Is there an in between to BLW?

EveryNameIWantIsTaken · December 2009

It seems like everyone here either does blw, or feeds purees. Isn't there some in between? We started ds on purees, and he still gets some (mainly at daycare since it is just easier to get together) but he also gets fed what we are having for dinner (minus anything with milk for allergy sake) and eats that as he wants.

cabo_kate · December 2009

I plan on doing a modified type of BLW - I still want to make some chunkier, thicker purees and feed him a few times, and this is probably what we'll do for daycare - but for the most part, I want to let him go for it on his own.

We'll see how it works out in a month or so!

Tonya_G · December 2009

I ground a lot of DS's food up when he was little (just whatever we were eating for dinner)- so, kind of a puree, but not as liquidy and runny. He really liked it, and I attribute it to how good of an eater he is now. I plan on doing this again with DD, as well as some other solid foods she can gnaw on a la BLW.

tmp-214118062502913 · December 2009

I am always one who is on the BLW threads, but we don't do it like the book. We don't feed DD at the table with us because it wasn't successful, we don't usually feed her what we eat for dinner because we like very spicy foods and often eat tomato or other things she doesn't react well to. We also are vegetarians so we have to often think of what to feed DD because most faux meats are too salty or fatty for her and we don't want to load her up on carbs.

Like tonight for dinner she had steamed carrots, some black beans, some quesadilla - torn up pieces of tortilla with melted cheese inside. I had soup and bread for dinner and DH went out with friends. I still cut things up small, and I spoonfeed her things like yogurt, cottage cheese and oatmeal.

sunnyday016 · December 2009

That's pretty much what we do because she's not interested in feeding herself. So I feed her purees but also offer her lots of finger foods.

webMistress0609 · December 2009

We started cereal for reflux @ 4 months. He decided (like Fred's DD) that he was done being spoonfed, so we're doing almost total BLW now. We've been still offering cereal in the a.m. (oatmeal) along with his waffle or whatever, but he wasn't really interested until the last week.

cubits · December 2009

We're hoping to do a combo. We started with some cereal this week and will introduce a banana next week but are really looking forward to the finger foods. We are introducing solids a little early for a variety of reasons (suspected reflux, showing signs or readiness, hitting all necessary milestones, ect) and are trying to follow her cues and let her eat off her own hands. She's enjoying it so far

PaisleyDuke · December 2009

I do both. We started with BLW and love it, but after one dinner where he gagged/choked twice, I started thick purees/mashes and give him some finger foods too. I kind of 'chickened out' of BLW.

mrs.mkd · December 2009

I think lots of people do both - we started with doing both, but after DD made it very clear that she's too independent to have anything to do with being spoon fed we devoted ourselves to BLW. I think just whatever works for you, in any given moment on any given day, is fine.

ncbelle · December 2009

Sure! I think whatever works for you is the way to go. I think aside from the obvious like avoiding allergens and not giving hard/choking hazard foods, there are really no rules about solids.

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