baby-led weaning experience?

Question

Any mommies out there try the Baby-led weaning in regards to feeding time? We waited until 6 months to introduce solids (purée foods as I was too scared to try baby-led out the bat) he is almost 8 and wondering if any mom's out there started the same with puréed foods and now giving baby actual foods like pieces of food. How long did you wait? What did you begin to introduce? When or how did you know your baby was ready?

Thank you ladies!!

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My 8 month old is eating pretty much anything we eat and the lunches at her daycare. We started with BLW and a couple purees. Took her a few weeks to catch on with BLW- she mostly just played with it but once she figured it out she really took off and doesn't want anything mashed or puréed now. Typical foods we do:
Breakfast: oatmeal, fruit, cheerios, pancakes
Lunch: daycare gives her everything from tacos to chicken & rice (usually 2 veggies, meat and a carb every day)
Dinner: lots of veggies (she loves green beans, broccoli & carrots), rice/pasta, a little meat
She doesn't have any teeth so it's harder for her to chew the meats and it's really the only time she gags now. Def recommend BLW. So easy to just feed her what we're eating for dinner!

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We do a mix of both..but she loves feeding herself..the mess though..!! 🙈 
I'm getting more relaxed with her gagging, it is true what they say about how good they are bringing their own food up..

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My baby is great at feeding himself. He was into purées but now pretty much only wants food he can feed himself so here are some of his favorites:
-shredded cheese 
-homemade pancakes
-cucumber cut into sticks 
-blueberries 
-super steamed veggies especially broccoli and carrots (if this makes you nervous I also do riced veggies)
-rice
-black beans
-banana cut into spears
-toast slices sometimes with a little peanut butter 
-scrambled eggs
-white fish 
-pasta cooked really well

Hopefully that helps! Know that when starting out most will come right back out and gagging, as scary as it is, is how they learn to eat!

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I wanted to go all in w blw ftom the start but the gagging freaked me out, and dad even more so. We did purees for a bit and quickly transition to mashed and finely chopped versions of whatever we are eating. I grate apples and pears, smash bananas and avocado, keep everything soft and small. I recently gave him a bagel to gnaw on but he bit off a big chunk and gagged and that was the end of that. I, like you, would love some advice for how to start offering foods that are hard to mash, like toast. So many people talk about giving baby toast fingers--what does this mean?

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