BLW

I’m the same way 🤣 I panic way too easily. Sometimes you gotta trust your baby, but also watch them intensely. Then learning to chew helps greatly with their jaw development. I usually get my husband to watch the baby as she eats things that freak me out

@Kassia I just can’t help but get involved & by the end of it I’m always in tears just can’t bear it

I feel you. My husband let my baby take bites off a melon and I saw her make a weird face and I jumped into action. 🤣 I’m easing myself into it by giving her moderate chunks and watching for signs of distress. I have found that she is more capable than I thought. Yesterday I gave her oatmeal with shredded apple and strawberry chunks! She did really well and I watched her chew and she opened her mouth when she was ready for more. I also started giving her chicken chunks and she chews them up! It is better for me to feed her rather than let her do it on her own so that I can make sure she doesn’t stuff her mouth and things can stay in my control a bit 😅

@Kassia thank you! Maybe I’ll try and give it to him rather than letting him do it himself for now. We’ve done toast/cucumber/banana/melon/strawberries/pineapple most of his breakfasts and dinners are chunky so he’s still chewing but obviously not as much as finger food 😩 why is motherhood so stressful

Yes! It is so stressful and he has plenty of time to learn to feed himself when he gains more expertise in eating 🤣 The only finger foods I’m comfortable with her feeding herself are mushy ones like bananas and avocados, etc. Anything that actually required chewing, I just feed her myself! Good luck 😭❤️

I’ve had some support with weaning as I was a total anxious mess to start with just didn’t want to do it, but like your baby my LG absolutely loves food and everyone around me has said meal times shouldn’t be stressful, you go at your pace and what you’re comfortable with. The lady told me with BLW it teaches them how to use their jaw to chew the food. I think it’s so hard coming on social media and seeing everyone doing XYZ and if you’re not doing the same, you feel guilt. Do you have anyone that can sit with you at any points when he is eating? When I started I would only do solid foods on weekends because even just having my partner sat there was a comfort. Whatever works for you, you’re doing a great job x

@Maya I do all meal times on my own because my partner works long hours 😩 maybe I’ll try to do them only on weekends. I see all these mums doing full plates of full on food and just feel like I’m failing at that part & I don’t want to stop his development so feel so guilty x

Oh bless you I understand! Could you get in touch with your HV? This is what i did and she sent someone who was a support worker and sat with me a few times while i gave my baby food. You’re not failing you clearly just love your baby and don’t want anything bad to happen x

@Maya good idea I might have a chat with them see what advice they can give 🥰 thank you xx