Hi there, I have a question about BLW that I hope someone can help with. I love the sound of it and cannot wait to give it a go with my dd. It seems like the natural next step from the baby-led bf we have been doing - shes been feeding herself since she was born in a way, regulating her own appetite, working out how to get at the milk etc...
BUT I cant help but worry about choking, and I just know it will be the first thing my mum / MIL / friends ask about when they find out we're going to do BLW.
PLUS my dd is a really choky baby, and it seems to me that every other feed ends in coughing and spluttering. She has good days and bad days but overall there doesnt seem to be much co-ordination between swallowing and breathing! Poor mite! She even chokes and splutters on her own spit several times a day.
Ive looked at Aitch's brilliant blog and read all about the difference between choking and gagging, but I'm wondering if my baby might be especially bad at knowing when not to take a breath IYSWIM??
Or perhaps it is just her age (15 weeks) and maybe she will get better as she gets nearer the magic 26.
Does this sound familiar to anyone else doing BLW? Did your baby choke a lot on milk and was it a problem when time came to start solids? Thanks for any advice.
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OK BLWers... level with me about the choking / gagging thing...
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GogoTheSmall · 27/06/2007 18:52
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