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What are some good foods to start off with when BLW? We currently only feed breastmilk & cereal 2x a day. We have tried pureed veggies (bananas, sweet potatoes) and he gags and throws up. Why is this??
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Vanessa T.
Hi Lauren, |
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Lauren i mixed some sweet potato puree with some oatmeal cereal (for weakened flavor) and he did the gagging thing and a bite or two later he threw up. I thought maybe it was a texture thing? He eats well with a spoon, we have been doing alternating oatmeal and rice, and he eats it just fine. The few times we tried banana and sweet potato he's just not into it, so i'm scared to keep trying. |
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Vanessa T.
Hi Lauren, |
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Lauren Is it a good idea to mix the pureed food with some breast milk to thin out? Or keep the way it is. |
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Vanessa T.
You can absolutely mix with breast milk to change consistency. This is a great idea when starting out on solids. Eventually as he gets used to the taste and texture, you can add less and less breast milk until |
At 5,6, & 7 months my LO would feed himself if I put the spoon in his hand. Suddenly he won’t do it anymore! He just opens his mouth and waits for us to shovel it in. He eats tons too! Like today he ate 3 baby bullet servings with chicken & a container of applesauce!
How can I start baby led weaning? Why is he suddenly not using the spoon. I put little bites on his tray and he doesn’t put them in his mouth either, which confuses me cause he puts everything else in his mouth. But if I put up the finger foods he opens his mouth.
Not too sure what’s going on here. He is breastfed and I have him drinking water once or twice a day from a toddler bottle with a straw.
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Vanessa T.
Hi Megan, |
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Megan It has been about a week of this behavior. I will follow your advice and see what happens. Prior each time he successfully got the spoon in his mouth I would clap and yell , “yay!” So I really don’t know why he would stop. |
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Vanessa T.
This could be his way of trying to figure out how Your relationship works and who is in charge of what when it comes to sleeping, eating, etc. Hang in there and keep doing what you’re doing. If it doesn’t resolve, let me know and we can troubleshoot! |
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Megan I was more persistent this morning and he started feeding himself again! Very satisfied, thank you! |
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Vanessa T.
Glad to hear it! It sounds like you guys make a great team. |
My almost 6 month old has four 7oz bottles a day plus cereal in the day time and 1 puréed food around lunch. Both of them are about 1 hour after his bottle (around 7:30a and 11a).
He enjoys eating a lot and seems to want more after 1 tablespoon. Can I give him more? How much each serving can he have?
Also - can I blend flavors? Banana and oatmeal cereal? Carrots and apple? Etc?
When can I introduce meat? Eggs? And what are safe ways to season since I shouldn’t use salt?
Thank you!
Megha
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Vanessa T.
Hi Megha, |
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Megha Perfect thank you! |
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Vanessa T.
You can cook the chicken by boiling, steaming or baking. Be sure to cook thoroughly via your preferred method, then purée with a bit of water to a smooth consistency. |
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Megha Fabulous! That is so helpful! |
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Vanessa T.
I think that sounds perfect! He will gradually start to take more over the next weeks but should maintain good formula intake. If you think solids are getting in the way of bottles, let me know and we can reassess. |