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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #90 on: February 03, 2011, 12:29:05 pm »
Zoe, very cute!  Sometimes you have to be patient with BLW as it's really up to them when they will start eating.  I would say give it another month and you will probably see some more progress.  :)

Amy, I think it's recommended to wait right until 6mos because LOs really need to be ready developmentally, which includes sitting safely on their own and having the motor skills to pick up the food and get it to their mouths, and also losing the tongue thrust reflex.  I think a lot of waiting is from a safety standpoint as well, so in that case I think I would wait just a bit longer.  With that said, maybe you can give her a large piece of something just to suck on to keep her happy while she's eating.  Probably something really safe that she can't bite big chunks off yet.
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #91 on: February 03, 2011, 22:09:35 pm »
Amy-it is recommended to wait until 6mo according to the BLW book, but it also lets you know you should follow your LO's lead so my DD had her hands on solids before 6mo about 5.5 I think and she did great!!  You do just have to give nice big soft mushy things like avocado chunks or really ripe fruit to start with

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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #92 on: February 04, 2011, 20:22:52 pm »
Zoe and Kim- I loved watching you videos!  Your kiddos are so cute! 
Zoe- I have a little guy too.  He loves to eat, but his is tiny. Just the way he is.  Also when we first started I wasn't sure how much he was getting, but I could see what he ate in his diapers.  He is a very adventurous eater!

Some bad news- T choked on a graham cracker yesterday.  Not gagged- but choked as in not breathing.  He got a funny look on his face and started crying.  I flipped him over my knee and patted his back.  It didn't come out of his mouth, but it loosened it and he reswallowed it.  I was with a group of friends and it freaked us all out.  I guess that is why you learn the heimlich maneuver!  Can't believe it after 4 months of BLW and 2 months with Graham crackers!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #93 on: February 04, 2011, 20:27:44 pm »
Oh, Amy! How scary!!!! :(
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #94 on: February 04, 2011, 20:34:48 pm »
Amy that is scary!!  But things happen...  Elise tried to kill herself on a tiny craft star at school 2wks ago!  SHe had it caught and tried to get it down then tried to get it up.  it was all just not so good.  But throw up took care of that...and a big mess for me to clean up!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #95 on: February 04, 2011, 21:14:41 pm »
what BLW book are you all refering to?
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #96 on: February 04, 2011, 22:27:36 pm »
It's Baby-Led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food by Gill Rapley, Tracey Murkett. VERY good read!  If you're wanting recipes as well, the Baby led weaning cookbook has recently come out - by the same author, and it has all the BLW info at the beginning, so you don't have to buy them both, you can just buy the cookbook if you want!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #97 on: February 05, 2011, 08:17:53 am »
Yeah Kim that makes more sense - the curiosity part about the food - there is no way I am giving her finger food yet LOL way too scared! Dh is not quite on board yet with the BLW but luckily he isn't normally here at meal times!!!
Kim is that you in the facebook pic? if it is yummy mummy for sure :) you are stunning!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #98 on: February 05, 2011, 09:58:10 am »
Ha ha! It's not me, I'm playing doppelgänger week on Facebook! I'll change it back to actual me...
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #99 on: February 05, 2011, 10:01:38 am »
There, NOW it's me!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #100 on: February 05, 2011, 12:23:26 pm »
Kim, you're way prettier than that 'fake' you you had up there!  ;)
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #101 on: February 05, 2011, 13:18:59 pm »
I agree with Martina ;)
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #102 on: February 05, 2011, 16:31:23 pm »
Oh bless girls! Thank you very much!!!
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #103 on: February 05, 2011, 17:54:15 pm »
Good news! Ella ate two baby carrots, a bit of breadstick and two bits of avocado tonight. She also seems to have learned to clap hands and decided to demonstrate with avocado all over her hands. Splat! Hehe. It was too cute.

Also she took it in turns nibbling her avocado and then holding out for me to take a "bite". So cuuuuute. :D
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Re: Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8
« Reply #104 on: February 05, 2011, 18:53:20 pm »
HOORAY, ELLA!  Bless her! And good for you, Zoe, to stick with it!

Quote from: zoeselina on February 05, 2011, 17:54:15 pm
Also she took it in turns nibbling her avocado and then holding out for me to take a "bite".

I LOVE when Jack does this! And I ALWAYS oblige, no matter how minging whatever he is holding looks!
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