the same as me! Fortunately I saw this coming and have had the conversation in advance. I’m cool with people making their own food choices, I’d never try to ram my views down the neck of someone else. But I have my reasons for choosing not to eat meat and I believe both adults and children can be healthy without it. Therefore, whilst I raise my child, I will not be feeding them meat and my partner respects this. When my child is old enough to understand choices, they can make their own choice. Everyone is different and I have total respect for everyone making their own choices, but I couldn’t comfortably watch my child eat meat when I don’t agree with it 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Just like you introduce fruits and veggies your should introduce meats and fish. This is the time to let them explore. Most kids eat more veggies and fruits by nature so my advice is not to withhold anything. He will gravitate to things he likes more naturally. My kids don't like meat and don't eat it often. We are definitely NOT vegetarian lol.

Parents diet = baby's diet?

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