grrrrr...had an awsome post for you and lost it!!!!!
here is one link you may like
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=92560.0Here is another:
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=178354.0So I was just saying how I too read the book and agree it makes you really rethink purees. I can proudly say I will never have a jar of babyfood in my house ever again!
You can pitch it to DH on the cost level. bc you are giving LO the same food you are eating, there is no extra money spent on fancy jar foods. And you can tell him if he has all sorts of extra time and would like to make the purees himself, you will be more than happy to give them to DS
You can also use me as an example. DS was fed like "normal" and now at 19mo will eat almost nothing. Although after watching his sister eat everything, he has started to try more things. THis is due to the fact that they are not experiencing the texture and reall taste of food if you use purees. It has taken him a long time to eat anything that is not totally smooth or super crispy as that is the only 2 textures they really get the "normal" way.
Did I mention the book is a super fast read, and honestly there is a big chunk you will not have to read?
The choking is honestly not even a consideration. I worried in the beginning and hovered over her. But honestly she gags but gets most everything out herself. In the beginning I pulled a few things out that were sticking out of her mouth but in retrospect it was not necessary. The important thing in the beginning (according to BLW book) is not to put things into their mouth, but let them work out how to pick it up and get it there themselves. I was shocked that after just a few days DD could pick up a banana and avocado all by herself!!
I wrote more, but I forgot now Sorry I am kind of out of sorts tonight.
I say start doing it and then let DH see how well it is going. My DH likes that we are forward thinking and I am willing to try new things that might benefit the babies more.
Oh, we started on very ripe juicy fruit with a skin. Ripe plums, nectarines, peaches, that sort of thing. Leave the skin on, it gives them something to hold and then they just suck the fruit right off the skin and DD ditches it over the side. I have found a bebe pod (or bumbo) on the kitchen table helps with the mess. It is also a good seat for them bc it tilts them forward (gravity is their friend in the beginning when the big bits need to come back out)
Good luck! It is so nice to jsut give her what I am eating....she eats it all now after just 1 month...even steak and chicken!