blw scared of harder foods

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im scared to give my baby ankything but avacado banana sweet potato butternut squash etc because they are softer even steamed apples seem a little harder for her to manage did everyone else just do the same squishy stuff until they got more teeth?

Babies have teeth! they're under the gums, DD could even rip apart meat with her front gums before the teeth came out visibly. Have you not been bitten by LO to see how strong their bite is?

Try here with some meat, or cheese or other stuff that's not carbs!

she just has a hard time with it and wont eat it she can eat a bunch of swee potatoe thats cooked a lot but if i dont steam it long enough and its a bit harder she wont eat it

But she'll learn! what she eats isn't really important, it's learning to eat that's necessary.

How old is she? I didn't give ds stuff like raw apple/carrot that could break off into chunks until he was about 1. Squishy stuff, stuff that dissolves into mush like rice cakes and toast, and stuff to suck on like strips of meat are good at first.

i steam everything and she is 6 and a half months do i give thick long peices of meat or skinny or big squares or what?

You want the food to have a 'handle' ie big enough for your baby to hold it in their fist.

Choking is rare in BLW babies. You may be reassured if you read 'Baby Led Weaning' by Gill Rapley as it explains choking/gagging and how to minimise the risk. You definitely don't need to stick to soft food.

I'd give a strip, like a big chip size. Then she can hold it in her fist and gum/suck at the end of it.

yes iv read the book and she has had some pretty good gags but hasnt choked i just get nervous once she has teeth i think ill be less nervous

Have posted some suggestions on your other thread