Is it safe to mix blw and purees?

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Ive been giving my lo purees but Id like to start the transition over to blw.
Can I mix the two for awhile before completely switching?
Like...eggs in the morning...purees for lunch and then maybe a small bite of what were eating for dinner.
I feel like i remember reading that can cause confusion and choking.
Not sure if its true though?
Thanks!

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Not at all true. It's called traditional weaning to mix finger foods with purees. In the UK it is what most people do. I do it with my boy and he's getting very good at it, even swallowed a chunk of toast this morning. I give finger foods first then puree at every meal so he gets chance to learn but also gets fed. Xx

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It’s not recommended because purées teach baby to “suck then swallow” while BLW teaches baby to “maneuver- chew- swallow” so baby will be confused. It’s also a higher risk of choking. 
Even pouches aren’t recommended until baby is trained in swallowing 
This is from the BLW page

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I do purées with texture when I give them, that way they still have to kinda “chew”

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I do combo feeding as I haven’t fully committed to baby led weaning yet due to being in two places and only having a high chair at one, and it has no impact on him what so ever as far as I can tell, he’s great at eating puréed food from a spoon and he’s also good at feeding himself 
Our typical feeding routine goes a little like this
Breakfast: yogurt (which I feed him) and then some fruit which he feeds himself
Lunch: a snack which is either baby snacks which melt in his mouth or something I’m eating which is suitable for him
Dinner: usually a purée food that I feed him and sometimes some veggies which he can do himself

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no you're not supposed to mix the two. at least not when starting out because they mechanics of eating are so different between the two

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I’ve heard what you can do is stop giving purées for like a week or 2 so they “forget” then start BLW