I have been hearing a lot about baby led weaning, and I am interested in giving it a shot when Luca is ready for solids. We are trying to hold out until 6 months and I am hoping he will remain exclusively breastfed until then. Santi and I are very adventurous eaters. We love to cook, and we enjoy all kinds of different foods. We want our children to eat a variety of foods as well, and we want to avoid the picky eater syndrome if at all possible. I am also weary of introducing bland foods like rice cereal that don't really have any nutritional value. I think if you start babies with very bland foods, they won't grow to like a variety of different foods. I think this whole baby led weaning thing might be the way to go. My only thinking is that when he is in daycare he may have some spoon fed meals, but his daycare provider is awesome and I am sure she will be more than willing to follow our wishes with what Luca eats. She actually makes homemade breakfasts and lunches for the kids, so I am thinking it shouldn't be an issue. It doesn't have to be an "all or nothing" experience, so I am okay with some spoon fed meals here and there, particularly with foods that don't fit well into the "finger food" category. I am going to keep researching this, and if you have any insights or advice I would love to hear it!
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I've never heard of this. I will definitely check out the blog though!! I'm scared of the picky eater syndrome. That is so me and I really hope our kiddo is more like his dad, as he eats EVERYTHING!!
We did a mixture of purees and BLW, with Ian. It worked great. He does still have picky moments but what kid doesn't. We didn't get to wait till 6 months as Ian was a hungry man.
Bobbi, I think we will most likely do a mixture as well. I am nervous and excited at the same time! The only tricky part is that he will be 6 months right around Christmas...it's going to be a hectic time to introduce something new!
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