Help switching to solid food

Heather • Maggie’s mom

I’m having a hard time switching my daughter to solids. She eats purées very well. She eats little crunches, yogurt melts, the teether wheels, and oatmeal. When we eat she is always grabbing at my food and I slip her tiny bits of whatever I’m eating (meat, rice, bread, even a little bit of pepperoni a couple days ago). She gags some but it doesn’t seem to deter her.

But she has yet to eat more than a couple bites of the Gerber food with the little bits in it. I’ve also tried bananas and pancakes, but she didn’t eat more than a few bites of those either.

Any tips of advice?