what time do you all have tea at?

craftymum · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:17 PM

I'm just asking this as we tend to wait until Jacob is in bed to eat as he's very grumpy from 5:30 on and he's usually asleep before 7 so I don't get much time to prepare anything for hubby coming in at 6. I'm just hoping that when Jacob starts on solids that this will change a bit - as I do hope we can all enjoy mealtimes together but I'm worried I'll end up having to eat really early like around 4 with him then hubby will have to eat alone. How does everyone work around this?

ps if I hadn't been swung by BLW - I def am now after trying to get a spoonful of calpol into Jacob - that's hard enough without having to try to spoon a whole feed into him!

Happy · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:47 PM

I feed Phoebe at 4.30 and she is in bed by 6.15, there is no way she would last any later than this so we eat separatly. We have our tea around 7.30.

craftymum · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:49 PM

do you eat something with her too? I don't want Jacob to be eating alone as I know this can cause big issues around food as they get older.

Kitten · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:53 PM

We have tea together with Theakston at 5.30pm then he has bath, boob, and is in bed for 7pm.

Lu28 · Feb 9th, 2010, 15:34 PM

We do the same as Kitten, eat at 5.30pm with Aisling then asleep by 7.30pm latest. I used to always eat at around 7pm but doing BLW has changed this so someone can eat with Aisling.

Mum2b_Claire · Feb 9th, 2010, 15:35 PM

I don't think not eating with LO for one meal a day is going to cause eating problems. As long as you sit with LO, which you surely would, then that's fine IMO.

OH and I eat too late for Ruby to join in. OH needs collecting from the station at 6.40pm and by the time we're home Ruby is knackered! So Ruby has her tea at 5pm. I give her a main meal at lunchtime so she still gets a wide range of foods.

At the weekends we all eat at 5pm.

golcarlilly · Feb 12th, 2010, 10:50 AM

We eat together at the weekends but during the week Myles has his by himself (well I sit with him obv!) cos he eats at four/half four and is in bed for 6 or half past and DH doesn't get home till then!

mumtosam · Feb 12th, 2010, 10:57 AM

Sam eats his tea at 5pm and we eat ours at about 8pm because my husband gets in late and Sam is in bed by 7pm. I think its fine as I always sit and chat with him while he eats. 5pm is just too early for me to eat and I'm hoping that as Sam gets older he will be able to eat with us in the evening.

Julie74d · Feb 14th, 2010, 18:55 PM

I always feed kaitlynn around 5 - 5.30pm on her own. Hubby doesn't get home until 6pm so we don't have dinner until after 7pm which is Kaitlynn's bedtime.

AnnaHughes · Feb 15th, 2010, 15:53 PM

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Originally Posted by craftymum

I'm just asking this as we tend to wait until Jacob is in bed to eat as he's very grumpy from 5:30 on and he's usually asleep before 7 so I don't get much time to prepare anything for hubby coming in at 6. I'm just hoping that when Jacob starts on solids that this will change a bit - as I do hope we can all enjoy mealtimes together but I'm worried I'll end up having to eat really early like around 4 with him then hubby will have to eat alone. How does everyone work around this?

ps if I hadn't been swung by BLW - I def am now after trying to get a spoonful of calpol into Jacob - that's hard enough without having to try to spoon a whole feed into him!

Try a syringe for calpol - thats what we used to used to make sure it doesnt go everywhere!

We dont eat with LO, even at weekends, we eat meals prepared from scratch, around 8pm, and i could not eat at 5, nor would i want to, as i would probably end up snacking later in the evening!

Hopefully, as Reuben gets older, we can eat tea around 6:45ish, but at the moment, his bathtime routine starts at 6:15!

We always sit at the table with Reuben when he eats, and we eat breakfast/lunch together (at weekends)

Feb 9th, 2010, 14:17 PM	#1
craftymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,345	what time do you all have tea at? I'm just asking this as we tend to wait until Jacob is in bed to eat as he's very grumpy from 5:30 on and he's usually asleep before 7 so I don't get much time to prepare anything for hubby coming in at 6. I'm just hoping that when Jacob starts on solids that this will change a bit - as I do hope we can all enjoy mealtimes together but I'm worried I'll end up having to eat really early like around 4 with him then hubby will have to eat alone. How does everyone work around this? ps if I hadn't been swung by BLW - I def am now after trying to get a spoonful of calpol into Jacob - that's hard enough without having to try to spoon a whole feed into him!

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Happy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,887	I feed Phoebe at 4.30 and she is in bed by 6.15, there is no way she would last any later than this so we eat separatly. We have our tea around 7.30.

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craftymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,345	do you eat something with her too? I don't want Jacob to be eating alone as I know this can cause big issues around food as they get older.

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Kitten Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crawley, England Posts: 6,343	We have tea together with Theakston at 5.30pm then he has bath, boob, and is in bed for 7pm.

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	We do the same as Kitten, eat at 5.30pm with Aisling then asleep by 7.30pm latest. I used to always eat at around 7pm but doing BLW has changed this so someone can eat with Aisling.
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Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	I don't think not eating with LO for one meal a day is going to cause eating problems. As long as you sit with LO, which you surely would, then that's fine IMO. OH and I eat too late for Ruby to join in. OH needs collecting from the station at 6.40pm and by the time we're home Ruby is knackered! So Ruby has her tea at 5pm. I give her a main meal at lunchtime so she still gets a wide range of foods. At the weekends we all eat at 5pm.

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golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,441	We eat together at the weekends but during the week Myles has his by himself (well I sit with him obv!) cos he eats at four/half four and is in bed for 6 or half past and DH doesn't get home till then!

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mumtosam Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: clacton on sea Posts: 283	Sam eats his tea at 5pm and we eat ours at about 8pm because my husband gets in late and Sam is in bed by 7pm. I think its fine as I always sit and chat with him while he eats. 5pm is just too early for me to eat and I'm hoping that as Sam gets older he will be able to eat with us in the evening.

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Julie74d Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Willenhall, West Mids Posts: 685	I always feed kaitlynn around 5 - 5.30pm on her own. Hubby doesn't get home until 6pm so we don't have dinner until after 7pm which is Kaitlynn's bedtime.

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