How to transition from purees to solids?

Question

My LO is almost 8 months and and LOVES her purees. I make all her baby food and blend super smooth but wanted to see if she's ready for solids or to feed herself. She occasionally grabs the spoon to do it herself but not consistently.
How do you know when baby is ready to try "solids"? I'm terrified to start and want to make sure I don't do it too early.
Any suggestions on which solids to offer first to get her used to it?
Thanks!

Answer

Look up these two accounts on Instagram! 
Solid starts
Feeding Littles

Answer

You can start solids without doing purees so it's definitely not early, give her some finger foods and see what she does. Look up BLW to see how to safely cut things but a good place to start is banana and avacado and steamed carrots, sweet potato ect. Foods that can mash with little effort.

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Just start giving some foods. My son had no interest in regular food until he turned 1. He ate purées and puffs with his milk. He refused anything else.

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You can definitely start introducing some solids at this age, but if you’re nervous you can keep making purées just blend them less smooth every few days to get LO used to a chunkier texture they have to start chewing. This can lead into softer or steamed chunks of fruits and veggies.

How to transition from purees to solids?

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