Combo of purees and BLW?

Sarmouse

Question about starting solids. Can you do a combination of purees and BLW?  If so how should I do this?  I know you are supposed to wait a few days before introducing a food so could I do the same food but in each form (pur?e and steam/mashed up table food)?

penguingrrl

Since the new food every few days is about allergy testing it doesn't matter at all whether it's chunks or puree.

minervacullen

I'm doing both. I have food allergies, so I'm keeping an eye on certain foods. I'm not severely allergic to anything though.

tortuga47

LalaMama81:

You can't do both. You either do BLW or you do purees w/ some finger foods. By definition BLW involves no purees and only self feeding. 

Also, regarding allergies & the waiting period, Penguin is right. The form doesn't matter. Lots of people don't wait anymore, though.  

By definition she is correct, but I think your question is if you can do purees and self feeding or more finger foods. Absolutely. We do that so he can experience it in many forms. My LO actually can't stand purees or soupy foods so we mainly give him finger foods, but we do wait three days at a time at this stage to see if there are allergies.  

Wild_flower25

I'm going to do both because it's easier to let daycare do purees.  I guess really what I'm doing is starting finger foods early at home.  The purees I give will probably be the same as the finger foods I give her so there is no extra waiting inbetween.

Kingston54

Yes you can... I did some BLW with purees.  For example I gave DS a banana and he held it and ate it himself (for 3-4 days)... then I pureed butternut squash (for 3-4 days)... then i cut up chunks of avocado and let him feed himself (3-4 days)... then pureed green beans... you get the idea

MrsBigTime

MichieU79:

This is what I plan to do as well...mix up pur?es and solids.  I love the idea of them learning how to feed themselves, learning their own limit and enjoying textures right away.  But the idea of gagging and choking scares me so much.  I am planning to take an online child CPR class before we start.  Haha...paranoid much?

Absolutely not paranoid! I think all parents should take CPR before bringing a baby home, and I will not hire a babysitter who isn't certified. I should qualify that I'm a PICU RN and have actually had to do CPR on real babies, so I am a bit biased and probably more paranoid than the average bear!