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Although more ended up down his front than in his mouth.
All parents in these videos are right on track with the gradual ( not forceful) introduction of different textures , varieties and quantities of weaning-foods .Children are different, but will thrive with that same care , love and involvement shown by Mia , Savraj and Alfie's Mums & Dads . Some of the foods will be trial-and-error till the perfect mix or best healthy preference emerges .
From a Dad perfective :
The excitement in the eyes of all dad's particularly reminds me of my baby weaning days as well : the parental bond even during feeding-weaning times is something every parent should treasure .
I actually think my biggest obstacle was embracing the mess and running with it. The temptation to spoon in is very real ... but actually, once I got to grips (I used to be verging on OCD before children) I think that baby-led weaning is actually the key. Allowing my children to experience their food in every which way (nope - we never got a pea stuck up our nose!) is just the best thing. It's a bit of a job coping with the fall out - but with pelican bibs and waterproof mats and a dog dashing about beneath the high chair we coped surprisingly well.
Go for it and enjoy this stage of development ... it won't be long before they're in high school and bringing things home that they've prepared in Food Tech!
My daughter is like Savraj, she hated lumps, she would gag and often just spit it all out. She was much easier to wean with finger foods as well, I found larger pieces worked best as she chewed off as much as she could handle, if I cut it up, she would gag.