When Should My Baby Start Eating with the Family?

Dec 31, 2025

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#83: When does your baby start eating meals with the rest of the family? In this episode, you’ll learn how baby-led weaning supports family meals from your baby’s very first bites, what eating with the family looks like early on, and how to safely include your baby at the table without making separate meals. We’ll cover where family meals happen, what foods your baby can and cannot eat, how often babies join family meals, and why eating together matters for long-term eating habits. If you’re unsure how to bring your baby into family meals or worried you’re doing it wrong, this episode will help you start with confidence.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. When your baby can start eating meals with the family and how early family meals fit into starting solid foods

2. What eating with the family actually looks like for a baby and how to modify family foods without making separate meals

3. Why family meals matter for your baby’s long-term eating habits and relationship with food

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/83

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