People think that with BLW you can't give soft/puree food but you can. Today we tried it, with mixed results.
Firstly we mashed some banana and then loaded up a spoon and offered it to Goosey. He grabbed the spoon and went straight for his... well his eye actually. While daddy Goose started laughing I mopped up the eye, and lo and behold the correct orifice had been found. Unfortunately by this time any remaining banana had slid right down the spoon handle. The spoon was reloaded and this time his mouth was found on first attempt; alas the spoon was upside down and all of it disappeared onto the tray. Reload, disappear, reload, disappear went the next ten minutes. I've no idea if anything made it down his throat (no doubt the nappy will let us know in due course!) It was our first proper mess and it provoked lots of giggles round the table not least from big brother who kept going "no, that's not your mouth" and then once or twice tried to steer him in the right direction. I'm not sure that's "allowed" in BLW but sometimes helpful toddlers are a force all of their own.
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Sounds great! Mess is good. I also did a combination of purees and other textured foods and my son loved both! I am now expecting my second and cant wait for the weaning- it so much fun! I look forward reading how your eldest will help the baby. I started earlier with my first one around 4.5-5 months as my son just managed to grab my banana while on my lap and suck on it :)
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It sounds as if you had a true BLW approach the first time - what a smart boy to lead the way like that! Good luck with the rest of the pregnancy.
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