Hi all 
Im planning on doing baby led weaning with my little lady. Shes 4 months old now, so people are beginning to ask whether she's eating yet. Almost every single person (bar my MIL lol) have had something bad to say when I say that we're going to try baby led weaning. Ive has everything from "she'll be screaming because shes so starving if you wait until 6 months" (from my mum, who convinced me that my little man needed weaning at 3 1/2 months - something i regret now) to "she'll end up choking, all of my friends babies who have tried this have choked" (from one of the girls from work).
I try to explain that babies stomachs aren't ready for food until - on average - 6 months, that milk should be enough for her etc etc and that choking is often confused with the gagging reflex but people just look at me as if to say well you'll regret it and then Ill have to say I told you so......
Even the HV that came round on Monday to talk weaning with me was trying her best to convince me not to do it "if you go one the <Health website - fogot the name
> it says that you're not supposed to do it because of the risk of choking" - she even told me to go to Sainsbury's and buy a hand blender because they're only about £7!!!!!! Oh and she said that she wont be able to eat because she cant push food to the back of her mouth - so she'll be too hungry!!!!!!!!
Sorry about the rant, its just really getting at me that something that is so natural can cause some people to go into practically an argument. I mean, surely if a baby is hungry it will pick up food and eat it rather than you putting the food into its mouth whether it has a choice or not? - Dont get me wrong, I did the puree mush stuff with little man, but now Ive found out about BLW from BNB it all makes sense to me now!!
Phew
xx
Im planning on doing baby led weaning with my little lady. Shes 4 months old now, so people are beginning to ask whether she's eating yet. Almost every single person (bar my MIL lol) have had something bad to say when I say that we're going to try baby led weaning. Ive has everything from "she'll be screaming because shes so starving if you wait until 6 months" (from my mum, who convinced me that my little man needed weaning at 3 1/2 months - something i regret now) to "she'll end up choking, all of my friends babies who have tried this have choked" (from one of the girls from work). I try to explain that babies stomachs aren't ready for food until - on average - 6 months, that milk should be enough for her etc etc and that choking is often confused with the gagging reflex but people just look at me as if to say well you'll regret it and then Ill have to say I told you so......
Even the HV that came round on Monday to talk weaning with me was trying her best to convince me not to do it "if you go one the <Health website - fogot the name
> it says that you're not supposed to do it because of the risk of choking" - she even told me to go to Sainsbury's and buy a hand blender because they're only about £7!!!!!! Oh and she said that she wont be able to eat because she cant push food to the back of her mouth - so she'll be too hungry!!!!!!!! Sorry about the rant, its just really getting at me that something that is so natural can cause some people to go into practically an argument. I mean, surely if a baby is hungry it will pick up food and eat it rather than you putting the food into its mouth whether it has a choice or not? - Dont get me wrong, I did the puree mush stuff with little man, but now Ive found out about BLW from BNB it all makes sense to me now!!
Phew
xx
You do what you think is right for your LO hon,don't worry what anyone else says xxx
Thanks hun, My other HV recommended it and said that they are ulitmatly, in the future, going to recommend BLW so I was really confused as to why the other one was so against it. Surely they should all be giving out the same advice??
xx
