Anyone quit BLW?

MississippiCatfish · April 2013

I'm just curious. Has anyone here tried BLW and decided it wasn't for them? We've been at it for about a week and I think I'm going to throw in the towel. I read the book and prepared and everything, but my LO gags multiple times after each and every bite, no matter what the food. He is gagging, not choking, so it's not a safety concern. Jut comfort. Would I want to gag through 75 percent of each meal? No. I think that would be awful, so I'm not sure I feel right forcing it on LO. Anyway, just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and what you did. Thanks!

gingerfamily · April 2013

I haven't tried BLW but I know that my lo gags if there is a clump of fruit in her purree so BLW wouldn't be for us. Do what you are comfortable with!

juliane2004 · April 2013

Honestly keep trying! I know it's not nice to see your baby gah so much but they do need to learn.

Personally we do one day of spoon fed pur?e and then the next day of BLW.

kegallagh · April 2013

No, I won't be quitting, but I did want to say that what you're describing is normal. Gagging isn't discomfort; it's a reflex. Babies gag on purees as well. They just have to adjust to an entirely new way of eating. Obviously do what feels right to you, b

Holly_1007 · April 2013

I "tried" it for one day. I had great success doing homemade purees with DS1, so I just went with what I was comfortable with. Colby gagged once and that was enough for me to throw in the towel. I do give him finger foods at this point, but th

Megcheer2 · April 2013

I tried it briefly and decided it wasn't for us. She choked on some banana and it scared me. We will be just fine with our purees, TYVM. DD1 had purees and is a great eater nowadays.

All that being said, I'm not pureeing everything. With mea

crystaltastic · April 2013

We did it for about 2 weeks and then I realized that starting solids may have been what led to Wesley waking up 6-8 times/night since he had previously been STTN for the past 4 months. We stopped for a few days, and now he is back to STTN. Our ped

MississippiCatfish · April 2013

Thanks ladies! I like the concept, but I'm thinking it might just not be for us at this point. I know some kids are just gaggier than others. I tried fork mashing the avocado today and added a little BM and he took several bites with no gagging, so maybe

hmp1 · April 2013

I don't do BLW. Do what you are comfortable with. For James, we did purees first then introduced finger foods, slowly. We worked our way up to meals. By 10mo, he was eating what we were eating for dinner. This progression worked well for him and he nev

MaggieD4243 · April 2013

I'm a total lurker here, but I wanted to respond. We started BLW when DS turned 6 months and he was also a total gagger, on everything. We had one moment where he really seemed to be choking (face turned red, making no sound, panicky look o

Hyaline · April 2013

We're quitters. DD wanted to eat--we started with solids when it was clear she understood what food was, that mom and dad eat food, and that she wanted All the Foods in her mouth, stat. Unfortunately, she lacked the manual dexterity to pick up

KarBear · April 2013

I haven't really "quit" but I did introduce purees, too. If we happen to have steamed fruits/veggies for dinner, he gets that. If not, he gets purees. I don't have time to be making a who other meal each day when I can whip up a week's w

aadams03 · April 2013

I am thinking about quitting or at least introducing purees too. The whole idea of BLW really freaks DH out so I will try to compromise some.

ifwisheswerefishes · April 2013

We are doing a bit of BLW and a bit of purees. Marian has taken very well to BLW and hasn't gagged hardly at all. The first time she did, I freaked out and wanted to quit. I kept at it and we have found our groove.

Experiment, find what works fo

MississippiCatfish · April 2013

Thanks ladies. I can handle a little gagging, but it was probably honestly about 20 times at each meal, and ended in a few projectile vomits. I just know how much I hated dry heaving every time I brushed my teeth in early pregnancy and I think doing that

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