Hi,
Just wondered what people's thoughts were on this . . .
I've been very keen on the idea of BLW since my LO's were born as I had awful food issues myself as a kid. I read Gill Rapley's book and completely related to her theory of spoon feeding being a chore, that LO's didn't enjoy it and would shut their mouths/turn away etc.
BLW is the way for us, I thought.
Fast forward 6 months and my LO's are really struggling with teething and as a result not wanting their bottles. Milk intake has dropped drastically (from 9oz a feed to 5oz) and there are many tears at feed times . . . infact it's just how I imagined spoon feeding would be . . . me stressing, them crying and all of us getting in a tizz! They were also starting to EW.
So, I decided to try spoon feeding in the hope of getting something down them while they have sore gums. Mixed baby rice with plenty of formula and added a little stewed apple that we had left over (quite lumpy to be honest) . . . AND THEY LOVED IT!!!
The solids haven't made them take any less formula, infact this afternoon they had 6oz each, 2hrs after having solids which is the most they've had in a week!
So after all that rambling, I was thinking that as they enjoy their spoon feeding so much I might keep it up.
What do people think about spoon feeding at lunch time and then letting them share some of our dinner BLW style in the eve?
Will the spoon feeding affect how they tackle the finger foods?
Will they get confused? Obviously they're only just 6 months so are just playing with the food at the min.
Thoughts? . . .
Kath