Starting purées at six months before sitting independently and weaning kit recommendations

[JavaGreen1998]

Hi,

My baby boy is 6 months old on May 10th and we want to start weaning. Just with purées to start with, I’m a first time Mum and scared to do BLW incase I do something wrong/cause choking.

He can’t sit up independently but I’ve read not many can at 6 months. NHS says not to start weaning until they can sit up? He has great head control and sometimes when sat leaning on us, he tries to pull himself upright.

We have his highchair ready, just need to order his weaning set. Any recommendations or where to order a complete set from? And we will just be doing 1 meal/taste per day for now.

I’ve also read if I’m correct to offer 1oz of cooled boiled water with a meal?

Thanks!

Most babies can't really sit independently until at just 9 months. The ikea antilop chair cushion is excellent for supporting, but don't use it for more than a few minutes at a time. You can also use a baby chair if it tilts fairly upright.

We started by dipping a baby spoon in our food so that it had a flavour then handing it over to be used as a toy. That made meal times fun. We then did big pieces that he couldn't possibly choke on like celery sticks so he got used to putting things in his mouth. I dipped then in peanut butter for the allergy