started to eat!!
Just shy of 6 mths Ive started doing baby-led weaning which is basically letting them choose what they want to eat and giving them finger sized food. She gags a bit but other than that loves eating with us and tries to grab food off my plate. Sometimes she'll eat and sometimes she just plays around with the food.
Nick gets a bit anxious watching her but they key is to not panic and let her learn how far to stick things in her mouth. Interestingly enough, their gag reflex is triggered much farther on the tongue of a six-mth old baby. around 8 or 9 mths (when the babies are usually put on finger food after purees), their gag reflex has already moved farther back so the gagging happens when the food is closer to the airway hence a hazard of choking.
The whole idea behind it is to let the baby be in control of what he/she eats. This isnt anything new either, My mom did it with us kids. The difference now is it has been given a name and some guidelines to go by.
I highly recommend!
It saves having to pre-prepare her food. Just chop up some veggies & fruit and put it in front of her (with the occasional steaming).
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I love how she looks a little drunk on food in this picture!
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