Do I really need all the specialist weaning stuff?!

[Gingernut81]

Just looking for a bit of advice to stop myself going crazy and spending a fortune on weaning stuff that I don't need! I'm planning on starting on purées & the moving onto a mix of lumpy mush & BLW.

I've got a couple of bowls, a few small pots (for freezing/storing food) & spoons - tommee tippee ones that say from 7 months - do I need the ones that say from 4 months or can tommee tippee just see me coming (DD is currently 4 1/2 months but thinking of introducing baby rice in a few weeks).

I've got a blender & masher already. Aside from bibs & high chair is there anything else I need or anything you found invaluable?

Bowl and fork? Sorted.

Nope, nothing else needed. Spoons you have should be fine!

I used ice cube trays to freeze small portions of all sorts of stuff. Once frozen, decant into a freezer bag & defrost as & when you need.

you sound totally organised.
nothing more needed apart from octopus arms to keep the bowls and spoons from being flung everywhere

Ha ha, I'll work on growing the octopus arms!

Thanks for the feedback, I have a tendency to splurge anything baby related (she's my first) & now maternity pay has fully kicked in I'm realising the need to be a little more frugal.

No you don't need anything else although Tomee Tippee do a rubber mat with a sucker on that sticks the baby's bowl to the table. Stops them from picking it up and flinging it! I found that incredibly useful, think it was about £5.

No you don't need anything really.
Careful with baby rice though, got DC1 terribly constipated and isn't really such a great first food anyway. Maybe some veggies instead?

I would also recommend a couple of greedy dogs to sit under the high chair, have found them invaluable

Flannels are handy. Even with mash I find my dd gets in a right state (although I let her feed herself with the spoon so totally my fault) so there is a lot of wiping to be done. I bought two packs of microfiber cleaning cloths (contains 4 cloths) from the pound shop as they dry really quickly & are cheaper than buying 8 cotton flannels. I then just rinse under the tap to remove food and then chuck in the laundry.

A sheet for the floor might be useful if you have carpet. Pound shop does 2x plastic sheets or you could use an old duvet and chuck it in laundry.

I also bought my spoons and mini tupperware for freezing from the pound shop (there's a theme here ) although I don't find the tupperware is any good for transporting food outside of the house as they leak a little but they are great for the freezer as they fit into nooks. I bought a pot from boots with a spoon attached (about £5) for taking food I make outside which is handy although not really necessary.