Weaning advice?

[targaryen1]

Hi so my son is 9 months now, I’m a single young mum (just come out of an abusive relationship) so me myself finds it hard to have regular meal times etc because I’m so busy and stressed. (Constant meetings, appointments, lack of money)

Obviously I’ve been weaning my son but I feel so bad because I really don’t know what I’m doing. I give my son a variety of baby foods, baby crisps and snacks, porridge, fruit etc. He is eating them more so than spitting them out now. However I’m always hearing how this baby is eating 3 full meals, and that baby is eating lots of veg etc and I just feel like I’m not doing a good enough job.
I worry if he has an extra bottle, and as I’m a fussy eater and a vegetarian I don’t feel like I’m exposing him to enough.
Can anybody give me some advice on a good weaning routine, how many bottles baby should be having at 8 months and good things to feed your baby?

Correction 8 months**

At 8 months DD (now 11 months) had 3 bottles (waking, afternoon between lunch and snack time, before bed) and 3 meals + mid morning + mid afternoon snacks. She usually had toast and fruit or whatever I was having for breakfast. Sometimes i would make pancakes ahead of time. Lunch and dinner would either be a pouch or maybe some finger food, or leftovers from our meal the night before. Veg doesn't have to be complex. Get some bags of frozen veg and microwave a few bits.

Mines has 4 bottles of 6/7 ounces a day.

Has morning bottle on awakening followed by breakfast half hour later- not fussed on cereals etc so finger foods and fruit etc

Mid morning has bottle and snack

Lunch is usually veg, cold meat of some sort (usually from tea prev evening) fruit and small pudding like yoghurt or fruit pot. (All small amounts but regular).

Late afternoon- bottle then nap.

Dinner is something like a random combination of things. Veg, pasta, etc. Followed by a fruit pot or yoghurt.

Drinks water with meals. Doesn't take massive amounts all the time but it's just to get them used to chewing and different textures.

Dont stress. There are some great pieces of advice online and in books about weaning. Mumsnet is great for advice. I've really appreciated here!

Dont overthink it. Just try little bits and pieces and theyll drop bottles when they're ready to and when they want more food.