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June 2011 Moms
Telly21182
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Considering trying out BLW - where to start?
Telly21182
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So, I can't decide if Ty would do better with BLW or not, so I think the best way to find out is to just try it. My question is, where would I start? Just start giving him some table foods in small, easy to eat sizes (obviously not a wine marinated steak or something like that - but the basics)? Any recommendations on specific foods that are easy, safe and that LOs will like?
He's getting better with purees, but he still seems so interested in trying to get our food. He's A LOT better at mum mums and puffs so I think he may enjoy feeding himself more now, just not exactly sure where to start?!
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Re: Considering trying out BLW - where to start?
Some of Alexis's favorites that are pretty simple are steamed zuchinni, baked sweet potato wedges, and strips of steak.
Does she have teeth, and if not, do you find it's hard to eat proteins without them? I'm just afraid it'll be too hard to eat chicken or steak without teeth and at this rate I have no idea when those bad boys are coming!
Ev really loves pieces of ham (we just buy a ham steak and cut it into strips), apple slices, strips of chicken, and zucchini strips (I just steam/saute until soft)
I'd say just give him a piece of something and see how he does! Long strips seem to work best because they can get their hands around the food but there's still some at the end that they can put in their mouth.
Good luck! We love BLW, I only wish we could do it 100% of the time!
DD does not have teeth, and eats a lot of what we eat. I cook with my normal spices- onions, garlic, red pepper, basil, parsley, cilantro, oregano, pepper- I just leave out the salt. I also try to avoid sugar. DD has tried: sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, whole green beans, carrots, oatmeal, avocado, pears, apples, bananas, chicken strips (loves it and does manage to eat it), yogurt, strips of turkey, strips of steak, scrambled eggs (i tried yolk first- no reaction so then I did whole egg- also no reaction), broccoli (DD loves and great BLW food because of the built-in handle), pancakes, fish (make sure is completely deboned), spaghetti (loves!), meatloaf or meatballs, cucumbers, toast, freeze-fried strawberries, honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, chickpeas (I smush and have her eat it off my finger- same with kidney beans and peas).
I want to try mango next. Sorry for the long list- I just want you to see the that BLW is easy, and don't be afraid. For things like yogurt and oatmeal, I pre-load the spoon, and DD feeds herself. Everything else is pretty much cut into big chucks so that DD can nibble on it. Although she's starting to use her pincher grasp to pick up smaller pieces, she hasn't figured ot how to get said smaller pieces in her mouth.
ANd check youtube for videos on how to distinguish gagging from choking. DD has gagged a few times but has never choked.
LOVE the list, thank you!!! So glad to see meatloaf on the list. We're having that for dinner this week so I know I can try that!
I cut everything into carrot stick type shapes. We've tried avocado, sweet potato, butternut squash (hated it), yams, melon, pear, apple (with apple, I peel it and let her just munch on it. A friend's friend's baby choked on an apple peel at 18 months and died. Her parents where RIGHT there and they were both doctors. So, she told me to peel the apple), banana (she just shoves it into her mouth).
Today we did yams for a bit and then I took a piece of organic celery, washed it wll and made the rest of the yams into a thick, chunky puree and loaded the stick for her. She really just wanted the celery stick. Next week I will give her some ground beef.
Also, I JUST read a bit of the BLW book and they said a lot of the iron is in the juices, so it isn't really necessary for the baby to eat the meat, just suck on it.
We started with no-cook stuff like bananas and avocado. I cut the banana in half and then cut half of the peel off of that half so he can still hold it easily. The avocado just gets cut in strips and I sprinkle a little crushed up banana puffs (you can use Cheerio dust) on it so it's a little easier to handle.
Just make sure the food is fairly soft and easy to mush in their mouths. Gagging can be scary, but it's a good sign. If they are gagging they AREN'T choking.
Also, get those full-body bibs that are like little art smocks. BLW is messy.