Baby Led Weaning

sarenu1 · July 2014

My son has decided that purses are just not his thing. We've tried broccoli and sweet potato fries. Both went over pretty well. Tonight I'm going to try carrot sticks. Since I haven't done this before, what do you offer and how do you offer it (stick, chunk, cube?). Help.

TJ1979 · July 2014

I think that's normal for your boy to not like purses

I tried to cut things into sticks when I could. All kinds of veggies, cut into sticks then bake. Also avocado, banana, cucumber, mandarin oranges from the fruit cups (the membranes from real oranges are too hard for littles.) Ground turkey, rotisserie chicken, cheese. Toast, crackers, pasta shape like penne or something easy to hold onto.

Really, she ate almost everything we ate right from the start.

kmc84 · July 2014

As long as baby is 6 months and can sit unassisted-go crazy! A loved eating strips of rotisserie chicken, strips of steak. Soft pear sliced, strips of banana, she would chew the tops off of soft broccoli florets- really anything within reason. I cooked without adding salt, since excess sodium can be a big problem. I didn't hold back on any other seasonings. Obviously things like nuts, grapes, blueberries and raisins may be a problem if baby is younger (choking hazards and all

we held off on that until she was over a year because of seasonal availability. We didn't wait on eggs-scrambled eggs was one of her first favorites.

Baby Led Weaning by Gill Rapley is a good read. It helped me be a little more comfortable with things. We are so happy we did it-A was eating calamari with us the other night

sarenu1 · July 2014

7 months. Anything I should avoid other than the normal nuts, eggs honey? Also, how old for cheese and yogurt. I waited with my daughter. We don't have any allergy issues with dairy.

sarenu1 · July 2014

I have forgotten everything about feeding a child.

mmm50 · July 2014

My N is 8 months and now he has a pretty good pincher grasp so we are doing small pieces (pea sized for harder foods, marble sized for soft foods) more often than sticks lately.

sarenu1 · July 2014

No pincher graps yet. But he's really good at targeting his mouth.

I think I may try the apple tonight.

bumpuser5078523 · July 2014

I used to cut things into big enough chunks he could grab it but not stuff the whole thing in his mouth at once. It forced him to take bites and they were the size he was comfortable with. Small chunks make me nervous. It's really easy for them to accidentally inhale them.

unaveragejane · July 2014

doeie04 said:

I used to cut things into big enough chunks he could grab it but not stuff the whole thing in his mouth at once. It forced him to take bites and they were the size he was comfortable with. Small chunks make me nervous. It's really easy for them to accidentally inhale them.

DS never met a chunk of food big enough that he wouldn't try to cram it into his mouth.

TJ1979 · July 2014

potterowl said:
I think I am more terrified of introducing solid food than anything else. Baby isn't even out yet and it scares me. What is wrong with me???

@potterowl‌ That's what's so awesome about BLW! You aren't forcing anything. You put the food on their plate once they are old enough to be physically capable of feeding themselves and show interest in solids. Then they eat what they are physically capable of feeding themselves. Plus they learn to enjoy texture at the same time as taste, so are often less picky eaters. And they eat until they are full, not until you decide they are done so they know how full their belly should be and are less likely to be overweight.

Introducing solids is FUN with BLW!!

sarenu1 · July 2014

Yeah he destroyed that broccoli yesterday.

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