My youngest 100% rewfused to have breast milk once she reached 9mths old. She was done and dusted. I wasnt prepared for that.

This was an interesting mini article. Thanks for posting!

I am totally against exclusive baby lead weaning. It is pc gone mad. Some foods baby can hold and self feed, other foods baby can not. It is that simple. Will you deny your baby soup if baby can not feed themselves thick liquids? A combination is the best recipe.

Call me old fashioned but I started our 4 kids on purees at 6mths old, moving on to lumps then finger food by about 9 months. Eggs were held off until after 12 months. None of my kids are fussy eaters and are happy and healthy. My sister-in-law rushed starting her bub at 4 months and had to stop, and now has a fussy eater. I really believe in listening to your bub and not worrying about rushing the milestones for the sake of being ahead of the pack.

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  yeah don’t rush this. plenty of time to feed them- over 18 years or so lol

my son hated purees but very early on would steal food from my plate like steamed carrots or asparagus. Eventually we gave up on the purees and just gave him finger foods. At the time I didn’t know this type of weaning actually had a name. ultimately his early eating has led to a preschooler who will eat almost everything. Thankfully there are no fussy eaters in my house.

This isn’t substantial enough to suggest that you shouldn’t do baby led weaning.
We gave foods like pear, avocado and soft cooked pumpkin as first foods. No way would I give meat or egg as a first food. I’ve never heard such a recommendation to give protein foods as a first food, before fruit and vege.
Using this as an argument not to BLW is really just twisted logic that doesn’t make sense.

I have found the pressure off, child led weaning really effective with all three of mine and my eldest now towers over me as my youngest is just discovering the fun & stimulation of food & eating. It’s always been very natural but I have also, through info provided by health nurse and GP that bub needs that extra iron beyond 6 months. So long as you’re aware of that then it’s quite a fun time and transition of new discoveries.

wish i had known and given bubba tofu earlier!

Thanks for the interesting article.

yep these are the guidelines that i stuck to while teaching my baby about food

I absolutely love BLW! It makes my life a lot easier not that I had much choice as my little one pretty much refused to be spoon feed.
I struggle to come up with a lot of ideas for food, MOM recipe section has been a great help. Will be adding some extra foods which are rich in iron after reading this article.

everyone has their own opinions and experiences of raising a child and know one can say what is right or wrong really. do what works for you!

ok that has answered like 5 of my top ten baby questions thankyou

I had to start mine on solids at age and had to add olive oil to it as well to put on weight.

I knew my little one was ready when they tried to eat the food off my plate.

Our oldest was 2 months when started on food as was born 9pd 10 onces.
And feeding every 1hr nit sleeping much.
Wouldn’t take to farax but love pureed fruits and veggies just needed 2 tsp a day untill 4 months then increased. Has no real food alergies. And us now 10 but the hight of a 12 ye old 152 cm

My son was not really interested in puréed food at all, he pretty much spent a week eating purée then was eating finger food and he will eat almost anything now at 9 months old.

i think al babies are different. My now 9 month old wouldnt eat puree at 6mnths, she was more interested at 7mnths. she will eat pretty much what we eat, As long as your keeping up there water and watching them eat i dont see a problem.

Wow, woops. I never thought about iron rich food at 6 months but hey my girls all turned out ok.

I think all babies are different. One of mine much preferred to be fed purees from a spoon for months, yet my other two preferred to feed themselves, and would happily munch on all sorts of finger foods. My latest bub mostly feeds herself (and always has), but I also give her things like porridge, which I help her to get on the spoon.

I think some of the negative comments here missed the “if” in the sentence about “If” a baby isn’t ready for finger foods at 6 months they might not be getting enough iron. Some babies can handle finger foods, others will only eat purees. As long as they are eating well, either is fine in the early months of solids, I think.

As babies get older though, encouraging finger foods can help with developing fine motor skills, and chewing aids strengthening mouth muscles in preparation for talking.