I am a rubbish weaner and don't know what the hell to do

[NineUnlikelyTales]

My DS will be 7 months in a few days. At 26 weeks he was showing all the signs of wanting solids - grabbing food, more hngry etc. I handed him rice cakes and chunks of banana, etc and he ate quite a bit. Then he started to look like he was struggling to eat it but still hungry and frustrated, so I gave him some mashed stuff that I was having, like avocado - but I just put it on the spoon and let hom either eat it or not. Mostly he wolfed it down.

But he has been progressively less interested in both the finger foods and the mashed stuff, to the point that he hardly eats any solids now. I also thought that wheat and dairy products were giving him a bad tummy in the night, so I cut them out even though he likes toast and cheese.

Now I don't know whether to keep just offering finger food, to go down the puree everything route, to offer wheat/dairy, or what the hell to do. I feel like a crap mum in this, and many other respects. I feel like I am letting my poor DS down by not knowing how to feed him All the other babies I know of the same age are eating tons of pureed food but I thought that BLW was the way to go..until now.

Please help this feeble mother.
nut

[NineUnlikelyTales]

Thanks for asking

Poor DS was awake crying most of the night teething, so my expectations haven't been that high TBH. At breakfast he ate a couple of shreddies from his dad's bowl (so with cow's milk). Well, I say ate but smeared would be a more accurate word. I think he ingested some though! We're having a late lunch so he has just eaten, with great relish, a piece of toast with unsalted butter..he ate really well and chewed it and everything. I was very proud

DH and I are going to have a junk food lunch because I've got a cold, so he can't have any of the oven chips, veggie burger and baked beans extravaganza - but we are also having peas in attempt to get some vitamins, so I'll try him with that.

Basically after your kind posts yesterday, and everyone's support, I am much less stressed and just happy to take it as it comes. It's a great relief to me not to be worrying about salt so much.

Thanks again
nut