Just thanks really for your brilliant blog and everyone's tips and experiences on here - had never even heard of it before reading about it on MN and it has given me the confidence to have a go. Pureed for my DTs (3.4) and it broke my spirit as they spat out my lovingly made smooth mush and generally found the whole weaning thing stressy and not any fun.
DD3 is 6 months and have just started flirting with BLW - today she gummed ferociously a piece of buttered crumpet, some banana 'sticks' and some toast and cream cheese (clear favourite). I hadn't even thought she would get anything anywhere near her mouth, let alone ingest anything but I was amazed how much food was 'missing' when clearing up the fallout.
The best thing was seeing how much she enjoyed herself - perhaps because she was in control, and babies don't often have that I guess. It was also incredible how quickly, just over the course of one day, her hand-mouth co-ordination improved and she learned to use her tongue to move big bits of food to the front of her mouth when they made her gag (tiny bit nervous for a few moments there). Seeing her so happy and proud of her little self was fab.
So without wanting to be too grovelly/smarmy thanks again - I have been inspired