What is your BLW-ed older toddler like now?

[MrsJamin]

I'm really interested in whether the theory of "less fussiness from BLWed babies" is true.

So:

How old is your child?
Do they eat most foods?
How readily do they try new foods?

DS2 will be BLWed in a few months' time and I'm wondering whether we'll have the same outcome as DS1, ie that he's pretty unfussy.

DS is 4 now, and will eat anything on offer (OK, not hot chilli or very lemony/acidy things), and is always up for new things.

He hasn't had the least sign of a fussy stage, and it's very clear that he regards anything being eaten by us as 'safe' food - we've always shared with him

DD was very slow to take to solids and refused anything on a spoon hence we did BLW because that was the only way (I used to load bread up with purees and stuff sometimes).

She is fine eats anything pretty much now. No idea what she weighs but she has sturdy arms and legs. Definitely not skinny. Also she has a good idea of how much she needs so she can actually stop eating a bowl of ice cream/chocolate/cake when she is full even tho there is some left. I am truly as I have never been like that .

I mostly just liked BLW as it was a lot easier

DS was BLW'ed. Used to happily try anything and eat lots of things. But then went through a phase of putting too much in his mouth at once - especially sausages. So now won't eat sausages, burgers or meatballs. Also is going through a phase where he won't eat new things.

so we eat a lot of pasta and fish fingers here...

however i don't think this is linked to the BLW and more to do with the fact that DS doesn't chew his food properly...

ds1 - 4yrs, ds2 - 2.5yrs
Only thing they won't eat is olives . They eat whatever we are having.

We've done both and had the same unfussy outcome - imo I think it depends on your families approach to food and eating in general and not the weaning method.

DD is 3 in august and was BLWed,

She doesn't like tomatos, never has, and given the chance would live on sausages and fish fingers, but also genuinely wolfs down her veg and pretty much anything we put in front of her, most of the time, but she is 2 and so sometimes if we're out and other more interesting things are nearby (like a sandpit) then she won't eat a thing. But then she'll eat a huge meal later.

I think it's not so much that BLWing creates unfussy toddlers, but that it teaches parents to not worry overly about what their children eat, to trust their child (within certain limits!) and so mealtimes are relaxed affairs, which helps foster healthy eating habits in the child. If DD refuses something, it's no big deal.

DS has just turned 2. He also refused the spoon and I ended up BLW. To begin with he tried everything then at a year old he started to become really fussy again.

My DS is 20 months and was BLW. He is pretty fussy. Won't eat vegetables hardly ever. He still eats like a sparrow, very little at meal times.

He is OK at trying new foods though.

Funnily at nursery he will eat anything he is given, even vegies.

And it's nothing to do with family approach to food in our case. We and DH eat very healthy and I never push him into eating anything he doesnt' want to (well most times...sometimes I do try to encourage him!) so it's nothing to do with how we eat as a family.

He is small for his age too. Me and DH both didn't eat much as toddlers and we were small for our ages, but how DH is 6 foot, although we are both slim. So I'm thinking it's genetics rather than the method of weaning.

DS was BLW and now 18m, getting a little bit more fussy now but eats a good variety. DD was weaned on purees and is a right pain with food, always has been.

He is a good influence on her really, as they both copy each other so she asks for food he is eating

DD is 3.2

BLWed

Eats anything

I think it's more than blw vs puree though.

DD is 3.8, did BLW, and she eats anything. DS is 8mo, and weaned the same way, so far so good. I think BLW needs to suit the parent, as much as the child - for me I found it useful to be forced not to know how much they're taking in, or to think in terms of introducing individual foods, etc. I think, in general, any sensible approach to weaning, done in a relaxed manner, will work just fine with most children.

ds is 5. he will try anything and eats a wide range of food.

but i agree with dyslexics, it is likely to be about more than blw. maybe children who aren't destined to be 'fussy' are more likely to go for blw.

Dd1 (6) was weaned the traditional way and was a v fussy eater but is getting much, much better now.

Dd2 (3) was blw and will eat almost anything.

I don't attribute it to the weaning methods though, more personality type I think. Dd1 is quite reserved and suspicious of new things, dd2 is much more outgoing and adventurous.

My DS is 2.11
He will eat just about anything, though like most toddlers will try asking for ice cream instead of green beans
He'll try new things without any problems.

Hoping the new one (due October) will be the same as it makes mealtimes very easy - he eats exactly what we eat.