Why baby food vs baby led weaning?

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Why do people choose baby food over BLW? As soon as I found out about BLW, mushy food completely left my mind as an option (when originally I planned on making it myself). But seeing so many people still use baby food, I’m wondering if there are benefits I’m missing?

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We did BLW with our twins and it was awesome. I’ll definitely be doing it again with the new baby. BLW takes advantage of the varying levels of the gag reflex in the early days and helps to teach the baby to recognize what’s safe and what’s not, to a degree of course. But spoon feeding two babies was never something I was down with anyway, so getting them to learn to do things on their own was important to me. Before they were a year old they were feeding themselves for the most part. We breastfed for three years as well, but they knew what to do when food was in front of them very early on. Also, baby food is a pain in the ass to make, $$$ to buy, and smells gross 🤢 That’s just my take on it. I’m sure other scenarios and situations are different.

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I did not do BLW. My son choked every single time to where I was like okay if I have to do the keep you alive every time you eat this is not for you. So I made him purées and put them in pouches for him. It was honestly the best for him. Some kids do well with the BLW. He just loves food to much even at 18 months over stuffs his face and occasionally chokes.

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I did a mixture of both with my kids. I just felt that if they were having to figure out and work at how to pick up, chew, and swallow the food then they might not end up eating enough. I know for myself that if I have to work for my food (fried chicken for example), I don't eat as much because I'd just rather not go through the hassle. We always hear "food before one is just for fun" but I've also heard that around 6 months babies start needing more iron and nutrients than what breastmilk alone can provide. I'm not sure how much I'm on board with that...   
There's also the matter of time. Sometimes it is just easier and faster to feed them the purees. Especially if they're in a nursery where they need to eat a meal but nobody's in a kitchen cooking them something.

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I like spoon feeding my kid fresh purees that I make at home?

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The concept of BLW can be scary for some, especially choking. I did BLW but that's what I hear.

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I did BLW with my children as soon as they were able to eat solids. I think many parents choose purees because they are worried about their babies choking.

Why baby food vs baby led weaning?

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