Just last night (after someone tried to offer my bub a biscuit) i started thinking what a daunting thing beginning solids is. Until now, i have been the primary provider of all my baby's nutrition. She is exclusively breastfed and although i have tried EBM in a cup she hasn't been too keen, so pretty much everything she has had has come directly from me. I know how much she has had, what she has had and when.

We are going down the BLS route, and i have been sharing the guidelines with DH and my Mum (and anyone else who will listen ) and my little one is showing all the signs of being ready to give it a go.

However it has just dawned on me that by starting down this path, it is giving up some of the control that i have had and opens up the possibility of other people giving bub things that i wouldn't give her. I know that it is my right to veto what baby is given, but sometimes it can happen before you know it. I don't want to be a food commander, but i have put a lot of thought into what will be her first foods and the type of foods i want her to try.

Last night we were out with mates, and one of the Dads gave all the kids chuppa chups. (thankfully not my little one but it wouldn't have surprised me if they thought it would have been ok). It made me realise how hard it would have been to say no (if my kid was of a similar age) when all the other kids were having them, especially if it was offered to the child before they checked with me.

So am i the only one, or is anyone else getting a bit antsy too?