Feeding your baby BLW style

Thanks for the advice Claire - I never thought about the salt in bovril no wonder Bekah was loving it, I will give it to her sparingly

Sounds like some of the babies on here dont like being fed hey, Tyren also doesnt like a spoon, he hits it out of Adele's hand

I tried mashed potatoe the other day for bekah and she hated it - maybe i must give her soft pieces to chew...

Hi Marijke,

I have been trying BLW (my own way) but I think I need a lot of help! I actually want to go and buy the book.

As you know, Colby will not eat off of a spoon. He loves feeding himself though. So this is what I've been doing. First I feed him a puree or cereal (usually only about 2 t-spoons) then I give him something to eat himself. I've given him plum, peach, apple, pear, butternut, tomato and a crackerbread. Here's the thing though, with the crackerbread, I was terrified he would choke! I eventually took it away from him! Also, how do you give the yogurt? in a bowl? Vision, PnP makes a fantastic full cream yogurt. Look for the greek style one. It's the only yogurt my DH will eat.

Mealtimes are much more fun now though. I think I just need a greater variety of food. Thanks for all the ideas. Will try potato today and also a piece of toast.

Doesn't bovril and those spreads have a lot of salt in? They taste super salty to me? Also with ham and cured meats, we must just be careful. Cold meats have a certain chemical or preservative in them which can be harmful to babies. I'll do more research though, just to be sure.

Shoo Adele - Those noodles are a cool toy for Tyren hey

Marijke I gave bekah a piece of toast with bovril on yesterday and she loved it. She didnt eat much of the toast - she just sucked the bovril off
I am definitley starting to get more confident giving her stuff that isnt pureed thanks for all of the advice!!!

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thanks marijke... will give the pasta a try... yep, no ham or bacon for us...lol... but i think i will start with some chicken... my mom is VERY paranoid about the potential gaagging she insists i put the fruit in a mesh bag.

Daars darem altyd rye bread. Ek eet net rye bread en love dit. Ek moes wheat uitsny toe ek by die homopaat was vir sinus. Ek kan dit nou weer eet, maar hou meer van rye.

Ons eet vanaand vrugte, dink ek sal dit bietjie waag en vir Nienks iets gee om aan te kou. Is te lui om te gaan mielies koop, maar sal dalk môre vir haar maak.