BLW - when does it get better

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DS is 15 months. We've been doing BLW since 6 months and it's been fine, but I was kind of hoping it would be getting bit less messy by now.

He can feed himself yoghurt with a spoon, use a fork to spear/scoop things and put them in his mouth, pick up his doidy cup and drink from it without spilling it. The problem is he still finds it much more fun to squish things through his fingers, throw them on the floor, take food off my plate and then squish it/throw it on the floor, empty his cup across the table, etc. etc.

He eats enough in the end, but the mess and the waste is getting me down. I am preg. with number two and scrabbling about on the floor is getting harder and harder. Also we are strapped for cash and I'm sick of spending good money on fruit or slaving over a hot stove only to watch him take a few mouthfuls and then post the rest of it through the legs of his high chair.

Those who have BLWed before, when does it get better, or how can I encourage him to be better behaved at the table. I dread having people round for dinner, or even worse taking him out places.

Hi there,

Sorry to hear all this. I think it will depend on the child. DD is 12.5 month and she does not throw anything on the floor any more except when she has had enough. For me it is a sign that e is ready for the pudding. In our case I always eat with her so she can see me while I am eating. Maybe this has helped her to realise that food is to put in the mouth.

Sorry I don't really have any advice to give you as such, just relax and try to explain you DS that we don't through food on the floor.

Good luck

Hello,

My husband was insistent that we didn't allow DS to throw food on the floor and always said 'No!' and refused to give back anything that was thrown or dropped. I thought this was unrealistic, but it seems to have worked as food rarely goes on the floor now. And like Mareta said, nowadays this is more often a sign that he's finished.

It is frustrating to see food wasted, though!

We have always eaten with him and certainly never encouraged him to throw stuff around. If I didn't give back what he drops, though, I think he would hardly eat anything. If anything he seems to be getting worse at the moment. perhaps it will improve when he gets a few more teeth. He still only has 6, two of which aren't properly through, and all of which are at the front. It takes him such an age to chew anything I think he gets bored and starts mashing things to pass the time while he finishes each mouthful. :o(