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http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=178354.0Hi Zoë, my LO is 8.5mo too and a habitual spitter! Food gets sucked to death and expelled, some is going down though as it appears out the other end! I'm trying to figure out if he needs smaller pieces to swallow or bigger bits to suck! He is quite funny though as he'll stick his tongue out until whatever he is done with drops off!
Hi Hester, that BLW book is excellent.
I've never done the 'introduce one food at a time' policy with either baby. S was a pig and gobbled every item put in front of her, except egg. J has been a much bigger challenge, I'm taking it slow with dairy as I've suspected a dairy intolerance since he was 11 weeks. I'm adding more and more now though, I ate cheese for a few weeks (he got quite bunged up) now he's eating cheese. I'm starting on yogurt, but he's bunged up again. It's a good job he likes prunes!!!
Amy that's scary about the choking, but we're all capable of getting something down the wrong hole, it just shows they need to be watched all the time while eating! Saying that we were away last week and J got hungry so I was passing back chunks of rice cake for him to nibble on! He's still in his baby car seat so not ideal, but it kept him quiet!
As for what age to start 6mo is the 'guideline' It's when most babies are developmentally able to 'eat' In the book it compares the signs of readiness between BLW and spoon feeding, for BLW they need to be able to get things in their mouth and are able to sit with support! If I waited until J could sit unaided he still wouldn't be on solids!
We've started giving J raisins, another theory is if they're able to pick it up then they're able to cope with it! Like the book says if you put a raisin in front of a newborn it wouldn't have a clue! J still sucks and spits a raisin out though!
Amy J throws food off his high chair when he doesn't want it! It's no accident, he just chucks it off! We had throwing issues with S for AGES, ignoring is the best course but VERY hard (and messy) to do!
Manners and rules change as they discover cause and effect. S currently enjoys making hand prints with her food and sticking her tongue out covered in half masticated pulp! Both habits are strongly discouraged. Oh using her drink as a hand wash is another annoying habit

She hates sticky hands though, the mentality of a 2.5yo is a difficult one to master!!!!