So if we are having say lasagne or shepherd pie for tea what do I do with it for Abbey?? Do I puree it up a bit then give it to her on her tray? Or just chop it up into really small bits?? OMG Mel, I dont know how I would cope with giving Abbey a crispbread....I think I'd nearly throw up from nerves from worrying that she'd choke on the damn thing!!!
It is nerve wracking the first time they seem to choke, but they're not choking, they're gagging. And if Abbey is anything like Eden, she brings it straight back up (pretty much) or I just get down to her level and remain calm (even though I'm freaking inside) and just say calmly - cough it up Eden, come on girl, cough it up - and she always does. Tonight she gagged on potato, and I just turned to her and asked if she was alright, and she'd already coughed it up into her mouth - so all was good!! Try not to freak out - although it is hard - but they sense when you are freaking and I think it makes it harder for them to relax you know? She just gums her crispbread to death, all the drool and everything softens it up really well, and she just sorta gums it and then swallows. She hasn't ever gagged on it.

If I was serving lasagne or shepherd's pie (which I dont' cook cos I don't have good recipes for them and wouldn't have a CLUE how to make them haha) I would just serve her plate up exactly the same as ours. EXACTLY the same. At the moment, she tends to dump it straight on the floor by grabbing the plate, so I show her the plate, then dump it all on her tray from the plate.. LOL... most of it ends up on the floor anyway.

You have to be comfortable with the idea of BLS though - otherwise its too nerve wracking for you and you'll drive yourself crazy. If you're not comfortable with it - don't do it Do what works for you too - as well as your baby