Advice needed - Working mommy introducing solids

[ladytiffany24]

So I need some advice. DD is almost 7 months old is doing great with solids. So far we've only been feeding her solids (purees) at dinner time. I'd like to introduce them a 2nd time (and then eventually move to a third of course). I think I most like the idea of adding a meal around lunch time. However, things have gotten a little wonky so here's where I could use some advice.

So, DD's normal feeding schedule goes a little something like this:

Nurse between 5-5:30am before sitter
Bottle of liquid gold at sitter 8-8:30am
Bottle of liquid gold at sitter 11-11:30am
Bottle of liquid gold at sitter 2pm
Bottle of liquid gold at sitter 4:45pm
Nurse at home around 6:30pm, followed by puree around 6:45-7pm. Then bath, book, bed.

So, my issue is that when she has that last bottle at the sitter, she's not always super hungry when I go to nurse her around 6:30pm before I feed her solids. I know I'm supposed to always offer breastmilk first because that's where she gets the majority of her nutrients. So where do you think might be the best time to give her some lunchtime pureed food that might help her to avoid that last feeding at the sitter (the 4:45pm one) so maybe I could just nurse her when I get home around 5:10pm and then feed her the solids at 6:30pm?

Do you think throwing in the puree between the 11 and 2pm feeding would be best? Or should we maybe try to offer it after the 2pm feeding? Thoughts?

If at all possible, I'd like to stick with feeding her dinner (solids) around 6:30-6:45pm because this is the beginning of our bedtime routine.

[liziz]

Our sitter gives LO cereal around lunch time (Right now, it's maybe .75 oz of milk + rice cereal to the right consistency). If she did some sort of food at lunch time, would you be able to push the 2pm feed back to 3:30, and would LO make it through to being back with you at 6:30? You could at least make the mid-afternoon bottles smaller?

I have reminded my sitter over and over that I want a hungry baby returned to me, even if she's a bit grumpy for the last half hour or so of their time together.

[audrey1787]

We did a lunch time puree right around noon but I honestly can't remember if it had any impact on the timing of her bottles. We did try to have her last bottle be small so she would nurse when she got home. The lunch time thing worked well for us because her nap was later in the afternoon so she was ready for a bottle before nap time still. It might be one of those things were you try it for a week and then adjust as you see how she does.

[noname]

We had a pretty similar schedule at that age. We added a puree at noon-12:30. It did not affect her 2pm bottle. I think we started with smaller portions at first though, half a jar only (2 oz of puree) and gradually increased as needed.

[ladytiffany24]

Thanks everyone!