i am hoping for some advice on beginning a weaning journey for my little one. I am completely new to this and finding it a minefield. I please ask that responses are kind.
DS is 6 1/2 months. Before now I had dipped in and out with Baby rice, rusk, purées and mashed fruit/veg and he was never overly interested so I didn’t stress if we missed a day as he was happy with his bottle feeds.
as a household we are just getting over 3 weeks of horrible illnesses- severe bronchiolitis and norovirus. This has thrown us out of routine and I’m now trying to get back on track including starting his weaning again.
i have started offering similar foods and my DS is showing much more interest! I think he is ready to begin with finger foods but I don’t know what to give him, size, portion etc so any advice would be great.
side note- he has lost quite some weight from being unwell. His feeds massively reduced when he was ill and we still aren’t back to the amounts he was drinking before his illness- almost as if his tummy has shrunk. I have no idea if this is normal at all for a baby and again would appreciate any advice.
my approach has always been to listen to my gut as a FTM but I am just so worried I’m not doing right by DS at the moment.