when did you inroduce protein?

[vic891]

have some chicken waiting to be cooked but am unsure if ds (nearly 7 months, started weaning at 22 weeks) is ready. also - steam, then blend with veggies, or casserole it all together then blend - which did you find easier?

[cab]

vic dd is 7 months. Started her on chicken last week. She loves it. I just cut up some chicken breasts and cooked in a casserole with water, onions, carrots and turnip. Mashed. Froze the extra. Serve it with sweet potato or pasta and some extra veg. It's beef today...

[merrycompo]

6 months

[sazhig]

Read somewhere that babies can't digest meat until they are 7 months - something to do with the fat in it.

[WigWamBam]

The advice I was given is that milk should be their major form of protein for the first 12 months, and that small portions of proteins should be gradually introduced from around 9 months. This was when weaning was routinely recommended at 16 weeks, so dd had been on solids for about 5 months before I introduced proteins. I didn't start with meat (I'm veggie); I started with cheese, lentils, chick peas and so on.