It does sound like she just might not be totally ready yet. Like all things babies, they do things in their own time I don't think it would hurt to wait a little while longer, but if you want to keep trying then maybe you could give her smooth things and let her feed herself with her hands to continue the BLS method (which I also love ). That way she is still in control of what is going in her mouth so hopefully less chance of gagging. Or how about some large strips of meat that she could chew on, but that aren't going to break into bits? My DS and DD1 loved gnawing and sucking on meat. It's great for iron stores too