BLS - how long before something actually goes in?

So we've started BLS with DD (6 months plus a few days). We've been doing it for a couple of weeks now, most days but not every day. We sit her on the high chair, cover her with a smock (yay cheap Ikea stuff) and give her some pieces of fruit or cooked veggies to mush everywhere.

So far she's had carrot, pumpkin, and several different kinds of fruit (currently staying at a hotel, so fruit is easy to do because it's there on the spread at breakfast). But I don't think anything much is going in. Sometimes she breaks off a bit and it stays in her mouth, and she kind of munches it with a surprised look on her face, or maybe it's a look of "uggh, what is this now?". But she certainly doesn't seem to be actually trying to eat things.

Now maybe I'm being naive, but I thought she'd be getting the idea of eating the stuff we out in front of her by now.

How long did it take yours to eat anything?

Also, I'm a bit worried that everything we're giving her this week is sweet (fruit). One thing I could try from the breakfast spread is little sausages that they have. Those are about as salty as most sausages. Would you give those a go? I'm not sure if they are too salty or indeed too hard to manage to eat, not that I think she'd do more than suck them. Would it be dangerous to try her on a sausage?

Another thing I could try is a bit of bread roll. There is wholemeal, but it doesn't look awfully wholemeal. Would you try that? I'm not sure, again, how safe that would be.

Am I right in thinking that she mustn't have eggs or cow's-milk products yet? Otherwise I'd try a spoonful of yoghurt or a piece of boiled egg. Hmm, maybe I'm being too ambitious, thinking of trying all those different things.

Hi,

You get to know what goes in by what comes out! But at this age *quantity* is not the point - it's all about the experience. I think you should be proudly saying "She's tried all these different things...."
You milk is enough for her nutritionally, and with all that yummy food on offer she will eat when she wants to.

Hi Tenar,

We've been doing a bit of mush and a bit of finger food since about 5.5 months. She's 7 months now and only in the past couple of days have I noticed anything actually going in. I've noticed because there is less all over her at the end! Haha. And some of the seeds from the bread have been coming out in her poo. Like Barb said though, food is experimental to start with. It's getting them used to it. I heard a good saying when I had DD1, food is for fun until they are one.

As for types of food.....I've given DD2 milk on her cereal from the day we started solids. I think it's using cow's milk as the main drink that is a no no. I've tried her on egg too but that's because there is no history of allergy in our family. Egg you have to be very careful with I think. Skye has been eating bread since the beginning too. We've used all natural full fat youghurt too from the beginning. Skye basically gets given anything (second child thing haha) within reason and she's taken to it all really well. I think the key is being sensible about what you are giving them and making sure you are watching them closely for choking or allergic reaction. It's not like a bit of bread roll is going to hurt her. You know best ;-)
HTH x

No harm in offering her most of those things (although I wouldn't be giving sausage as her main staple - nothing wrong with sucking, tasting and eating a bit!). My DD started on BLS at the same age, but it took her a month before she was enthusiastic and laid into her food. While she's getting used to it, she's able to be comfortable with both the concept and the taste and the day she's ready she'll probably start shovelling it in! We joke that my DD has hollow legs - I've never seen another baby and now toddler eat the amount she does! If she doesn't, that's fine too. Every child is different, but you're certainly doing this at her pace.