loving baby-led weaning, had to share
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Topic: loving baby-led weaning, had to share
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: loving baby-led weaning, had to share
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 8:50pm
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Its been less than a month since eden really started having food and i am loving not having to puree for her and spoon feed her.
Am also loving the variety of food she has been able to eat. She has loved the sushi, but wasnt so keen on the asparagus; roast veges and broccoli went down really well and hummus and rice crackers seem to be a big favourite. Oh and this morning she tried porridge and really loved that. she looked so funny trying to get more porridge into her mouth while steadfastly holding onto her toast! I've always believed in letting the kids experiment with their food and this just seems like such a logical thing to do... Just had to share as i think it rocks... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 9:00pm
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How does this work? Do you just give her a certain type of food and let her choose if she wants to eat it? Do they miss out the puree stage?
It sounds interesting -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 9:12pm
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Keziah does this too, Bizzy and it is amazing what they'll eat (even if they haven't got many or any teeth) It's so much easier with baby lead weaning than having to go through that whole puree mush stage
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 9:13pm
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I'm right there with you Bizzy - I couldn't imagine doing it any other way! -------------   
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 10:03pm
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brenna she pretty much eats what we do now and its only been a short while.
tonight she had chicken and mashed potato and i dont have to feed her with a spoon either. monster shes loving her high chair and that website was a great help too.  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 10:14pm
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Wow - thats sounds really interesting. did she go straight to finger foods? ie. no puree at all. What about choking? ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 10:22pm
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i tried her with baby rice once or twice but she wasnt ready... so pretty much no purees and no she doesnt choke...if something does get stuck she gags and coughs and it comes back out...and i think that is part of it cause she is learning to cope with different textures now. a lot of food i gave her to start go mushy anyway like the banana and avocado and i think the mandarin was more about the juice! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 9:31am
Sounds awesome Deb! 
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 9:50am
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Keziah sometimes sticks to much in her mouth and gags a little but other then that we haven't had any scary choking experiences.
Even when they haven't got any teeth their wee gums are very powerful and it's amazing what they can get through
(Bizzy, Keziah wasn't overly fussed on baby rice either... I tried it once and I can say that it is YUCK LOL so she has her standards  )-------------
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 12:02pm
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How old is she now? How old was she when she started?
That sounds so neat 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 2:40pm
| I've heard about this, but was waaaaaaaaay to scared to try it with Joshua. I would be really interested to hear more about how you go with this. How old is she now Biz? |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 3:38pm
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she is a couple of days short of seven months and we have only been going for the last month and a bit. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 3:40pm
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So based on this method, does that mean some kids won't eat any solids until well after 12 months (the kids who choke on almost everything that isn't 100% puree).
Yay! For Miss Eden! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:02pm
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No fiona.
the whole point is no purees and therefore you eliminate having to transition your child from puree to smooth to lumpy. in the beginning they will mouth the food and suck it and they learn to cope with bigger bits sooner and on their own terms. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:05pm
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Yeap, that is what i meant. :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:10pm
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???? sounded like two different things to me there fiona. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:14pm
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I'll explain when I see you :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:15pm
This sounds great. I hadn't heard of it until now  . Might read up on it for next time.
Well done Bizzy & Eden  -------------    
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:18pm
I won't pretend to be an expert here but there is a certain amount of gagging with any sort of 'learning how to eat' solids. It's a reflex that *stops* choking... and eventually they get the hang of it. Ramble ramble |
FionaS wrote:Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 6:45pm
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Yup will be trying this with any future children I may have ...
I agree with Nikki above, with the normal introduction of solids they ease bubs into them by starting off with puree, then mash, then chunky etc etc Whereas if they were to start on 'chunkier' or more solid foods first off, they'd grasp an understanding of chewing and swallowing mechanisms much faster because it's all they've been given from the start, kids love to explore and this is a fantastic way of introducing them to all the diff foods. That choking reflex is blardy good. Kicking myself that I hadn't found out about baby-led weaning prior to starting the boy on solids, he was basically on puree for the first year, very reluctant to move off them as well. One day I just gave them up and only offered him finger foods. He basically didn't know how to chew or swallow properly, and now 6 or so months later he's slowly getting there. He can swallow pasta, bread, cheese etc etc. Still can't handle meat... Good an ya Bizzy for trying it out, sounds like Eden is loving her newfound freedom
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 7:25pm
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Is it too late to start if you have already been doing puree's for a bit? -------------
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 9:02pm
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It's never too late! I'd say if you've already started with purees the hardest part for you (generic 'you' there) is to let them go at their own pace. No worrying about how much they're eating (they're in control of that), just know that food is complementary to milk until they're one. -------------
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 10 October 2008 at 3:32pm
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Hey Steph... interesting that you found that and really cool that Lucas is now learning how to cope with it all! Hopefully soon he'll get the hang of all sorts... but of course, he will when he's ready
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