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As a first time mum I started making all her purees and 'mushes' myself and batch freezing... oh my goodness it took ages... but I knew what she was getting and could make sure she tried lots of different tastes and textures.
Now that she's wanting to do it all herself I'm making her small versions of my meals each day... But still doing a little freezing of veggies portions and steamed carrot and apple sticks (etc)... things that just need a bit of extra peeling, chopping and softening... I can prepare a few at a time and freeze for emergency add ons to her meals to make sure she always has a good selection of things to pick up, play with, throw about, feed to the dog - and hopefully eat 😂
Messy times but always fun and happy times at the dinner table. I enjoy making her varied and colourful meals 😋❤️
However we are now a couple of weeks in and I have no idea why I was worried. My son has taken to food so well! His favourite food at the minute is Heinz multigrain with broccoli and cheese he has it everyday for his dinner. Although it is messy he absolutely loves it.
Weaning utterly terrified me! Will it be too lumpy? Will it get stuck? Will she choke? Will I know what to do if she does?!
Trying to wean a baby is really tough, especially if you’re like me and prone to worry and overthink things! You worry about giving them the right things or getting them hooked on all the bad things - so much to worry about! One thing I learnt on this journey was that a calm parent = a calm baby. I didn’t really get this until a few days in when I finally relaxed enough to get a full spoonful in my daughter’s mouth without it being batted across the room! The only difference was that I had calmed down, and got myself under control - after that, it was plain sailing! I love this photo of my daughter loving her strawberry purée, so full of colour! Despite my stresses my daughter is fully weaned and loves all types of foods, and fingers crossed, she has not picked up all my anxieties!!!
We started weaning Isabella just before she was 6 months. Initially just very bland things like plain porridge which went down really well! We then moved too carrots and peas which again were a success. However when I tried to feed her “proper” meals by spoon (spaghetti bolognese etc) she was having none. Of. It! She seemed to go of being spoon fed over night. Fortunately we did begin giving her finger foods pretty much from the beginning. However I did stress so much that she just wasn’t eating enough, now she was refusing food by spoon! But I have let her lead us on her weaning journey; and despite no longer having food by spoon (only yoghurts!) she is very happy, healthy and gaining weight as expected. Even though I was worried she wasn’t eating enough by self feeding, it seems she very much is! She loves her food now and eats what we have for every meal! X