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This is my son Robin at the beginning of weaning and here he was teaching me an important lesson. There is no way to reduce the mess! You can choose to remove clothing and clean the child or get relaxed about clothes washing but things like gutter bibs did not work for us. Here he is wearing it like a superhero cape and loving life. Hard gutter bibs he would pull straight off and use it as a vehicle to create more mayhem. On the plus side he took to solid food instantly and eating was always fun for all involved. I am months away from weaning his brother Toby I wonder what this little monkey will teach me.
His favourite meal was Heinz beans and bacon pureed and sometimes he'd throw it up after eating and the colour was so strong it used to stain his clothes and the high chair tray - that never went white again!
So, one day we did try - an avocado caught my eye
She watched me slice it and put it in a bowl
She was her usual giggly soul
The time had come, at last - to try
She ate it with caution and did not cry
we have now a girl with a taste
with her food, she does not waste.
My advice is ‘make food fun’! About to wean my 3rd and am in no rush to start AT ALL!
We were SO worried about weaning with Walter. With being first time parents it felt like an absolute minefield! I think the best thing that’s happened for us with weaning is that Walter has taken to every type of food he has tried, and we were so worried about him being a fussy eater.
For us the biggest worry was, and still is the terrifying thought of him choking on something. We’ve made sure everything we give him is safe for him to hold and chew.
We decided to go for a combination of both baby led and parent led weaning, giving Walter the ability to learn how to hold and explore different foods. As well as us being able to give him purées. I have been mixing between making my own purées and buying pre made pouches too, for those days where I’m out and about for ease!
If I had known then what I know now. I’d of sat myself down, given myself a pat on the back and said “just enjoy this, he’s fine and you’re doing great!” It’s nearly Finley’s 1st birthday and I think we’re sorted, he loves any and all food we throw his way, it’s been a daunting journey, a wild one, but fun all the same!
if I had any advice for weaning parents it’s “try not to worry too much, you will blink and it will be over, enjoy this time you’re all doing fantastic.”