BLW vs. puree. . .both?

Meganequine · October 2012

I often lurk on this board and thought this would be the place to ask. . . I'm pretty sure this is a silly question- but I"m asking anyway.

I can do a combination of purees and BLW right?? I guess it woudln't really be the traditional BLW that I've read about. I've been enjoying giving baby purees, but would like to offer him real food so he can start to feed himself. He's gotten pretty good at holding banana chunks and scraping bits off with his teeth.

calliesmom6 · October 2012

we primarily did BLW but also gave LO purees with no problems. i dont see why you couldnt!

ncbelle · October 2012

You can definitely do a combo of finger foods and purees...but you are right that that technically wouldn't be BLW. Don't worry about labels - just do what works for you

Angela814 · October 2012

With DD1 we did purees and then introduced smaller pieces of table foods by 8 months. She was completely on table foods by 1 year. I don't know if you can follow the principles of BLW exactly, but you can certainly introduce table foods now.

fyrefairie · October 2012

Don't worry about being apurist about BLW. ITs too mommy wars for my taste. i give her table food when we eat, but also do purees, sometimes its simpler

nosoup4u · October 2012

We never did purees, but we did feed both our kids a good amount of yogurt. We let my younger son feed himself at an early age, by chunking up yogurt with mashed bananas, etc. I'd mix hard boiled eggs with oil and butter and let him eat that, too. That might be a good step from straight purees? I wouldn't worry about it, as long as you're both happy with the arrangement.

KateLouise · October 2012

I started with purees, but moved fairly quickly to finger foods as well. We now do a mix depending on the day and DDs mood. Also sometimes it's just quicker and easier to have a jar of something in my bag, and feed her on the go.

boogerbearoriginal · October 2012

We did BLW, but grandma did purees. Technically not 'true' BLW, but, who cares? It's not like there are BLW police lol.

Do what works best for your family. I think a lot of people do a combo, it's NBD.

lopersmom · October 2012

I agree with all previous posters. Also want to add that by about 7 months, my 1st was pretty savvy using a spoon on his own, at which point he was feeding himself purees and yogurt, etc, and we started giving him more of those things. I feel like that allows them to regulate their own feeding, and opens up foods that may not be so practical as finger foods. But, like everybody else, I don't really see the point in the label of BLW. Do what works for you! :-)

StefandTodd · October 2012

ncbelle:
You can definitely do a combo of finger foods and purees...but you are right that that technically wouldn't be BLW. Don't worry about labels - just do what works for you

totally this!

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