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 !!

although even though she was sick she was still full
Sorry not too sure what you mean by this.

Not helpful but...I did BLW with my 6 yr old DS, it was brilliant, no stress, no choking and he ate everything from curry to olives for four years. Now he would like to live on fishfingers and only the other night refused spag bog as yucky - I thought it was his favourite food but apparently not... I am at the stage of getting out the photos to PROVE to him he used to eat everything

Notso
She would vomit a lot, less now she's on milk but it was so much that people were alarmed, but happy enough and full enough that she slept through when milk fed

On food that's meant to read

Grain gosh that must be tough!

We started weaning at six months but DD can't yet sit up by herself so the HV told us not to do finger foods yet so it's just by spoon for now. I do purée stuff for her but there are still little bits in.

Soozey does your DD hold things !

? Ffs bloody phone

Yes she can hold but can't support herself, she slumps to one side in the high chair! She's seven months now I meant to add.

My DD does that if it's fully up right. I have mine slightly reclined

I hand over his dinner (very rarely fishfingers) and smile and nod... I learnt from the experts (and except in very exceptional circumstances children really wont starve themselves). He is an inveterate breakfast eater, liking everything from porridge to a full breakfast, I think he front loads and then is happy to turn his nose up at the meal I have slaved to create for dinner

Seriously though, follow whatever method works for you - BLW/ puree/ combination - and don't worry about the purists in either direction. I started him off with sticks (not chunks) of steamed carrot and broccoli and he quickly progressed to adding bits from my plate. I am not a salt/ stock cube user (well except on fish and chips) so it was easy to share. It worked wonderfully until he discovered the world of fish fingers and the like outside the home - now I am mean apparently.

Just remember... this too will pass :D and if you are happier using purees etc go with it. (And in case no one has mentioned it, remember the very annoying phrase 'food before one is just for fun' - they can survive on milk up till then). (And mine too was sicky, but he stopped when I introduced food)

Can I boil instead of steam??? I broke my steamer and freezer is full of puréed meals so just wondering for finger foods

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...)

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

Ah a colander, good idea!!

I got a ninja blender, I love it !

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Umbongo brilliant tip! Thank you for that

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.