6 mth old today and first day of BLW-anyone want to start BLW journey with me ?

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I`ve never done this before even tho dc 4 !
DD1 18yrs
DD2 15 yrs
DS1 7 years
DD3 1/2 !

Totally breastfed to date and very content.
Allowed her to help herself to my plate tonight where i ensured she could reach soft green beans if she wanted to.
She loved it-made a mess-squashed it and mushed and and ALMOST sucked it !
Well thats my experience so far !
Am about a quarter way thro eading the BLW book and very confident that she`s totally fine just breastfeeding for quite a while yet as omly have to look at her to see that nature is working wonders x
Bit scared about the whole lumps bit tho but willing to give it a good go x

we've been going about 10 days now - no gagging yet which surprises me - assume this means he just isn't swallowing much?

How attentive are you guys after they've eaten - I've been putting him in his swing after meal, while I clear up - and then I though - aah, leaning back now - could be an issue if stuff still in his mouth? Do people check what bab has in there?

I stick a finger in and just check his cheeks and roof of his mouth, but it's something I want him to get used to either us doing or him, gonna have to get him used to having his tooth cleaned soon...

Etta, it is the BLW section though. I'm guilty of mentioning purees too but only in the context of trying to do a mostly finger food diet. I don't think cantsleep was particularly on her high horse. I have the Karmel books too, they seem ok but perhaps a lot of effort to keep doing for a long time. Once I'm off basic purees I might try to do just more of what we already eat.

Anyway it is slow progress here. I must remind myself that the point of BLW is to go at baby's pace and let them have fun with it.

This morning my DS had toast which he happily chewed on (doubt any of it went down though!). For lunch he had a puree followed by a rusk which is bit sugary for my liking but I wanted to offer something puddingy and decided to avoid dairy today to see if it made a difference to evening grumpiness and it was all I had in. He's pretty good at holding a rusk either whole or in big pieces and then just sucks it.

The evening meal is our real BLW time but it was more frustrating than normal today. Gave him pasta for the first time but he wouldn't even put it in his mouth (why, when everything else from toys to feet go in there?!). Same with the cucumber bits even though he's always chewed on them before. He even turned his nose up at a rice cake. Perhaps he just wasn't in the mood.

Going to try dairy again tomorrow - putting milk in ready brek for the first time I think (you can use cow's milk in stuff like this can't you?). I don't have any concrete evidence to worry about dairy - it's just my dad is allergic (I'm allergic to things but non-food stuff) and he was a bit grumpy the past two evenings after having yoghurt at lunchtime.

I mean thread, not section!

can I join too? DD is 23 weeks tomorrow. Was going to wait the full 26 but as we were having a lovely roast dinner for tea tonight I thought I'd put some veg on her tray to see what she's do. After a couple of licking parsnip then throwing it over board she then gave it a really good chew and also had a good go at some broccoli. So maybe she is ready. Will take it slowly but first effort was a good success.

Fortunate Hamster DS did that this morning with breakfast, pick it up examine it, throw it on the floor...even his cup.

Thanks for the banana tip LooL00 just tried it and managed it, dd could pick the pieces up but soon squished it to a soggy mess. Tried some more cucumber too. She gummed on some but none really came off.

Have got sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli and avocado waiting to be tried at some point.

Helen am impressed with your calm in Costa, hope I can be like that when dd gets to the gagging stage. Nothing is going that far back yet so haven't experienced gagging yet.

I freak out in my head everytime it happens, but dont want to put DS off his food so try not to show it...

I'm still lurking as despite my efforts with the blender,DC3 wants to do BLW! Yesterday she attacked toast,banana pieces,pear pieces and rice cakes with cream cheese with great enthusiasm, whilst closing her little baby mouth to butternut squash puree and mashed banana. If I was doing blw I'd be really pleased!

Today I'm trying the purees and banana pieces again for lunch, then at te time the other 2 are having pasta so I'm going to wipe dc3's fusilli in some cream cheese and see how she gets on with it.Then pear pieces again.

LooL00 it sounds like your dc3 knows what she wants to do!

We tried some steamed broccoli florets and carrot sticks last night, which I think might have been more successful if they hadn't been dropped on the floor so quickly! dd did manage to break a piece of carrot off and had it in her mouth for a bit before spitting it out.

Gave a spoon to dd to play with earlier - it went straight into her mouth as everything does, so will be interesting to see her reaction when they are preloaded. What's a good thing to start with on the spoons, I was thinking maybe yoghurt, which yoghurts are good for babies?

Sticking to fruit and veg for another week or two yet though.

Hi
My DS is nearly 28weeks and have just started BLW. I'm losing confidence a bit though as he never seems to "eat" much and can become quite agitated in the high chair. What's this BLW recipe book am thinking that might give me some more ideas. i've read the Gill rapley one

Had tears at lunch time, I don't know whats wrong with DS but he's being really clingy.

It's always arms up (pick me up) and then as soon as you do, it's squirming because he wants to get down.

He was happily munching some pear until he saw that I'd finished and then that was it, he wanted me to pick him up, same at lunch time...normally we are sat there waiting for him to be done.

Hi tommy, I've only just got the blw book today, it's taken ages to come. It's not the recipe one but I'd be interested to hear if that's any good, although if the point of blw is to be able to give them what you are having, do we really need it? Although I am struggling with the idea of what seems a huge leap from gumming vegetable sticks etc to being able to eat whatever dh and I are eating!

I suppose it depends what you eat...DS doesn't always have what we have, the other day I did mushroom risotto but gave DS mushrooms, chicken and cheese. If he can't have the dish as a whole, I tend to give him the individual ingredients.

Just joining this thread as we are going to be 6 months on the 27th. They have some BLW in action on youtube if anyones interested..

Squareorange - they recommend full fat live yoghurt for the babs. I got some natural greek yoghurt for dd and mashed a bit of banana into it - then did a combo of spoonfeeding/loaded spoon to see how she was at it, and she was pretty good actually. I know what you mean bout the just gumming things and how it will develop to more. I'm struggling to see how/when that will happen too, as if it's finger foods not an awful ot goes in yet.

Thanks square orange. Yes I suppose the point is they have what we're having, but like you I'm struggling with when to introduce totally what myself and DH are having, eg spaghetti bolognese, rice etc? Up to now it's just been fruit, veg and things like bread and pittas. I have given DS full fat natural yoghurt as well. Is anyone further along with this who could advise when to introduce "proper" meal foods like rice and things please??

Was happy again at breakfast and seemed to wolf down half a slive of toast, but was crying again at lunchtime.

I think it's frustration at dropping bits of food, and also tiredness. I boobed him after lunch and he fell asleep, so maybe I'll try feeding him a little earlier tomorrow.

Can I join in? Have a 24 week old who I have started BLW with this week, letting her grab what I am eating and have a little "nibble"! She has been very interested, sucking on some orange and banana, but liked a chomp of my cheese and pickle sarny the best of all! Not sure Ella's kitchen would do cheese n pickle

Not sure she has actually swallowed anything apart from a tiny bit of bread (evidence in nappy!)

Am uber paranoid about choking, she has coughed a bit and I feel like my heart will stop but so far the only thing she has gagged on has been the wrong end of her spoon which she was shoving down with gusto!

Really enjoyed reading about your stories - MLIC we were on the same July 2010 thread, when I was grumpypumpkin

What do people think about the 'they're not linking solid food to being hungry/full yet' thing?

First time this am that bab appeared not to 'eat' anything and I had boobed him prior to breakfast rather than afterwards as normal.

then keen agqain on solids at lunchtime

Looked like he was 'full' at breakfast.

Comments?

Tommy spud - try not to worry abut him not eating a lot at this point. The idea is just to get them used to new tastes and textures initially, rather than for them to have proper meals.

Helen - why would you not just give the mushroom risotto? My ds loved having a go at rice mixed with chicken casserole the other day. Sure it was messy, but it gave him the taste/texture sensation well enough.

As you might gather tommy, I do give whatever we are having. I'll make small modifications if I think there's no way he could pick it up, but that's very rare.

He's just enjoyed pancakes (made with oat milk) for breakfast.

Cantsleepwontsleep - I thought it would be easier (for him) to just give him chunks, I'm just trying not to rush him into things as he seems to get frustrated quite easily when at the table...