Who did BLW and who did purées?

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Pros/cons and what about allergic reactions, did you have any? If so, what and how did you handle it? For BLW when did you start and what foods did you start out with? Purées when did you start and what foods did you start with?

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I did a combination of both. I just trusted my gut on what I thought was right for my LO and didn't stick with any one style of introducing foods. I did homemade squeeze pouches to replace the nursing sessions I dropped (before you come at me this was after she was a year old) and then exposed her to a wide variety of table foods for her to explore/play with/or choose to eat at both lunch and dinner. It worked out great for us: she's 3.5 now and still a fantastic eater so I plan to do the same process with my 5mo when the time comes.

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Blw at 6m and no issues

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I did a combo of both.
When she was first teething she only wanted purées and soft foods and it took her a while to get used to solids. I was also really worried about choking so I did purées until I was a little more comfortable with foods.

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We did a combination. My son started with pumpkin, mashed potatoes, banana, peas. In any and all forms. Purées, solids, whatever we ate, whatever we thought he would like to try, etc. He has never been a picky eater and eats veggies fine and meats and fish. He has his favorites like spaghetti, broccoli. 
He is 3 and will eat anything we give him. I don’t think anyone should follow a “program” strictly. Just give the baby food however you think they might enjoy it. It’s all for fun and experience before a year old anyway. Don’t stress about it. Know that gagging is normal and a good thing and that there is a difference between gagging and choking.

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Started blw at 6 months (with all signs of readiness) and loved it. She loved it too. Only cons were other people's reactions and opinions when she ate in front of someone unfamiliar with it. My MIL still thinks we were starving her because she thought it would make my daughter too tired to eat 🤦‍♀️...not at all the case. The best thing about BLW is it gives your child the trust and confidence that they know their bodies/appetites and are in control of what goes in their mouths. And it's fun for them to explore textures and flavors. It is pretty messy, so a smock and a splash mat are helpful. If you have Instagram, check out babyledweanteam for some great info.

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We’re doing BLW. My daughter is 10m and we started around 6m. We started with vegetables, meat, fruit, yogurt, oatmeal, eggs, basically anything we were eating prepared in an age appropriate way. She’s tried nearly 100 different foods already.
With allergens, introduce no more than one per week, starting with a very small amount the first day and gradually adding more through the week if there’s no reaction. We haven’t had any reactions so far and we’ve done ground nuts and tree nuts, dairy, wheat, sesame, eggs, soy, and fish.

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I tried starting with purées with both of mine. They absolutely hated it. So we started BLW at 6 months. So much easier! They just ate whatever I was eating.

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I did a combo. I started with BLW but he hated every second of it. He’d get really frustrated whenever I gave him solids. But he showed a clear interest in food. So I went with my gut and gave him purees. It was a joy to watch him eat and get excited. I don’t know why he hated solid food, I still offered some carrot strips and other safe food but he never showed interest. I think he wanted me to feed him, plus he was very excited to eat from a spoon. As for allergies, I made sure he tasted eggs, grains with gluten, strawberries and other allergic food when he was 6 months old to minimize the risk of allergy in the future. He did not have a reaction to the food with common allergens

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BLW just after she turned 6 months. We did the 100 First Foods program through @babyledweanteam. It was more work but it was the highlight of my day watching her try the new foods. Didn’t wait the “3 days” between each new food. Only if it was one of the Big 8 common allergens. Good luck!

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We did both with my first, no issues. With my second we tried both then one then the other and he just wasn’t interested in solids at all. We “started” solids at 5.5 months but he didn’t really start eating until 10 months, then he went from 0 to 60 in one day with table foods. We have no family history of food allergies so that wasn’t really a concern.

Who did BLW and who did purées?

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