BLW ?!?

[Soyouare2faced]

Am I the only parent to wonder what this new age BLW is ?? (Ok maybe not THAT new)
Just seems like one messy choking hazard to me !!

[2015mom]

Watermelon is a good one too obviously after all the pips are taken out lol

[2015mom]

Try grapes they are a huge favourite for kids... Obviously but then in half or even quarters... I used to cut grapes in half but then I noticed in LO poo he never chewed his grapes!! Lol (sorry to be graphic)

He also loves banana ..plus it is nice and soft for babies

[GipsyDanger]

Thanks everyone! Just put strawberries and banana in front of ds, he picked up the strawberry and put it straight in his mouth! Promptly spat it out and done his "that's sour!" Face.

[scrumptiouscrumpets]

Babies should not have more than 1 g of salt a day, and that's hard to achieve on an average diet. I'm just saying that many people aren't aware of hidden salt content, so unless you cook without any salt at all, you need to be very careful about what you're giving your baby.

[Soyouare2faced]

I think she was still tired, she's asleep again. Will try late

[SpeakNoWords]

If she's used to being spoonfed, then I might feed her so she's not really hungry, and leave the finger food on her tray whilst you do so. Then let her have a play with it when you're eating your lunch. It may take a while for her to be interested and explore it with her hands.

[Soyouare2faced]

I just tried with some foods I felt comfortable with for both of us, just stared at it and cried

[unimagmative13]

For instance I use sandwich thins then 30g of cheese is 0.5g salt (wouldn't use 30g probably)

Therefore a cheese sandwich is doable, maybe served with some fruit.

We've made some adjustments to our food to make most things we buy baby friendly.

[DownWithThisSortaThing]

scrumptious I mean adding salt to food. And not feeding baby salt and vinegar crisps! hahaha
Salt is in a lot of foods like cheese but you just get used to buying cheese with lower salt. And bread is fine. There's nothing wrong with giving a baby a bit of a cheese sandwich 😂

If you avoided everything which contained salt, what would you feed them?!

[UmbongoUnchainedInAPearTreeeee]

I've never checked salt levels in anything. I just never added any.
The baby isn't going to explode and die if they have a bit more salt one day than they do others scrum

[SpeakNoWords]

You look at salt totals across a week, rather than at each individual meal. Plus it depends on the bread and cheese. Some cheeses are lower in salt than others, I used a lot of emmental and similar which have lower salt. It isn't hard to judge salt levels once you get used to checking.

[scrumptiouscrumpets]

So if you make a cheese sandwich for yourself, you give them some. You just have to cut down on salt which isn't difficult.

Suggesting giving a baby a cheese sandwich and then saying you need to cut down on salt is a contradiction ,seeing as both bread and cheese are very high in salt.

I don't see what all the fuss is about blw, it's just a trend with a fancy name. A couple of years down the line and no-one will be able to tell the difference between a child that was fed purees and one that did blw, so do whatever feels right.

[Notso]

Yes jasper the opportunity to eat sums it up exactly. I think that taking a relaxed attitude to food from the start helps if you do end up with a fussy child.

[Soyouare2faced]

Umbongo brilliant tip! Thank you for that

[Soyouare2faced]

Gipsy I had the same problem with the cup, a couple of days ago I bought a munchkin 6months+ with a straw and DD has taken to it straight away

[JasperDamerel]

Gypsy, DD would only eat the tiniest of amounts until she was around 9 months old, when she guzzled most of a nectarine. Up until then she just had milk, with occasional nibbles of other foods. She was a very chubby baby, which made it easier for me not to panic when she wouldn't eat. I think that with BLW, you give them the opportunity to eat, and they will take it when they are ready. Although I'd probably keep an eye on growth just in case there were problems, and maybe see a doctor or health visitor is the baby was approaching their first birthday without eating.

[Notso]

I understand now. DS1 was what they called a 'happy' vomiter. HV and paed mentioned early weaning but as they couldn't give me a definitive answer about the risks and the list of foods they suggested was so limited. I decided against it, there is a family history of IBS and other digestive problems and he was a hungry baby, I didn't want him missing milk for mashed pear.

[UmbongoUnchainedInAPearTreeeee]

If you have a microwave a good tip for steaming is to stick the veg in a sandwich bag with a small splash of cold water and zap it for 6 minutes. Perfectly steamed sticks of carrot and broccoli with no dishes!

[unimagmative13]

Sippy cup takes a while, probably around 9 months.

No need for baby rice at 7 months there's no nutritional value and a 7 months doesn't need runny food like that.

Mash up your food to spoon feed or look up BLW, a 7 month old is capable of feeding themselves so you can easily offer whole foods and ditch the spoons.

[GipsyDanger]

And will not drink water from a sippy cup, just chews the spout

[GipsyDanger]

If anyone is still around I am at the start of weaning, don't have a clue what I'm doing really . Ds is coming up 7 months, he currently gets 8os bottles 5 times a day. He sometimes leaves some milk, in bed for 7/7.30 and sleeps through. I've tried to give him one "food" each day the baby rice etc he will eat. He will bring the solid food to his mouth and gnaws at it, won't eat it. Do I just persevere, offer more food and drop a bottle.

[unimagmative13]

With the choking. If you spoon feed purees at somepoint you will have to give 'solid food' will you not? You can spoon feed forever.

Best weaning method ever, although I agree not for everyone. You have to do what you feel comfortable with. If your going to be fishing good out their mouths and having a compete meltdown at mealtimes don't bother.

[Soyouare2faced]

Ah a colander, good idea!!

I got a ninja blender, I love it !

[GrainOfSalt]

Yes, boiling is fine - although the purists may chase me out of town for condoning it ;)

[StrawberryQuik]

I can't imagine why not, I boil or microwave veg usually as I don't have a steamer.

Or you could probably improvise one using a colander or metal sieve on top of a pan?

(I may use weaning as an excuse to buy a steamer and some other kitchen gadgets, we have some John Lewis vouchers left over from our wedding that I'm itching to spend...)