BLW with only 2 teeth?

[MrsWillis]

My DD is 8 months and has been BLW since 6 months. She is happy to try anything and has a good chew on things but she only has 2 teeth and doesn't seem to chew things up enough for her to swallow them. She just holds them in her mouth until she either spits them out or gags on them. I know it's not vital that she eats loads at this age but I would like to know that she is eating something.

Should I just continue with it or resort to spoon feeding?

I'd carry on. She has a full set of teeth, but they are just beneath the gum. Chewing etc no problem.

My DD1 was not BLW abut my other 2 were. DD1 is a bit fussy, and not adventurous, whereas the other 2 eat everything and anything. I'd really rate it. If it means a few weeks eating the 2 or 3 foods she will tolerate, I think that's fine.

DD had no teeth but still BLW. Even now at 22months she's only got 6 teeth.

Keep going she'll chew with the teeth that are under the gums

My dd didn't have any teeth till over a year.

We did blw from 7 months with no problem.

they don't chew with incisors anyway, even if they've got all eight of them. dd's 14mos and is only getting her first premolar.

yep keep going as everyone has said teeth (or lack or them) are no barriers to eating. DD is just learning how to move food in her mouth, have a bit of a chew & a taste. I have frequently thought that DS & DD before him had not swallowed anything but the nappies revealed they had!

My DD did BLW with no teeth at all!

She is now 15mths and still only has 2 at the bottom. (only got them at 13mths!)
The only thing we found she struggled with was tough meat but that was it. She would really suprise us how well she ate with no teeth!