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DD is just over 6 months old and because I had not investigated baby led weaning previously I gave her some Ella's kitchen pouches to try ...
...now she will eat nothing but them puree wise (though at least there is only 1 combo she doesn't like). I have tried making the same combinations but she just cries.

The up side is she loves eating fingers of apple, pear, toast, organic baby biscotti, cucmber and celery. I also caught her with a chip donated by her loving 3yr brother.

My question is can anyone offer any advice into moving her off of the Ella's Kitchen? They are expensive and though Organic and lovely combinations I would like her to be having home made food also.

I know she started weaning early (as did her brother) but she was ready. Am I worrying over nothing and this will all move on as she gets older?

Thanks All!

p.s. Have ordered a baby led weaning book so I have some ideas to follow on that front as DD seems to want to do that and is bored by spoon feeding.

I am in the same boat, everything i make homemade she will not eat! ;o( my DD is 7.5 months. Also trying to introduce some textured food. She just gags.

ds was exactly the same. my health visitor did a weaning clinic which gave loads of advice, recipes and an asda value hand blender.

once i used the hand blender ds would eat everything i offered him. now he's 9 months i blend half and finely chop the other half and mix it together

I think compared to home made stuff it is texture - they are very very smooth in a way it is hard to do at home. I could only get anything like that by using the most aggressive setting on our blender for long blasts.

Can you try adding something home made to the EK? Then decreasing the amount of EK at each meal?

It happened to us too. Try offering home made food first and if refuses and worried that baby will go hungry give the pouch. My DD hates the pouches now, but used to love them for 3 months.

Ah that makes me feel better! Ok will incorporate washing her hands as well as her face. Bath time for us is also a military affair which also include two of us!

Just had a nipple bashing feed .... Sore nips

Oops sorry guys! Answered in the wrong chat! wish I was at te poin of weaning.....