Sixtine is 5 months and a half and she has recently been showing signs of being ready for food. I was interested in introducing food a different way and as I wrote in a previous post, decided to do it the baby-led weaning style. Which means letting her feed herself. I tried banana first but it didn’t lead anywhere. I don’t know what it was but it just wasn’t the right time. I started to wonder if it was really what I wanted to do as it seemed to be a hassle but didn’t give up and gave it another try with a nice juicy pear. She loved it ! She licked it, sucked the juice, and had a great time. It was very encouraging and fun to see. I still haven’t read the book which makes it somewhat complicated to come up with ideas. What to feed her? Is this allright to give her this or that? But I have been reading posts on the forum and the facebook page and it has been very helpful. I am really excited to start this new challenge and hope Sixtine will have fun, be a “good eater” and get healthy eating habits along the way.
Introducing Solid Food Baby-Led Weaning Style l Follow-up
April 4, 2012 15 Comments
Welcome & thank you for visiting my blog ! My name is Deb, I am a 28-year old Parisian French expat mum and I live in Prince Edward Island, Canada with my husband and beautiful daughters Sixtine and Victoire. I am an amateur photographer, and I write about parenting, and the little things in life that matter. Stay in touch !
It is such a fun time when they enter the world of solid food! My big tip – grab a plastic table cloth and place it on the floor under the highchair (or wherever you feed her!). Saves so much work! You will be amazed where you find food in the next few months….
Take lots of photos and have fun!
Hehe ! Thanks for the tips
Ooooooh, Im so excited you have chosen to go down the BLW route! You’ve inspired a little blog post for me!! We did BLW with our little lady and LOVED it. Keep a look out for it….I’m excited to see how your journey goes!
Louise xo
I will happily read your post as I am just new at this and always looking out for feedback and tips !
I wrote the BLW post, not sure if you caught it….have a wee look, not sure it’ll help but if you have ANY questions, just let me know, okay???
xo
http://cominghomesoon.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/blw/
Lovely photos!
We are doing BLW too but I also don’t really know what I’m doing. So far the biggest hit with Henry is to give him roast potatoes. He puts them in his mouth, sucks the potato out and spits out the crispy outer layer. Do you have any book recommendations for BLW?
Merci!
xx
The only thing I can think of is: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-led-Weaning-Helping-Your-Baby/dp/0091923808. I was going to buy it then got super expensive shipping charges so cancelled it but still need the book. Because, really, I am not sure what I am doing either. How old is Henry? I have tried bananas and piece of toast with fruit sauce on it but she only enjoyed the pear so far….
he’s almost 7 months. I gave him lentil soup today which he liked!
Great first foods are avocado and sweet potato! We BLW and Humnoy is a fantastic eater! His first were avocado and banana, which is still his favorite fruit to this day.
Have you heard of the Smocket Pocket?
Hi and thank you for dropping by. How old is your baby? I don’t think I have but wonder if it’s anything like the munchkin? It is a fresh food feeder for babies.
It’s a cover-all body “bib” thingy perfect for BLW. The website is down so I couldn’t link it. Humnoy is a year old now, nursing and enjoys solids like a champ!
Here’s a post I did when we got it for Christmas and how Humnoy enjoyed Christmas dinner in his Smocket Pocket. To be honest though, we don’t use it anymore as much unless it’s a super messy meal because he’s got amazing hand coordination and dexterity.
http://laotiancommotion.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/a-lao-thanksgiving-is-best-paired-with-a-white-christmas/
As you know we are at roughly the same stage with our Little Bug and have had great success with avocado and sweet potato as the above blogger recommends. The tortelloni was a huge hit but I’m worried about salt content so may leave this as an occasional treat. I’d really recommend the Gill Rapley BLW cookbook – super easy recipes and gorgeous pictures. I’m excited to read more about your experiences with Sixtine as we continue in this journey with the bug. Love the blog.
Thank you !!
I will keep an eye on yours as well – I have been looking to get the book as I am really not inspired with what type of food to give her. I tried sweet potatoes the other day and she wasn’t too fond. But drinking water out of mum’s cup was a hit ! Go figure !
Cute! At least it was water and not whiskey! I’m going to post a few recipes of my own in the coming weeks and we’ll see how LB does with them. It’s definitely a challenge trying to feed suitable foods at this stage….good luck with your wee one!