Hi STERLA & SHANTI (new name hey Ren lol) - This is how we started BLS. DS started at 4.5months corrected age, 6 months actual age, on Farex. We started very very slow as I wasn't keen on starting him, just felt pressured by DH & our GP also suggested we start. He was only having a quarter of a teaspoon to start. Once he hit 6 months corrected I started puree fruit & vege. I had read about BLS & stalked this thread so I begun giving him soft fruit to hold & feed himself as his dessert after I spoon fed him. Then, he begun to refuse the puree & spoonfeeding. So that's how our full time BLS began. It was very difficult at first as he was gagging alot on his food & it FREAKED me out. Though all the ladies in here reassured me it was ok & he would get over it... Which he did in just a couple of weeks. But as he was refusing to be spoonfed, I had no choice but to persist. He wasn't eating anyway! Things improved very quickly & it wasn't long before he was eating chicken tenderloins. I still prepare foods that are easier for him to eat, like rissoles, pasta & things he can pick up easily, but both DH & I love the fact he can sit in his high chair & just eat & eat & eat.

So that's our story...