The second key to success is responsive feeding, which we also call deficient of responsibility. In response to feeding, we're really feeding babies on babies cute. So we talked about babies innate hunger and fullness cues. We want to be respecting those cues. So in response to feeding, there are two separate roles. One is the parents role.
And the other one is the baby's parents, you're responsible for offering the type of food, we'll be offering the food and when you'll be offering the food. Babies you're responsible for how much you'll be eating and whether or not you'll be eating at each meal and snack. So parents really want to be offering nutritious balanced meals and snacks for baby. That's our goal. And we're going to be covering more of that and the nutrition needs module and you also want to be deciding when you be feeding the baby. So if you're just starting out, I recommend that you choose a time where a baby is calm and focus and have the most attention.
Generally, that's morning time. For a lot of parents, I recommend waiting about an hour after breastfeeding or formula feeding to be introducing solids because you want them to have a little bit of hunger signals. Also want to be establishing a routine you want to be working towards three meals around nine months, and three meals and 123 snacks around one year old. It really depends on the baby how much snacks they would need, if you're still breastfeeding or not. There are many factors that would determine how many meals and snacks they would need. So for example, my son, he only needed three meals and one snack when he was one year old because we were still breastfeeding.
Morning and nighttime. You will be feeling baby every two to three hours because they have a small stomach. And you'll be offering food or milk every two to three hours to the baby where to feed the baby. So I do recommend feeding most meals and snacks at the same place just as you do for sleep training. You want them to get used to eating around the same place and cueing them that is meal time or snack time. So dining table as well.
And being in a high chair works really well in the beginning. I tried I can see them upright 90 degrees, you might need to put some cushion and if they're not fitting so well in the high chair. But I would recommend a high chair versus a Bumble seat. You want to look at the environment. So minimizing distractions when your baby is starting solids could be very important. starting small, this actually takes a lot of their attention and energy as you will notice and so minimizing distractions help.
You probably notice if you're breastfeeding or formula feeding. Sometimes parents have to go into a dark room to get their baby to eat, but minimizing distractions for example, your own cell phones, parents, babies toys and books. Sometimes the family pets can also cause quite a bit of distraction if baby is trying to focus on the food. So in the beginning, it might be best to remove some of these distractions. Common one will be TV in the background. You want to have little distractions as possible so that baby can focus mindfully on eating his food and learning from the mealtime experience.