How to BLW?

Question

My son is 6 months and since 5 months I have been giving him purées along with his Formula. But I see mamas doing BLW and I would like to try that with my son. 
How do I do BLW? What foods are best? Also I’m overthinking what if he chokes?? 
Thanks!

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You need to research BLW. There are certain ways to cut foods for baby. Stop with the purées if you plan to do BLW. It can lead to choking since purées teach baby to swallow and not chew. 
Take an infant CPR class to make yourself more comfortable. Learn the difference between choking and gagging. Baby will gag and you need to remain calm and talk to baby during it. Praise baby after. 
Google BLW and join Baby led weaning for beginners and beyond on FB

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I do purées and blw. I give him a bowl with a purée that he mostly self feeds (I give him spoonfuls too). And then after give him steamed veggies or big pieces of banana to play with and try to eat. 
I’m not fully convinced doing all BLW is the best way to go. This way I know some foods get in him and he gets to eat bigger pieces and experience lots of textures. 
He’s 6 months tomorrow and last night I spoon fed him 1 oz of Beef, beet and carrot purée (it’s organic and expensive so I want to make sure he eats it). Then I gave him a bowl with about 3 oz of squash, apple, and banana. He self fed that, and then I put steamed brussel sprouts on his tray and he played around and ate some. 
I think you just have to find what works for you!

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We do a combination as my crazy daisy sometimes refuses to eat from a spoon. So far we've had decent success with naturally soft foods like banana, avocado...even tried a strip of steak to let her suck on it! Our second strategy is food she can hold to suck on like a raw carrot stick (or placing soft food in a mesh/silicone feeder) in tandem with spoon feeding purees.

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I follow a baby/toddler dietician on Instagram that I really like, her insta handle is @newwaysnutrition (Renae).
She has tons of info about starting BLW, how to balance nutritional content of meals, techniques for helping baby learn to eat/drink, how to cut food, etc. And if you want to take it further she has a course you can take through her personal website ($50?) and she also has an ebook ($20 I think). But the free info on her Instagram is fantastic!

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I do combination feeding so he has purées and he has finger food and he does great, some of his first finger foods was pasta, noodles, he’s tried some peanut butter, toast (although he gets it stuck to the food of his mouth), hash browns and scrambled egg
Just make sure you are cutting it up into appropriate strips and maybe follow a BLW group for ideas and some support if you have any questions

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The groups the ladies mentioned above is great! I started at 6 months nothing before that but formula. He has always ate everything we eat. Never have done anything different for him.

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I second joining baby led weaning for beginners and beyond on facebook. basically baby eats what you do. there are no special meals but you have to cut things appropriately which is usually finger shape "strips" or round things quartered lengthwise