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We've been asked by baby and toddler food brand Organix to find out about Mumsnetters' experiences with weaning.

So, when did you start weaning? How did you feel about it? What were your questions and how did you get the answers? Was there anything in particular which surprised you about weaning? Which foods did your little one love during weaning, do they still love the same tastes now?

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Started at 6 months and just tried anything and everything, especially things he could hold himself and suck on as he enjoyed doing that and we soon learnt what he liked the most as he'd not want to stop sucking on it

I did a bit of a combo with mine, I fed him purees, but allowed him finger food at the same time. He loved his banana then and still does :) but he eats it whole now

I started weaning at about 6 months when DD started waking a lot in the night and was obviously hungry I started with vegetables, sweet potato, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, advocado, then fruits which she loved, and still does, she is not a fussy eater thank goodness and will try most things although she is not keen on meat she will eat chicken and fish and loves quorn

I started at 4 months (EBF baby) - this was 14 years ago and if I'd had another one I'd have left it until 6 months) and done BLW

Made home made purées and graduated on to grated carrots and couscous. Easy and quick to prepare.

Ds also liked an avocado, banana and yoghurt mush (from an Annabel Karmel book). Sounds weird but is actually quite tasty.

i was surprised to find that after being told to wean my daughter at 12 weeks, then my son at 16 week, now its 6 months! scary lol i loved all the messes my children made and also how they tried to hold the spoon themselves but would miss their mouths totally

I did BLW with both of mine. I waited until they were 6 months and then gave them anything we had. My seconds first proper meal was a full roast dinner at a well known restaurant and she loved it. I did try mashing some food but found I was heaving and couldn't do it. I feel that you definitely need to be confident as a lot of people worry about choking, it wasn't an issue for me (not with food anyway) as my first aid skills were up to date. I didn't really use baby foods/snacks with my first but have used more with my second as she likes food on a more regular basis. Both are still not keen on fruit even though I tried. Never mind they love their veggies - Broccoli is a favourite
Top tips: Relax, enjoy and know the difference between choking and gagging. A first aid course/choking demonstration is an essential.

A trip to the local market to buy carrots marked the start of weaning DD at 6 months - we even took a picture of us buying her very first food with the lady who runs the stall!

Luckily DD loves strong flavours like olives, cheddar cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, which balances her love of chocolate buttons and cake.

We also try and make a fresh juice with fruit and veg a couple of times a week as DD loves getting involved (we have to make her a chef's hat) and it means we know she's getting a good dose of vitamins rather than just pasta and pesto.

I found my mum and mumsnet to be the best sources of answers to my questions, although living next door to a doctor certainly helped my stress levels. I actually made sure she was at home when trying DD with a new food for the first few weeks (ok, months).

Started weaning dc1 at exactly 6 months. DC1 didnt like spoon feeding so it was batons of cheese, carrots, toast fingers, lumps of chicken and strips of pears. These were the favourites. of course, rice cakes too. I remember DC1 having a floret of broccoli - little green bits were everywhere! DC1 was a big eater, able to demolish a tray of food after a month. DC1 is still crazy about fruit and cheese. I had lots of time to make things like stewed fruit and all the time in the world to sit and watch dc1 eat/play/explore food.

DC2 is very small for their age and started weaning at 6 months on the dot too. I'm enjoying it less so as i have less time now to make things myself. dc2 is enjoying rice cakes, par boiled carrot sticks and cheese. One month into weaning, this one isn't as much as an eater as DC1 was but im sure we'll get there. we are going to try scrambled egg soon as this was a big hit with dc1 at around 8/9 months.

At 2.5 mine would still happily have milk for every meal! I hated weaning, found it really stressful as he would barely eat anything, quantity-wise. Friends would tell me how much their kids had eaten - a whole bowl of cereal, a banana, a yoghurt etc, and mine would have had, literally, 3 cornflakes across the entire day. Even now, he's not a big eater, really could take it or leave it, and would prefer to graze on little bits all day rather than eat proper meals.

We started weaning DD at 5.5 months after she grabbed a slice of pizza and sucked it to death. She refused to be spoon fed, so it was BLW all the way. She's now 18 months and will eat pretty much anything you put in front of her. her favourite is super hot Thai green curry

We went the blw route mainly because DD wouldn't tolerate spoon feeding. We used all the free samples of purée as toast toppers!

Mashed potato
Mashed apple with yoghurt
Rice pudding.

Let them hold.

Keep it normal.stop fuzziness dnt go to lengths to give them separate.
Go for it!!