Just looking for support really...

[Laura87]

Hi!

I started weaning my son about a month ago just before he turned 6 months. I just have no confidence with the whole weaning process. I'm not sure why, I weaned my daughter fine and she took to it so well, eating everything we did by 7 months and hardly any gagging etc. even now she is still a great eater and will eat most things that are put in front of her.

My son on the other hand, I started giving him purée' and all he seems to do is gag all the time. I also do give him finger food which he enjoys mushing up and he does put them to his mouth but only a couple of times and soon gets bored. I understand that it's early days and he isn't going to want much. I just seem to have lost confidence, I hate the gagging it really scares me. I don't remember feeling like this with my first. Although I do give him finger foods I do get really panicky and only do it when my other half is at home. He is a real milk monster and is a big boy at nearly 21lbs at 6 months.

I just want more confidence and some words of support! Thanks for reading!

 

[Dollybird]

It's natural to feel that way I did too, But you'd be surprised at what they can handle food wise! Their built in gag reflex actually makes it pretty safe and you'll probably find that even if your LO bites off a bit of food to big for them he will probably deal with it himself just fine-- might not look it, gagging can be scary, but it's very different from choking. A lot of lAdjes have mentioned the baby led weaning book, I've not read it but I believe it goes into dept about the gag reflex and many have found it reassuring. I'm sure you'll relax about it soon anyways, I think it took me about a month or so to trust my wee man with his food xz