Baby Led Solids with family allergy history

[SamiH]

MR - thanks for caring though!! Yeah all the MCHN here and dieticians (I went to 2 with DS#1) tell me to puree, puree, puree and farex the life out of them They are not pro BLS at all

Missy - I was going to try and wait it out, but DS2 sits in the highchair at the table with us for dinner and he is getting mighty impatient - grabbing, whinging etc so i think he is ready to start

Rosehip - that is what I was thinking - one thing at a time etc - as missy said - building up his plate gradually

so if they are still hungry when you are in the throes of building it up - i suppose i just have to give him more of the same whatever he is having rather than just some of mine etc

I nearly made a booboo at the shops the other day - Zander was whinging, I knew he probably needed a feed, I had just bought some lovely fresh rolls and was in the middle of breaking off a piece of one to give to him to nibble on - i just forgot!!! Needless to say he didnt get it as I got it together, hence why I really wanna do BLS and not puree/farex blah. I wouldnt eat it LOL.

Thanks ladies - will see how we go ...

[butterfly_warrior]

Sami, I'll be watching with interest. I know we're a long way off solids, but I do prefer the idea of BLS rather than mush and both myself and DH have so many different food allergies. Sorry I can't offer advice, but I am looking forward to seeing how it all goes.

BW

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

FWIW, DS doesn't mind the odd puree. We give him a bought fruit puree in a yoghurt pot when we're having yoghut (he can't have dairy and I've only just found some goat's yoghurt). He loves his "yoghurt" and yums it up. Puree isn't bad, but it is very messy when you're out and about. We did mostly BLS with a bit of mushy/puree stuff and tbh that's because I subscribe to "what works" rather than an ideal or a set of rules. So don't rule out puree just because - just see what works. DS had some fruit slightly mushed up with baby rice in it as well as fruit proper, depending on how I felt that night! And how he felt: purees are so much better when DS is teething.

[MantaRay]

Bummer Sami. It's a pity that more health professionals don't keep up to date. Have you tried ringing the IBCLC or ABA to see if they have any recommendations of BLS friendly dieticians?