Feeding your baby BLW style

And what exactly is this?

So last night I made Zani some eggy bread. And as you can see from the photos, it did not go down well. I think baby was just tired and together with the fact that her dad almost drowned her with blueberries (story for another day) it was understandable.

She did take a lot of you from shredding the bread into miniscule particles though.

Also gave her some pasta, but once again it was not a hit. I have been buying pasta shapes lately, thinking that it might be easier to handle for her, but I think I’m going to try spaghetti and see how she copes. It should be easy to handle as well????

We are eating quiche tonight and I don’t think that will work for her, so I’m going to be making her some chicken strips (home made) and green beans. She is having a nectarine for dessert after lunch today, so perhaps we will have another go at a plum. It seemed to have gone down well the first time. Will take greater care in planning the week’s meals during the weekend so that I don’t have to make two meals come supper time.

I have to admit, when she did not eat her eggy bread or pasta, I did feel like a bit of a failure….but I guess you will have some good day and some bad days. Should learn not to expect soooo much of her!!

Gonna attempt a BLW evening tonight, will report back tomorrow... Ok yes my LB is 18 months but he wont eat anything I present to him on a spoon.

I'm sitting here trying to adjust our weekly menus - yes, we have weekly menus - into something that our lg can participate in.

This led me to wonder if it wouldn't be possible to maybe post some recipe ideas about what to cook as to ensure that baby can join in?? Come on Marijke, you have been doing this for a long time....surely you have some staples in you cupboard?

Sorrel wrote:

Question mammas! my boy is 7 and half month now. Want to give him marie biscuits. Do I soften it or can i just break it into pieces for him? What will you do?

Lorelai has a marie biscuit everyday @ school and @ home. i just give it to her. but in the beginning i broke it in half then it is easier to hold.

Sorrel, only give the whole biscuit, or halved at the most. In order to prevent choking on small pieces they need to be in full control of how much goes into their mouth. Marie biscuits melt in your mouth when saliva is added to it which will aid in digestion.

Again the golden rules, your baby needs to be sitting up right and you have to be close by.

Will answer your questions in number format - I like structure!

1. Gumming meat is fine, just remember that meat will not be the only source of protein in her diet (cheese, eggs etc will also attribute) the thing with meat is more the iron than the actual protein and the iron is found in the juice of meat anyway, so that is 100% Chicken is easier to gum off pieces and swallow so try and incorporate chicken 2 to 3 times a week if you don't serve too many other forms of protein.

2. Fruit over veggies is fine. Give as much fruit as you want or can. But also keep adding veggies so she can just try it out.

3. As they are allowed to play with food more and more they learn how much force or pressure they have to exert on certain objects, so this will get loads better with practice. B started off with smashed banana and now (around 9/10 months) she can hold a whole banana without squishing it.

4. You can give her things like mince, if she doesn't yet have her pincher grasp she won't really be able to pick it up one by one but will try a fist full which also works fine. Again, the more practice the easier the pincher grasp to master

5. I always gave 3 different things (3 pieces of 3 different things) if lets say I give her chicken, butternut and potato and she doesn't eat the potato I'll just leave her, if she finishes the butternut she gets more till she's done.

6. It's never too late to start BLW. As long as you only do it supervised (as I know you will) and with her sitting up.

7. I think as long as there are other things of texture in her daily meals she won't just want the smooth yoghurt. Guard against given her only yoghurt because she didn't eat a lot at dinner. It can create a bit of a problem if she now understands that she doesn't have to eat because she will get yoghurt. For us yoghurt is an occasional treat and B gets it whether she had loads of dinner or only a little, so B isn't holding out for the yoghurt only - if that makes any sense.

No where in your question did I see a sign of a paranoid mommy, it's all normal good questions to ask.