I'm not as hard-core as they promote. I feed Charlotte things with a spoon myself (yogurt, soup, etc.) But I've only made one or two batches of purees for her. It really has been much easier on me. I think Charlotte might have less variety than Desmond did as a baby, but she definitely handles chunkier food better than he did.
I wanted to try baby led weaning for two reasons. First, it just seemed like less work. :-) Second, we wanted to try and avoid some of Desmond's eating struggles. Desmond was a fabulous eater as a baby. I made all sorts of flavored purees for him with a wide ranges of foods nad spices. At 14 months he became very rigid in what he would eat. His list of "yes" foods was healthy, but he never ventured off the list. While he's slowly becoming more flexible, it's still a struggle for him.
For those of you interested in the details, we started her off with soft foods like avocado and soft banana. Gradually added foods like heavily steamed broccoli, tomatoes, fish, scrambled eggs, etc. Before she had many teeth I would give her a stick of bell pepper or cucumber to gnaw on. Once more teeth came in, she could bite off chunks that she couldn't chew, which was a problem. Overall, I am amazed at how her gag reflex kicks in and keeps her from choking. I was *so nervous* about Desmond choking as a baby. It turns out, babies are pretty good at not choking.
While Charlotte eats almost anything we give her now, I'm sure that will change as she becomes a toddler. So while I'm hopeful, I'm not counting on anything being easy!
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| Be warned, baby led weaning is really, really messy. |
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| Thankfully there's usually a sink nearby afterwards! |
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That's how I fed all of ours! I never bought baby food and did very very few purees. They sat on my lap and ate what they wanted. Now my only moderately picky one is Little Wes...and he will eat anything we grow but does not like processed foods.
What a couple of cuties!
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