Thanks Belfie. I've been giving it a go, and it's so much more fun! I have been giving him banana, I cut one of the ends then cut the peel off the top so he could hold onto the skin. He loved it, it's just great to see him wanting to eat it himself. I was a bit worried though when he managed to bite off a bit and gagged. He also did that with toast.. not gagging but ended up with a big bit in his mouth. It's hard to not worry about choking but I suppose I'll get used to him having food in his mouth eventually! I still spoon feed too (lots of purees in the freezer), I just hold it in front of him and let him take it if he wants, and I let him hold a spoon too. POst more later bubs awake
I just cut up food (apple, banana etc) into hand-held portions and he went from there. I don't think I did normal BLS though - I just gave DS fruit and veg with us for a couple of months, then started to introduce other foods. He always had portions larger than his mouth and bit stuff off and chewed.
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