Afternoon lovely ladies,
My DD is 7 and a half months old. She's been on a flexible routine since the early weeks and is now breastfed at (roughly) 7,11,3 and 6.30 before bed. Since introducing solids at 5 and a half months (because she was envious of my food and her good sleeping habits went haywire until she started food) she's been on porridge and purees, and I've also let her muck around with most of the stuff I'm pureeing in its solid state/in bits, so she knows where food comes from, and I don't make a big deal about finishing food. Some stuff she shoves in her mouth herself. I know I'm not doing BLW and just what most mums I know do ie a combo of purees and finger foods, but there are a few things that I think make BLW difficult for us anyway - would the BLW experts among you agree or have any ideas for getting round the following?:
DD already has six front teeth so everything she puts in her mouth she bites on and ends up gagging on chunks too big to chew.
I haven't introduced wheat yet as we are a bit of an allergic family and I'm being cautious, so no toast or pasta so far. And like hunkermunker, I and DH have allergies to that same big group of fruits esp in raw state, so I'm not giving DD raw apple, pear etc and steamed they go so mushy I might as well help her. So choice of finger foods seems limited.
Also, I eat cereal, yoghurt and soup with a spoon, so is it so bad to help DD do this as well?
Plus she is not demand fed (I work from home so need a routine) and I know that she needs more calories than she is getting in four big double-boob feeds a day.
Any thoughts? I have an open mind!
Pinchy xx