BLW support thread anyone?

[MrsNPattz]

Just wondered if anyone wanted to join me on our BLW adventure, I could do with it (see my earlier thread)! We went to my uncles today, luckily my cousin did BLW with her two little ones so they were very accommodating and he tried carrot, sprout, broccoli, turkey and potato! It was very successful and it was lovely having my cousin to talk to! Unfortunately she doesn't live near us, but is at the end of the phone! What did your babies eat today?

[Forgetfulmog]

Dd can't have dairy either & she's allergic to eggs so I'm struggling mainly for breakfast stuff. She used to love porridge but now she doesn't really like being fed so that's not really a popular choice for her. Don't want to give her toast everyday because of the salt. Going to make her some eggless pancakes I think & see how they go down

[DrMcDreamysWife]

Mmm I've not offered protein everyday yet. Although my dd can have eggs and dairy. She loves eggy bread and omelette cut into fingers.

Avocado is high in protein and my dd loves it! Either sliced if its not too soft or spread on toast or pitta bread if its squishy.

[Forgetfulmog]

Dd can't have dairy either & she's allergic to eggs so I'm struggling mainly for breakfast stuff. She used to love porridge but now she doesn't really like being fed so that's not really a popular choice for her. Don't want to give her toast everyday because of the salt. Going to make her some eggless pancakes I think & see how they go down

[PurpleBlossom]

Hello, still lurking in the background waiting for that magic '6th month' to come around (2 weeks to go) so u can join in properly!

In the mean time I've been collecting fun (and probably pointless) weaning equipment!

So far I have

• a high chair, DD looks very cute and grown up in (sob!)
• a magic mat/ bowl, non slip!
• this for out and about.
• bowl and spoon

I also want some little pots, which again I know I don't need, but desperately want for some unknown reason!

[PurpleBlossom]

Oh, I also have a BLW cookbook, which I am finding useful for ideas!

[MrsNPattz]

Will try Avocado and eggy bread - thank you! Going to try hummus too I think.

[Quak]

ForgetfulMog - look further up the thread for the instructions to make porridge cakes. Then if your dd wants to feed herself porridge she can. They're a hit in our house! What about fruit for brekkie? Or a weetabix (messy!) You could maybe make your own bread and miss out the salt?? (Easier said than done eh? - And I say this as someone who has no intention of ever making their own bread)

[ThreeWheelsGood]

Hello all, I've just had a read and I'd like to join. DD is 24 weeks and showing signs of readiness, so we gave her somebanana and roast carrot tonight. She played with it and mushed it, don't think any got into her mouth! As someone up thread said, we were surprised because everything else (not food) usually goes straight in! We're going to build up gradually, we need to think about how to adapt our meals so we can just all share. I'm another vegetarian attempting to bring up a non veggie baby so wish me luck!

[Forgetfulmog]

Made dd a chicken & sweet potato curry from that website & she loved it! We've now been given the go ahead to give her dairy too so will try some yoghurt for breakfast tomorrow.

Thanks for the tip on porridge fingers - I had tried making them with cooked, puréed plums instead of milk & they weren't a hit so will try then with milk instead.

[Doretaball]

After reading the thread, I decided to start yesterday. DD2 seems to be really enjoying it and DD1 loves having her at the table. Tried cucumber, toast, carrot, mixed salad (she loved the rocket!) and lasagne! She sucked off the sauce but left the pasta, I was very impressed!

Will try porridge fingers tomorrow for breakfast.

Are the BLW cookbooks worth getting? I'm hoping for a few ideas.

I am a bit nervous about her choking. I'm going to geek up on baby first aid on Internet tonight. Any tips for websites?

[YokoUhOh]

2 weeks to go for us - or so I thought! DS grabbed a sweet potato chip off my plate and smushed it into his mouth earlier, and then did the same with some baked salmon. Quite literally baby-led!!

[Awakeagain]

We've just started this week and ds seems to be living it!
Has anyone used the tiny diner mat - someone mentioned it and someone else linked to amazon (sorry I can't remember names )
I have seen it on amazon and thought it looked good for messy foods when out and about and there is no high chair tray

I have also got it into my head (from somewhere) no eggs till 1. I knew egg was ok if cooked in something like a cake but seeing all the eggy bread suggestions have made me more excited about breakfast if its alright to do it.

The gagging noise is awful, I'm just do worried every time I hear him do it

Ds's favourite so far is strawberry I think

[Quak]

Hi TWG - nice name.
Yep, my dd 'eats' everything but wouldn't put the food in her mouth for a couple of days. It's quite amazing really how instinctive it is for them. The food is new so they are naturally wary. After a week she is much more confident, and coordinated too.
Doretaball - choking was such a huge concern for me. Both myself and dh did a baby first aid course. However after watching her with food choking seems very, very unlikely. So long as she is upright, we give her safe foods and we don't interfere with what she's doing the risks are minimal. But we both are confident that we could recognise real choking and deal with it. Look at St John Ambulance or Red Cross websites. They are high profile voices on first aid.

[Pinebarrens]

Corn on the cob and roast potatoes for DS tonight. Then he had a good old gum at a plum that DD didn't want.

Going to try the porridge fingers tomorrow.

[MrsNPattz]

Eggy bread was a big success here thank you! Although I did notice he got a plotchy rash like he does with dairy but not as bad - is it common to be intolerant to both?

[Forgetfulmog]

Yes it is Mrspatz - soy is another one with similar proteins that may be a problem. We can't give dd eggs either - she vomits them up.

[ThreeWheelsGood]

Right then, I'm bit unsure what to do - we've had two "meals" (mostly played with, sucked on, not sure if she actually swallowed any), both with her sat at the table with us in the evening. She has been sleeping through (10-12 hours) since 3 months old (not stealth boast sorry), but last night andtonight she has woken at 4am for a BF. Anyone else found this? Maybe she isn't ready for solids?

We have the tiny diner mat and like it so far. It means she effectively shares the table with us.

[Awakeagain]

Thanks 3 wheels
I really liked the look of it for eating out so might have to get one

[DrMcDreamysWife]

Ooo those mats look good. We've had a few lunches out where basically she's eaten out of my hand and I've ended up with food all over me.

3 wheels how old is your wee one? I don't think it's necsessarily a sign of not being ready for solids, have you given solids instead of a feed? And therefore she's waking up to make up for it? Or it could be a growth spurt?

I general I started by doing solids and hour after bf and then offered again an hour after meal. She rarely went more than 2 hours between feeds before solids. Although I'm not the best person to ask as my dd still wakes a trillion times a night for a wee bf snack!! Pain the beautiful bum she is...

[MrsNPattz]

How are your little ones sleeping at night?

[Quak]

The same as before, i.e. waking several times a night, though her waking isn't to do with hunger.

[Andcake]

Just wanted to share something that we had on our toast for breakfast - I say we as I think I'm a bit addicted too now :-) a friend suggested it as an alternative to jam. It's called sunwheel 100% fruit spread. I got it in holland and Barrett the pear and apricot flavour. The h&b site seems not to be working but here is a blog link I found about it pudhogblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/rated-sunwheel-fruit-spread/
Now we've had it on toast I'm trying to think of how to use it in other things maybe in porridge or on rice cakes.

Sleep wise ds has always been bad but I think it got worse when we started weaning as he had less time for milk so fed a lot at night. I think only recently we've turned a corner but mostly through cosleeping.

[TallGiraffe]

Hi all, can I join? We've been BLW for 2 weeks now and loving it, despite the horrified looks from family members! Pitta bread and hummus is definitely the favourite so far. But orange, avocado and quiche all seem to have made it through to the nappy too

[MsJupiterJones]

Hi everyone, can I join please? DS is 5.5 months (24 wks) and we started sitting him at the table with us a week ago. He is very strong in his neck and loves being upright but he does wobble a bit so we've shored him up with a rolled up towel. He has all the other weaning signs in place though.

I put a couple of bits of carrot on his tray yesterday just to include him (which he ignored), but today he grabbed a stick of cucumber and kind of nommed all the bits off it!

I wasn't planning to start before 26 wks but I guess we will keep offering bits and seeing what happens.

[Forgetfulmog]

Welcome newcomers!

I'm after a bit of advice. Dd is now 7 months & for the last week or so hasn't been that interested in solid food. She's now refusing things that she would wolf down before & mealtimes usually end up in her whinging & slouching down in her high chair (think moody teenager!). She's very into sticks of apple (think she's teething & they're cooling on her gums. If I offer her food she tends to refuse it & anything on her tray tends to end up on the floor or smooshed into the highchair. Is it just the teething that's making her grumpy??