Any mommas BLW?

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My bubs was a late August baby, and just turned 5 months on the 21st. Has any mommas started yet? I’m so lost how to do it. 😩 I’m a FTM and need some tips and what kind of foods to give for when he does start.

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I haven't started yet as my girl can't sit well unassisted yet. Waiting until she checks all the boxes!
"When baby is ready, you’ll notice s/he:
Sits up well without support.
Has lost the tongue-thrust reflex (automatically pushing solids out of mouth with tongue).
Has developed the fine motor skills to self-feed.
Is willing to chew, even if he has few or no teeth.
Shows interest in participating at mealtime, and may try to grab food from your plate and put it in his mouth."

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I did blw with my first, and the first things we did were broccoli, avocado, peanut butter, and banana! We eased into things, and didn’t fully follow the “baby eats what we eat” rule. I stuck with all things plant based, and stayed away from any processed food. At a year we gradually got less strict, and started introducing other things. She’s a great eater! 
We just started with my second a few days ago, as she is checking all the boxes for readiness (she was a week shy of 6 months, but my oldest fed her some of her lunch, and so we just went for it...). So far she has had peanut butter (just spread over the highchair), pre-loaded spoons of pumpkin/banana purée, blueberries, cauliflower, and banana. She has enjoyed the taste, but hasn’t really digested anything yet, as it’s only been about 2 days! It’s a little daunting, but you’ll do great!

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We're starting blw in about 2 weeks once miss Jacqueline is 6 months. She just started to sit up by herself last week so she meets all the signs of readiness. With my son, we "accidentally" switched to blw after using purees for about a month and we all loved it.

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My baby was born August 21st too! He started food early.at 3 mo bc he was supporting himself well. I followed what the pediatrician told and started with yellow veggies aka squash. Same food for 3-4 days to ensure no reaction. Yellow to orange then green. Once all veggies are tried into fruits starting with the basics and leading up to the fancier tropical and citrus fruits. We started him on one 4oz container a day hf morning half later. But he quickly moved up to whole 4oz containers 3x a day!

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We're going to do BLW! But my LO was born 9/3, so she won't be 6 months until March. That's when we're gonna start.

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I haven’t started yet but some of the stuff I’ve read is that most likely they won’t be “eating” anything really just getting used to chomping on things. Figuring out not how to choke.
So probably isn’t a huge deal if your not feeding them a full meal like your used to.
I’ve checked out books about it from my local library and cookbooks. On Pinterest for ideas and on instagram there is “feeding littles” that I follow.
I’m not excited to start in a week or so and see the gagging lol

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My paediatrician gave the green light to introduce solids at 4 months just for fun, we started with sweet potato  and avocados ... it was fun to see his reaction to a new texture and he took his time deciding if he liked it or not but 5mo 2 wks and he will have one 2 to 4oz serving of puréed sweet potato or prunes a day... he loves it. Looking to start prepping solids for him now as we inch towards 6months. Have fun with it and follow your little ones lead 😉

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Haven't started yet. He'll be 6 months in a week. We'll probably start with mushed veggies. Not puree but not whole pieces.

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I’m not starting just yet, he’s only 5 months. I just need to know what kind of foods other mommies will be giving their babies that are doing BLW!

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My son will be 6 months on the 31st, and we haven’t started solids. We intend to BLW, but it probably won’t happen at 6 months since he can’t sit unassisted very well. He can grab things and bring them to his mouth, but he doesn’t have the strength to sit up unassisted.

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