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We didn;t do the one food at a time either. Em's first food was melted cheese on an eglish muffin cut into fingers. She jsut sucked it but loved it. Banana is good, carrot anything that can be cut into fingers is suitable. Have fun with it..remember food is fun until they are one!!!
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We introduced banana first as it was easy and avocado. Then I just started keeping aside extra veggies from what we'd had with dinner and giving her that. Closely followed by toast. We also gave her pasta and rice pretty early on. If you don't do rice cereal (we didn't), there's no harm cooking up rice (slightly overdone, if it's gluggier it's easier for them to pick up in balls, if that makes sense).
I did help DD with yoghurt, giving her a spoon at the same time as I had one. She could use a spoon very quickly (she looooved yoghurt, so was highly motivated!). I always gave her a spoon with dishes that we would use utensils with, if that makes sense.
From about nine months DD was having all the same meals as leftovers as she would eat a decent amount, rather than just the same veggies, etc.
It isn't strictly BLS, but the ABA has a great booklet 'Introducing Solids' that talks about introducing family foods. If you don't mash/puree it pretty much gives some good tips on approaching solids.
There's also some good advice on kellymom about BLS and when/how to introduce. My DD didn't take to solids for about a month. I started her just over six months.
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Another question!
What's the best bread? Want to give DD some toast but not with my crappy white super processed bread, pmsl.
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Wholemeal bread is best hun. The biggest issue with bread is the salt content, so I wouldn't give too much store bought bread in a day. If you have a breadmaker or know someone who does, home made bread with little or no salt is the very best bread (seeing as you asked!).
Just a point on the mixing of foods, this is less of a problem with BLS. Babies tend to dislike foods that they have an allergy or intolerance to - with BLS they can manage this by not choosing the food. When you puree two foods together (or mix in a liquid), it can mask the taste and the baby is unable to avoid the problem food. This is why it is not recommended that you mix foods in purees for quite some time.
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As first foods i gave MJ broccoli sticks, carrot sticks, sweet potato sticks and zucchini rounds (she would stick her finger therough the centre and then chew it!)
Also a stick of cheese (low salt)
soon after that we progressed to toast with hummas (home made) or avacado.
Just be mindful that not much really is consummed in the firt month or two, its more about exploring the tastes and textures.
Theonly food that we withheld was honey until 12 months.
Everything else she had as a matter of course (when it came up or i was using it or had it in the fridge)
I dint give fruit straight away as i wanted her to get the taste for the blander foods first, i dont know whther it played a part, but she LOVES all veggies now and doesnt really refuse anything at all.
Weetbix i mixed with soy milk (casue DSS has soy and it was easy to give her a bit of his) and just blobbed it in the high chair tray in front of her and let her go for it!
Biggest thing is follow your gut, if you are concerned about ANYTHING, dont give it, wait until you are ready as your baby will pcik up an any anxiety!
Also make sure that you check out the BLS chatter so that you know what to expect with the gagging (so you dont freak out) and tyhe MESS its full on, its not for the neat freak!
ENJOY
We just had MJ's 18 mth check up and i was the first Mum that had followed BLS in the area and i was asked millions of questions... they also commented that her fantastic fine motor skils and control was probably due to her having to learn to use her fingers early on.
She is now using a fork and a spoon for all meals and can seperate out foods that she doesnt like (she has been doing this for quite a while actually) As jennifer did, we gave her a spoon early on and she eith played or tried to use it.
Also she was eating our food (mini portions) but around 9-10 months too
Just to clarify - i dint mash anything that presented as a handle, the only 'mashed foods' we had were mashed potato etc, and then she just had grabbed handfuls of it.
We followed the guidleines by not feeding her at all, its difficult at the begining as you see their frustration, but they get enough, honestly!
Its lots of fun
Last edited by Sammiejane; September 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 PM.
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Thanks guys! Damn, wish I had a bread maker. We actually used to but I don't know what happened to it!!
DD is going great guns! lol. I really can't believe it. We've only been doing it for 2 weeks. She was swallowing a little bit from the first time we tried. And just last night watching her I couldn't believe how much better she'd gotten. As soon as I put the food down in front of her she was into it, lol. And not much went on the floor, she actually ate a lot. She had some carrot and cauliflower, a bit of spaghetti off Daddy's plate to play with, then some watermelon for dessert, and then some pear coz she still wanted more, pmsl. I have a little piggy here. It's so much fun though and I love watching her learn and think about what she's doing. She can pick things up really good now, even slippery fruits. So glad I decided to do BLS. Thanks guys!!
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