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December 2012 Moms
minervacullen
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We made the switch to BLW
minervacullen
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And she's doing great. She was not impressed with pures. Tonight she had rotini, baby carrots, and those crunchy finger food things by gerber. Yesterday she had peas, watermelon, yogurt bites, and more crunchy things. Sunday she tried various fruits at lunch and loved the raspberries. I read through the website, but I might still get the book. Lots of people on the website said they give eggs for breakfast. Would that be ok for a six month old? I know with DS I waited with eggs, but I thought I saw that they changed that?
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Re: We made the switch to BLW
I would switch to Plum crunchy things. Way less sugar and additives than the Gerber crap. However, we just started BLW. Cade is loving it! Yesterday he had BBQ chicken, snap peas, green beans, and an apple slice. Today I loaded up on peaches, carrots, cucumbers, sweet potatos, avocado, banana's, broccoli, cauliflower, and various other things to try. He isn't eating anything yet, but loves tasting things! He went all banana sandwich on his apple slice last night.
ETA the new recommendation is to only wait for WCM and honey. Everything else is free game! They have found that there is not link to delaying certain foods and the reduction of allergies.
I'll look for the plum ones at target. Meijer didn't have them, their baby section is meh.
There's a Baby Led Weaning book. I bought it and read it a month ago. It really helped me understand a bit better. However, there isn't much to get. Give them pieces of what your eating and vary your diet. Just stay away from salt. Also, spears in the beginning and go smaller as they learn to use a pincer grip.
I'm hoping to get the one on amazon that pops up when you do a search.
I was so afraid of choking. DH was so nonchalant about it and told me to just do it. So we did. Haven't used pures since last week. And I think this is not nearly as messy.
There is actually more risk of choking doing purees since the spoon goes in past their gag reflex. Just remember if she's making noise then she isn't choking.
Not true with the choking risk. My spoon goes to just behind her upper gums and she puts in the back of her mouth to swallow. She has never gagged on her food as that would indicate a threat of choking.
'I loved you for a thousand years and I will love you for a thousand more'
We have started a combo of both. I made my purees so I'm at least going to use them until they're gone. ;-) She has spaghetti tonight and did well. She can get it to her mouth but sometimes has trouble finding where to put it. She's a pro at dropping food on the floor. Alexandra really loves food, so I am preferring this method.
I think with eggs it's the yolk to be cautious of.
There is also an article in Parents Magazine this month on BLW. It's short and sweet, but gives a pretty good overview. They also talk about the choking v. gagging thing.
While I don't do BLW, I did have a conversation with my ped today about foods. She had said that recently there are now more and more people who are starting eggs earlier, as early as four months, IF there is no family history of allergy.
My second daughter had an egg allergy that she outgrew, so we're waiting closer to one year to do scrambled eggs.
But it is true. Force feeding always causes more choking than self feeding.
Sounds like you're all enjoying a switch to finger foods, congrats!
I never worried about the early introduction of eggs. The only thing I waited on with my first was honey. My 6 month old has a milk protein allergy so I'm being cautious about dairy with him, but otherwise he eats what we eat.
i as nervous about the allergy thing. (idk why since no one in our family has allergies ) but the book has helped alot, shes 6 moth tomorrow but shes already been playing with food.. and LOVING IT!!!
my hubby is so nervous to give her meat though because at her 2/4 month appt the ped said if you give her food at 4 months stay away from meat and now hes all anti meat for baby. he needs to read the book now.