My daughter is now 21 weeks old and has been showing interest in my food so I have decided to let her start trying a few things just for fun using the BLW technique. I make sure she has just been fed and isn't too tired, so she is in the right mood for the new experience!
We have tried 3 times now and each time it ends in disaster! She has excellent grasping and hand-eye or hand-mouth coordination so has no trouble putting the food into her mouth. She spends several minutes happily chomping, sucking and licking the food before starting to cry. The crying then becomes hysterical and she is really inconsolable - there seems nothing I can do to calm her down and it lasts about 30 min.
Can anyone suggest what might be happening here? It feels like she is getting frustrated but I don't understand why she gets sooooo upset? Has anyone had a similar experience??? I'm so keen to use this method and would like it to work. I also don't want her to start associating being upset with eating...
Thanks for you help and advice in advance!
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Help - my baby wont stop crying when trying BLW
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confuseddotcom1 · 01/06/2009 12:49
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