can I just say I looked for this thread looking for some encouragement and thankyou I got it!!

My bub is 7 months old and HATES being spoon fed. He loves and is so interested in food though. I didn;t know about baby led weaning - the only thing I have been able to do is give him bits of banana, steamed carrot, broccoli, cheese, cucumber, pieces of mandarin to feed himself. He loves doing this but doesn't really get any in. (although there was some bits of broccoli in his poo-yuk) I 'm still breatfeeding him as much as he wants.

I've been worrying because the other babies in my mums group are eating heaps and the lady on the parent help line said I might have 'missed the boat' when it comes to solids because he hasn't learned to eat from a spoon and that he should be eating a cup of food plus dessert by now!

It has really stressed me out because I felt like a bad mum for not getting him onto solids earlier. The parent help line lady made me feel scared he will never learn to eat, that his nutrition is compromised and will never wean! I don't want to wean him yet though and he certainly doesn't!!!

Anyway thanks for the great comments and discussion. I felt better after reading this.

CAn you just reassure me that it is ok for him just to play with his food at this stage? Wll he get better at actually eating it? I just really don't want to force feed him with a spoon its horrible.

Thanks again.