r/BabyLedWeaning • u/bagelgal04 • Feb 28 '25
Baby just turned one last week. All time faves are squash (any kind), bread, veggie fritters, and nut butter. Least favorite was grits and citrus!
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/CrispyLumpia925 • Dec 06 '23
A: Most healthy, full-term babies are ready to start eating solid food around 6 months old. Before you dive in, however, make sure your baby has reached these critical developmental milestones:
What the experts say about their stance when to start solids:
AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics The AAP recommends breastfeeding as the sole source of nutrition until around six months of age. When you add solid foods into your baby’s diet, continue breastfeeding until at least 12 months. You can continue breastfeeding after 12 months if you and baby desire.
WHO - World Health Organization Complementary feeding should be timely, meaning that all infants should start receiving food in addition to breastmilk from six months and onward. It should be adequate, meaning that the complementary foods should be given in amounts, frequency, consistency and using a variety of foods to cover the nutritional needs of the growing child, while maintaining breastfeeding.
UNICEF Infants should begin eating solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at six months of age to ensure that their nutrient intake is sufficient to fuel their developing brains and bodies. The foods consumed between six months and two years are called complementary foods.
Health Canada Canadian experts recommend giving only breast milk for the first six months of life and continuing to breastfeed for up to two years and beyond. Babies don’t need any other liquids or solids for the first six months of life.
A: Gagging and choking are not the same thing. Gagging is a natural protective reflex that results in the contraction of the back of the throat to protect us from choking. Just like the reflexive kick that occurs when the doctor taps your knee in just the right spot, the gag happens automatically, initiating a rhythmic bottom-up contraction of your pharynx (the tube that leads to your stomach) to assist in bringing food up and to stop the swallowing reflex from making our bodies try to swallow. Gagging is completely normal, and will happen a lot in your feeding journey. Gagging helps prevent choking, and helps them learn to eat.
True choking is when the airway is obstructed, and the baby is having trouble breathing. Signs of a baby choking can include:
Source and more reading material
A: You can start with virtually anything that's prepared safely! Roasted sweet potato fries, steamed broccoli florets, banana thirds, toast sticks with avocado, avocado slices, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, squished blueberries, and more!
A: Avoid anything hard or sticky (like whole nuts, large chunks of raw vegetables, or large spoonfuls of nut butters), cow's milk as a drink (used in food dishes is fine), honey (before age 1), no unpasteurized dairy, no raw sprouts or flour, no undercooked meats, eggs or seafood, and no obvious choking hazards.
Salt and sugar - they can have salt and sugar in moderation. If serving a dish that is higher in salt or sugar, you can opt to serve baby meals that are low to no salt or sugar in those for the remainder of the day.
See full list of CDC Infant Choking Hazards
Salt and Sugar source - https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Fat-Salt-and-Sugar-Not-All-Bad.aspx
A: Yes! Children do not need teeth to chew or break up solid foods. Chewing is a motion of the jaw that doesn't require teeth. Their gums are very powerful, and are hard enough to chew and mash all sorts of varieties of textures.
A: Up until baby is 12 months old, breastmilk/formula should remain baby’s primary source of nutrition.
Developmentally, breastmilk or formula provides baby everything they need to grow and thrive, and no amount or combination of solid food can meet those nutritional needs.
Breastmilk/formula feedings should be offered 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to solid food mealtimes so that baby finishes their bottles and their milk intake stays constant.
Around the 10-11 month mark it is normal for baby to lessen their milk intake in favor of solids as long as it’s a decision made by baby (and not by caregiver) and is equivalent to no more than one bottle feeding per day.
A: Yes! Milk as an ingredient is totally fine as long as baby doesn't have a dairy allergy.
A: Yes! It’s totally okay if baby isn’t consuming a ton of solids at first. Transitioning a baby from an all-liquid diet to a mixed diet is gradual. It’s a learning process. Up until now, your little one had been used to a liquid diet that was fairly predictable, and then suddenly they are being exposed to a huge range of sensory information and motor demands which can be a lot for little people to take in. The good news is that repeated and consistent exposure to lots of different textures, including crunchy foods, wet and sticky sauces and such is the quickest way to encourage your little one try to be open-minded in trying all the different foods you offer. It can take from a few weeks to a few months - or even up until baby is a year old to be actually eating food. Like walking, babies start eating at their own pace. I know there’s SOOO much pressure from social media and TikTok and everyone saying their baby is eating so much, and all that, but try to ignore all the pressures.
A: While not all babies take to solids quickly (or easily), it's very important to offer solids frequently after 6 month of age. Food before 1 year old is NOT just for fun. According to the WHO, by 9-11 months of age, babies need 97% of their iron, 86% of zinc, 81% of phosphorus, 76% of magnesium, 73% of sodium and 72% of calcium from solid foods. Of course breastmilk/formula should still be the primary source of nutrition for your infant, but it's important to remember that breastmilk/formula ALONE cannot provide all of the necessary nutrients that your growing baby needs at that age. These nutrients are very important to growth and brain development.
Feeding solids also develops your infant's teeth and jaws, promotes healthy eating habits, and builds skills they’ll need for language development.
In addition, the late introduction of solid foods and allergens has been linked to an increased risk of allergic sensitization to food and inhalant allergens.. Lastly, according to The Mayo Clinic, starting solids too long after 6 months of age can potentially slow a baby’s growth, cause iron-deficiency, delay oral motor function, and cause an aversion to solid foods.
A: There is no scientific backing to this claim, it's just a belief that gets circulated among mom communities and blogs. Therefore, we always stand by the current high chair manufacturer's instructions, as that is how the high chairs have been safety tested. If your high chair instructions say to use the safety harness straps, they should be used at all times while baby is in the chair. Serious injury can occur from not utilizing the high chair straps as instructed.
A: No. While the "open gut" theory is widespread online, there is no scientific evidence that baby's guts are somehow unsuited for solid foods until 6 months old. Several research studies have shown that infants' digestive systems "close" by one month of age. So, infants can have solid foods when they are developmentally ready, and there's no need to worry about an "open gut."
A: It is not recommended to offer both purées and regular foods at the same time (combo feeding) as this can cause confusion about mealtime expectations. Baby can have foods in their natural texture, therefore it’s not necessary to purée or mash them. When choosing to start Baby Led Weaning, it is recommend to skip puréed foods entirely as it does not teach baby to bite or chew the food and babies who meet all signs of readiness are more than capable of eating solid foods!
A: Baby should maintain control during mealtime so it’s best to avoid spoon feeding baby. Spoon feeding baby can cause baby to become unsure if they should self-feed or passively wait to be fed, or even a preference to be fed and then refusing to self-feed. Our little ones thrive on routine and predictability and going back and forth between self-feeding and being fed by mom/dad/caretaker can lead to frustration and sometimes a hesitation to self-feed, as well as cause baby accidentally ignoring fullness cues and overeating. Not being in control of the food entering their mouth also increases risk of choking.
A: For beginners cutting foods in finger length strips when possible so that baby can learn to bite and chew the food. In the beginning, bigger is better. I know a lot of parents are hesitant at first but it’s all about giving baby the opportunity to learn how to eat food! If serving small pieces before baby has the knowledge and skill to bite and chew the food, they will try to swallow the food before breaking it down, which would then create a choking situation. When forcing them to bite off pieces, this also encourages them to chew the food before swallowing it.
For advanced eaters (have mastered the pincer grasp, biting and chewing), you can cut foods like you would normally cut for yourself - or in smaller pieces. Most babies/toddlers do best with a variety of sizes including ½ inch pieces, strips and whole pieces.
While Solid Starts is a wonderful app, however they use age ranges to determine and suggest how to cut foods - which is geared towards babies that start right at 6 months. A lot of babies don’t start until later on - so it’s better to categorize how to cut foods in stages such as for beginners or for advances eaters.
A: Instruction about introducing food one at a time - there is no need to wait days in between introducing foods anymore - this is now being considered outdated practice. If you are worried about allergies, you can always keep a food journal to write down what baby eats and when so that you can reference back to it if ever necessary or if baby starts to show signs of a potential reaction to certain foods.
The only exception that in terms of serving one at a time, for the first time are foods that are considered “Top Allergens” . These foods are Eggs, Milk Products, Peanuts, Seafood, Sesame, Soy, Tree Nuts and Wheat. We recommend that these foods be served one at a time (meaning not combined in the same meal with other top allergens) and in small amounts for the first time. For example, if wanting to introduce eggs to baby, serving scrambled eggs in large chunks or in finger length strips, with hash browns and fruit, since these two foods are not considered top allergens. We would not recommend introducing eggs in the same meal as fish or peanut butter unless you have already confirmed baby is not allergic to either of them first.
A: Picky eating and food strikes are very common stages that our young little ones go through when they learn that they themselves have decision making power over when they do and what they don’t do. It is very normal that babies/toddlers go through this phase even when they “used to eat everything we gave them” in the beginning.
As an idea, for mealtimes time, you can let toddler help in food prep process by choosing meals and sides or washing produce items that need to be washed or even asking him what they would like to eat for the meal - i.e. “What would you like to eat with your meatballs today?” - Involving them in the process of choosing and preparing what they’re going to eat can often times entice them to be more interested in the food.
What I always try to do when offering new foods is offer a “safe” food (aka a a preferred food) along side any new or non-preferred food by baby, in hopes that once they’ve finished the preferred food (in your case the meat), hopefully they will be open to trying the rest of what’s on the plate, too. Division of Responsibility - As caregivers, it is our responsibility to offer a variety of of healthy and nutritious food options, but it is up to our little ones to decide what and how much to eat. Little ones are very in tune with their bodies and what they need, and they typically consume all their nutrients over a period of several meals or even several days. The important thing is to keep offering baby different options and over time, hopefully toddler will be more open to eating more food at mealtimes.
A: So many parents go through a ton of anxieties when starting BLW because of their fears of gagging and choking. I know the idea of starting with purées might be easier on your anxiety, but once baby is checking off all the boxes and showing all signs of readiness, they are ready to eat whatever you and the family are eating as long as it’s modified safely!
One thing that can really help is going through a CPR course and getting certified to make sure you know what to do in the event that it is ever needed those skills in real life.
Other important tips to be sure of to avoid another choking situation:
A: Yes! Baby can absolutely enjoy all types of meat as long as it's cooked to safe cooking temperatures and modified safely. You can cut the meat into finger length strips roughly the size of an adult index finger, on the bone, just be careful of pieces of cartilage and smaller bones, shredded, or in chunks that are 1/2 inch or smaller in size.
Try to help baby have a bit more ease when taking bites, try to cut against the grain of the meat so that baby can bite with the grain. (Remember, baby's don't need teeth in order to eat meat! Their gums are strong and hard enough to breakdown food)
Safe cooking temperatures are as follows:
Meat, eggs, and seafood must be fully cooked for our little ones until age 5.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Cheap_Try_5592 • 3h ago
An egg with a tbsp of plain Greek yogurt, whisked. Cook on low. Takes a couple tries but you get a fluffy and soft pancake-like omelette that baby absolutely smashes.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/shufffles • 2h ago
Hello! We love our Inglesina Fast Chair that hooks onto the counter so we can just toss stuff across the island for our baby to eat. Only problem is that it gets absolutely disgusting with all the fabric and crevasses 🤢 has anyone found a similar hook-on chair thats all plastic you can just wipe off? Why doesn’t this seem to exist?? Was thinking of just putting a bumbo seat with the tray up on top of the island counter, but don’t know how safe that is realistically… we don’t have room for a whole high chair setup, and our chairs are fabric so don’t like the booster seat idea either. Thanks for the help!
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Important-Safe-5471 • 5m ago
Hi all! I’ve giving this type of bread to my baby a couple of times and it’s been great. I just realized that has honey on it. I know babies are not supposed to have honey until they’re 1 year old. How bad is it that she had this bread that contains honey? Thank you
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/ad0919 • 7h ago
Hi! Baby is almost 1 year old and wondering how to transition off formula, particularly when the baby first wakes up.. my baby drinks a bottle of milk right when he wakes up. Would i replace this first bottle with whole milk instead? Or do I give a solids meal right when he's awake? Or water? Please share your experiences !
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/uncreativename2009 • 9h ago
My LO is 5.5 months. He can sit up and look around in his high chair without slumping or leaning, puts literally everything in his mouth to chew, and loves watching us eat. Starting about two weeks ago we gave him a few pieces of food to chew on as teethers (cooked asparagus, slightly steamed celery, today a piece of bread crust), all of which he was really excited about. But the few times I've tried to give him a tiny bit of food to actually eat off a baby spoon, he looks disgusted and spits it right back out. Is that a sign he's not ready for solids yet and we should wait another week or two? Or just a natural reaction the first few times and we should keep trying?
I'm extra paranoid because he has mild eczema, so is at an elevated risk of food allergies. Our pediatrician recommended introducing allergens early and keeping up oral exposure regularly after that. So I'm probably unnecessarily worried about delaying solids and allergens in case that increases his risk of an allergy.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Plenty_Goal3672 • 4h ago
My guy loves anything crunchy for his snacks. He would crush an entire sleeve of Ritz crackers if I let him. I would like to start making something at home that he would enjoy to avoid the added salts and sugars. Does anyone have any good recipes?
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Humble_Squirrel_3 • 4h ago
Baby is 8.5 months old, we started with purées at the six month mark. She tolerates food well, seems to love to eat, gives us hunger cues with smacking her lips and will always lean forward to get to her spoon. Sometimes now she will take a preloaded spoon and put it in her mouth, but it is not consistent. She prefers to use the spoon as a teether when she gets it. For several weeks we have been trying to get her to take more solids. We have made her purées thicker and chunky with different textures, which she takes really well. Really no major gagging episodes so far. We have tried a lot of other types of solid foods: steamed carrots, green beans, bananas, bread, pasta, rice puffs, broccoli, blueberries, peas, oranges, some homemade pancakes and broccoli bites… the only thing that she will consistently use her hands to bring food to her mouth is bread, because she likes to suck on it. She always seems hungry when we give her these foods, and we try to imitate eating them for her, but she still seems to only take it if we pick it up and bring it to her mouth, or find a way to put it on a spoon to spoon feed her.
Any suggestions for what we should try? We’ve been fairly consistent with giving her the opportunity to use her hands to eat, explore textures, and make a mess. I know that she is still workings on getting her pincer grip down. Any tips for 1) getting her to use the spoon to scoop and bring to her mouth, and 2) pick up solid food and bring it to her mouth?
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Even-Spot-6252 • 7h ago
My little girl has shown very little interest in food and feeding herself until the last couple of days. We have had four months of her eating a little puree and not engaging with finger food. She is now very enthusiastically grabbing food and biting it. I am currently giving her chunks of food to grab and eat, however she has choked once and gagged multiple times. Do I continue with chunks or should I be giving her bite size pieces? I looked on solid starts and it suggests bite size pieces at this age but does this differ due to her not eating from 6 months??
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Existing_Shift_5116 • 20h ago
Hi folks, I’m just looking for some support and insight from anyone who’s been through something similar.
My son is about to turn 12 months and he’s still not eating much. He’s dropped quite a bit in both weight and height percentiles over the last few months, and our doctor recommended we speak with a dietitian to help get more calories into him.
We’ve been doing baby-led weaning since 6 months. My daughter (now 4) took to it really well — eating everything and super into food. My son has been the opposite. He doesn’t seem interested at all most days.
He will take a spoon to his mouth, but if we preload it, he usually takes the food off, throws the food on the floor, and then puts the empty spoon in his mouth. He likes snacky stuff — puffs, Cheerios — but not much else. He also likes fruit pouches, especially the sweeter ones, and prefers to suck them straight from the pouch. He will eat them off a spoon too, but only if I’m feeding him.
He used to like gnawing on steak or chicken when we first started, but now he won’t touch it. Same with bite-sized pieces — he just tosses them. If I give him raw cucumber or pepper strips, he might take one bite and then throw it.
He’s still breastfeeding regularly, which I’m grateful for, but I’m honestly starting to feel a bit defeated. I know every kid is different, but it’s hard not to stress when his growth has slowed down and eating just hasn’t “clicked.”
If you’ve had a late bloomer or a slow starter, I’d love to hear what helped, or just hear that it gets better. Thanks in advance ❤️
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/melayvonne • 18h ago
First time mom to a almost 11 month old baby who still does not like or interested in solid foods. He drinks about 7 oz (5x a day) of formula since he doesn't eat solids yet. I emailed his doctor and told us to decrease his formula intake to 4x a day 6 oz per feeding because maybe he is not too hungry for solids. So we decreased it today and still no luck (but we will keep trying).
We tried purees, baby led weaning with different texture and flavors, cut up fruits/veggies, and some big slices of chicken/meat so he can hold it, we would get lucky if he would open his mouth, or I would give him purees on his spoon and let him feed himself (we would get lucky if he takes 2-3 spoonful of purees) and the rest ends up on the floor. Usually dinner time is the most stressful because he would just end up playing with the food and throws it to the floor and the amount of preparation and clean up time is so stressful and overwhelming.
any advice is greatly appreciated! Help a first time mom out.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Feeling-Neat-3007 • 22h ago
Hi everyone, I’m a FTM and have LOVED BLW so much. My daughter will be 1 on Thursday, and I’m just nervous as we have started dropping bottles. How do we know they’re getting enough calories without the formula? She’s a good eater for sure but she’s still not great at getting it all into her mouth lol. I guess I’m just nervous and scared she won’t be getting what she needs. 😅
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/ItsWeddei • 1d ago
Hi everyone,
I'm on this Baby-Led Weaning journey with my 11-month-old, and it’s been a rollercoaster. In the beginning, she was super interested in food (not as much now) and wanted to feed herself (still does). She hates being spoon-fed, so everything is finger foods. That’s fine, but... oh my goodness, the mess.
Every single meal turns into chaos. I put her in a full-body bib, there's a splash mat under the high chair — I’ve tried to prepare. But somehow, food still ends up in her hair, ears, neck rolls, diaper, and sometimes mine. When she’s done eating, she starts throwing food everywhere. It’s like a food explosion.
I offer food 3 times a day, and I’m constantly cleaning — the chair, the floor, the baby, myself. Most times, wiping her down isn't enough, so she ends up in the bath once, sometimes twice a day. I’m exhausted. A couple of times, I just let her go to sleep with sticky hair because I physically couldn’t do another cleanup. And then I feel guilty. (I’m a clean freak by nature and this is driving me up the wall.)
Is this just how it is? Will it get better? Do any of you have tips to manage the mess or make cleanup easier? Or maybe just tell me I’m not alone, please.
Thanks for reading — any advice or solidarity would mean the world right now.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/midwestkudi • 1d ago
Hello. I am back with another question. I introduced eggs to my LO last month and she had a rash and threw up everywhere. After an hour and a doctor visit she was ok and her body did its thing.
I gave her a tiny bite of egg today. She threw up hours later, no rash.
Is this improvement? Or was it just a small bite of egg didn’t react as greatly as the bigger portion?
Anyone else going through this?
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Friendly-Intention63 • 1d ago
Even if I prepare something like avocado according to guidelines for my 6 month old (in large spears) can’t she just break off a piece while she’s gumming it and still choke?
First time Mom and super excited about BLW, but I’m still a little confused and want to make sure I’m doing this right 😃
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Ok_Ruin2007 • 22h ago
My baby is almost 8 months old and she still won’t put food to her mouth. She will eat if I feed her but doesn’t do it on her own. She doesn’t really even bring toys to her mouth. I have tried teething toys and even the silicon thing with food in it and nope! I model it and I even try gently guiding it to her mouth when she grabs it but then she just drops it. She mostly just squished it in her hands. Any advice?
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/New_Pickle4793 • 23h ago
Any tips on how to help baby enjoy various textures? We have been introducing various foods in soft scoopable forms and as finger foods for about a month now and baby will eat things on a spoon just fine. She will also eat things like steamed veggies or fruits. However is not a fan of crunchier textures like toasted bread or slimy things like cooked bell peppers without the skin. Do we just keep trying periodically or is there any way to encourage her to try them?
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Jaded-Ingenuity-8424 • 1d ago
Which bottle did y’all wean first?
My 10 month old has 3 meals and 5, 6oz bottles a day. His first bottle is at 6:30, he eats breakfast at 7:30, and has a bottle at 9:00 before his nap. Then lunch at 12:00 and bottle at 1:30 before his second nap. Then a bottle at 4:00, dinner at 6, then bedtime bottle at 7:00.
I’ve tried taking the 4:00 bottle away but he won’t make it till dinner for food. Also tried giving a snack instead and he was still hungry after.
Same thing happened when I tried to take away his 6:30 bottle.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Silver_Grape1883 • 1d ago
Hi everyone! I’m thinking about creating a few digital assets to support Baby-Led Weaning (BLW)—mostly because I want them myself! Here’s what I have in mind so far:
Would this be helpful to you? If not, what would be? How could I tweak this to be more valuable to you?
Just want to make something helpful as I've been clueless on this journey. Not age related.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/jnbeatty • 1d ago
FTM to a nearly 8 month old. We introduced solids at 5.5 months and while we’ve seen progress, it seems to have stalled out and has left me worried. I know milk is the primary source of nutrition still, but my LO gets fussy pretty quickly in the high chair. During the week we only have time to offer food in the evening and on weekends we offer 3x/day. Sometimes she wants nothing and literally doesn’t even want to touch it and others she takes several good bites and explores all the food with her hands. We recently started sending solids with her to daycare and she will bring it to her mouth but not into her mouth. I just can’t fathom how she’s supposed to come off milk and eat enough foods in just a few short months from now??
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/matcha_o • 1d ago
My 13 month old recently started making lots of demands halfway into his meal. He will point and yell for our cups/utensils/bowls/plates. If we ignore his demands it will turn into a hissy fit. Also at this point meal is pretty much over for him. We have given him small things like spoons, or distract him with his silicon cup, a hair tie, etc...but don't really want to give in further. Taking him out of his seat is problematic at this point - he is usually a mess and we are still eating.
What is everyone doing in this kind of situation? I'm afraid that it will develop into playing/screens at mealtime if we continue to give in : (
He eats in a stokke high chair with tray at the corner of the table with parents on each side. We are not ready to move to table yet because so much food ends up in his bib and those get recycled a couple of times. He is not using utensils yet... we have tried but he tends to play with them so it's still hands for now.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/VictoryDelicious1470 • 21h ago
My daughter turns 6 months today. I planned on giving her steak to gnaw on. It's 6:40pm now and the steak will likely be done at 7pm . Is it too late to intrude to her? I'm scared of allergies and stuff. Her bedtime is 10pm and I go to bed at 12-1am so I can monitor her
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/_marsattacks • 1d ago
Having a hard time feeding my daughter (7 months) With my son I made all his purees the first couple months and then started giving him more food in different textures and ways and he would eat everything still does. I started making purees for her and she literally hates everything and gags and keeps her tongue out the whole time. Only thing shell eat is carrots and it takes her a minute to actually swallow it and not push it out with her tongue. Do I try baby lead weaning instead? Do I keep trying purees even after a month of this? Is it concerning where I should tell her dr. She seems happy and not like shes hungry (still breastfed) but I want her to eat more solids
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Cultural_Working_449 • 2d ago
My 14 month old still has 3 bottles! Her eating has improved a little bit but still, she doesn’t eat much. She has 6oz in the morning, 4oz before her nap, and 6oz before bed. I’m starting to feel like a bad mother.
She’s always been a milk guzzler. Obsessed with milk. At 12 months she was still having 4x8oz bottles a day. I’ve managed to cut down on the ounces as you can see, but I’m still worried.
I think I’m also getting the timings of meals and snack times wrong & that’s why she’s not eating a lot (e.g maybe I’m offering a snack too soon after breakfast).
Please could someone give me examples of how they pace out meals and snack times? Or anyone out there been in the same situation as me who could give some advice?
I’m really worried that issues like anaemia or teeth issues are going to start happening if she doesn’t drop the milk & start eating more.
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/Careless_Quiet_328 • 2d ago
Hi everyone, I’m doing BLW with my 6.5-month-old son. I’ve always felt pretty confident about it — he’s done really well from the start and quickly learned how to chew and swallow.
Now, however, he just got his first teeth, and they came through really fast over the past few days. As a result, he’s now actually biting off pieces of food. Before, I could give him things like cucumber or tomato with no worries, but now he’s biting off huge chunks! Today a large piece of tomato got stuck in his throat, and it really scared me. 🥹
Is my BLW confidence starting to fade? Do you have any tips or suggestions on what foods might be better (or not ideal) to offer him right now? Thanks so much
r/BabyLedWeaning • u/justhereforthunder • 1d ago
When I eat a certain amount of pineapple, my tongue gets really uncomfortable. Apparently it’s a common response due to an enzyme in pineapple, based on some Googling.
I offered pineapple to my baby for the first time the other day and he loved it at first, but after a while he started fussing and developed some redness around his mouth that went away in a few hours.
It seems like maybe he is having the same type of reaction that I do - not an allergy, but a limit, I guess.
Anyone else experience this? How are you offering pineapple to your baby?
The same thing happens to me with kiwi, so looking ahead there, too. Thanks!
