Feeding your baby BLW style

Has she stopped eating completely as in no spoon or blw or is she rejecting the spoon only?

It could be a number of things and the thing with milk is also a catch 22 - the more milk she has the less hungry she is which wouldn't really have been a problem between 6 - 9 months but around 9 months they start dropping milk feeds (if exclusively demand fed and blw'ed) It could be teeth, it could also be because of a cold or something that is starting/going on or ending. And also as it is getting warmer outside it could just be thirst.

If it's only been going on for a little while now I wouldn't be too concerned. If it's not because of illness try substituting a milk feed with water especially those at night. It also does make a difference how much she eats during the day but it would concern me if she eats good at the daymother morning and afternoon and still has more bottles - in that case I would venture a guess that she's just thirsty.

If she eats well during the day then I wouldn't worry too much about dinner. Just keep offering with no pressure to actually eat it. Just let her play, if it's a battle of wills type of eating strike, she'll get tired of it quickly when she sees that you have zero reaction towards whether she eats or not, if you let it bug you though it becomes a game of "lets see how quickly I can push mommies buttons"

But it does depend on a couple of things, you will know best and goodluck!

about 400ml more, and she does not want supper, she has a bottle instead and she has started to wake between 02:00 & 05:00 for a bottle.

so she is now drinking 1400ml of milk a day and i feel it is too much as my baby book says more than a litre of is too much

How much is a lot more bottles Charlotte?

hi guys I haven't chatted her for a while, the BLW has been going good. but now I have another problem, she does not want to eat any more!!!! but she is drinking a lot more bottles. she has porridge by the daymom and a healthy lunch.

is this weird or just okay.

Goodmorning everyone, I'm still around, but it's hard to sit at the computer with a toddler hanging onto my arm. When I wore jackets and things it was fine but now that it's a bit hotter and I'm wearning short sleeves she pinches my arms when I'm trying to type so I try to stay away from the computer (for my own safety!)

Cherrie, that is the cutest pic! Did he actually choke on the chicken or did he just gag it out? Okay but to answer you question, they learn as they go along, that is why for the first year food is just for fun and learning and milk stays important. I wouldn't starve him (as people have told you) because then you would have to cut down on milk feeds which wouldn't benefit him in the long run. Do remember that he still doesn't know that food makes him full and if he is hungry he just wants milk. As for food not reaching his tummy as your mother implies, I don't think that is the truth because up until about 9 months of age you can do only milk feeds and they will be fine. The thing with starting at 6 months is only so they are prepared and have the skills to eat that they would need when they reach 9 months and food becomes a little more important (but milks still stays more important till 1 year) I'd just let him play and not take too much notice of how much goes in.

The thing BLW teaches you quickly is to leave it up to them and just relax and enjoy meal times with no battle of wills, this helps a lot as they grow older and want that independence, then when you see other parents struggling with 'fussy eaters' you will have the sweetest eater on the block!

Memo, B still swallows chunks especially if she is a little hungry the first couple of bites goes down with eyes that get as big as saucers when she swallows everything whole but as she relaxes and gets into it she starts chewing better. I think it's fine if you want to hold it, blw is just against you actually putting food in your babies mouth which you aren't doing but remember practice makes perfect with regards to how much force to excert on soft/medium foods.

I know its a bit worrying when food passes straight through them and you can see last nights carrots just as they were looking last night in the next days diaper, but again it's all part of the learning experience and B now at 14 months can swallow things whole and it does get processed. But here's the thing mommy, do what you feel works for you!

Claudia, where's your pics?! And get use to the poo, it's going to get worse before it gets better!

@memo, as he gets more pratice he will get better at holding and chewing:) Its all part of learning I guess. Wonder where Marijke is today with all our questions:)

Hey guys
So my baby does swallow the bits he eats himself. He has never choked, if he takes too big a bite he gags till it comes back up.
My problem is this. He tends to struggle with the veggies that are not soft enough and then it goes down with a bit of gagging, which I dont like much. I mean, digestion start in the mouth afterall and I dont want him to swallow chunks.
If the veggies are nice and soft, he battles to hold on to it, (hulk syndrome)
If I hold it for him, he grabs my hand instead to pull it closer and takes bites. It soooo cute, 'cos he eats beatifully, chews his little bites and then clears his mouth before he has another.
But, is this blw?
What do you guys think?