AUTHOR: Kat and Kev TITLE: Baby Led Weaning Day 1 DATE: 10/02/2007 05:37:00 AM ----- BODY:

Well, the time has come. Mr HG is ready for solids. The big hint was the other night when he snatched my pizza crust out of my hand and sucked the life out of it. So another milestone is upon us and how do we tackle it??? With the normal meticulous research the accompanies every decision. So the research has led us to choose baby led weaning as the way forward. In a nutshell, it seems there is no evidence to suggest that the purees of our childhood are actually that good developmentally for babies. They tend to confuse them with the different stages of textures and mixed tastes. From about 6 months, babies develop both the internal digestive capacity to digest solids and the external ability to "catch" their own foods in their hands, stuff it in their mouths and feed themselves. Studies have shown that babies who get to feed themselves from the get go are less likely to develop into picky eaters. So here we go. No purees. Baby eats finger foods at meal times with us. Today we started out with toast (he LOVED) and an apple (not so keen). At lunch, he and \i shared some roast sweet potato spears. He kept trying to grab the plate and eat it, but he did get the hang of it all. We desperately need a high chair. I have a gift voucher that I could use for it, but I am not sure how to get it home?? An as with everything, do you go cheap and probably needing to be replaced sooner, or expensive and lasts a couple of more kids???? Argh. Too many choices!! I think we had success as after the sweet potatoes and a normal feed, he did this for about 10 minutes. BTW he is talking to our Klimt painting.

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