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I have never done puree weaning, so am not really familiar with the struggles of moving from smooth texture to lumpy food. However lumps or bigger pieces were/are an issue for us too when doing baby led weaning. This is because babies have a sensitive gag reflex, which is designed to protect them from choking by stopping any piece of foreign object or food from travelling back toward the throat and potentially blocking their airway. However, with practice, Mia should get used to these lumps and how to swallow them. She just needs practice.
I am a big supperter of baby led weaning. It went brilliantly five years ago with my first and equally well now with my second. I agree with Kirendeep in that the key to sucess is to just leave the babies explore different flavours and textures themselves in a safe environment. Self feeding has been shown to have a wide range of benefits and is an early and very important step for babies to learn to self-regulate and to stop eating when they are full. I think Kirendeep is doing brilliantly!
Mummy knows best! This is such a true expression. The signs of being full are very different from baby to baby, but Lucy must trust her instincts. If Alfie looks unconfortable (whatever he is actually doing) then it's a sign that he needs to come out of the highchair. Weaning is a long journey and Lucy just has to be patient and take it slowly.
He believes that whilst the teeth are coming through the baby's saliva has more acids in it and we should be treating the stomach and therefore the acid and not the teeth directly. He said this is why so many parents are frustrated with the remedies we are told to buy.
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