How do you give your baby whole foods?

Question

If you’re doing BLW or you’ve moved off of some purées, do you just steam a carrot and let them at it? Or give them an apple slice? Supervised everything of course.
Do you chop it up in pieces?
I’m struggling to understand.

Answer

Yes, cooked so that its soft is best. Nothing longer than an inch but big enough for them to grab. I also give baby raw apple or carrots ro chew on now that she has teeth and is use to eating. Its scary but she totally led the feeding and wanted everything we ate. They also have little mesh and silicone feeders so you can stuff food in them and baby can chew to get some flavor and juices but you dont have to worry about them choking. Its a nice way to introduce veggies fruits, we even put meat in them.. she loved it.

Answer

Everything steamed or baked really soft. And ALWAYS supervise, I know you already said you are of course, but I just want to reinforce the importance. I had to do the Heimlich on my daughter 2 days ago and it was the most terrifying thing in my life. Make sure you’re familiar with how to do it just in case it’s ever necessary. (She was eating steamed plums totally fine, and then one second she was looking at me terrified - not breathing/crying, just totally red with her mouth open) Thankfully she’s ok but always make sure you know just in case!

Answer

Last week we had lamb chops and baby looked so interested that I just gave her a super tiny piece (like half the size of a hole punch circle) and she was in heaven! It was her first meat. She's solely on purees but after that I've been giving her tiny tiny bites of what we're eating in addition to her baby food. She had some steak and some Ramen noodles today.

How do you give your baby whole foods?

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