Baby Led Weaning - Days 1 - 10

Sai Sai is 6 months old.  Already.

I decided to introduce Sai Sai to solids via the baby led weaning (BLW) method, that is to give her "real" food and not unidentified pureed mush.  History and information about BLW could be read in Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett's book, as well as many websites, Youtube videos, and blogs by other moms. Therefore, I won't discuss it too much here.

I was really surprised she picked up the foods and gummed it a bit.  I didn't think she would do that since besides blankets and wet cloths, she doesn't put anything in her mouth!  So far, these are the food I introduced:

Avocado - peeled and cut into wedges; loves it.  She gummed half of it. It is seriously nature made baby food!

Banana - cautious, will try again. She licked it and made a face.

Broccoli - steamed; loves it. I think she just took to it because of the natural handle.

Yam (fries) - roasted; cautious, will try again. I myself am not a big fan of yams. However, I made myself a batch with seasoning. I have to say, not bad at all.

Carrot - steamed; cautious will try again.

Steak - baked; liked. I love steak. I think she had a lot of it when I was pregnant with her, since beef was the only meat I could eat. That's my girl. 

She's not swallowing much of anything, since I don't see much in the diaper.  It's tempting to feed her at times. I am guilty of doing so once or twice, or at least tried to. I put a little piece of mushed banana/avocado on my finger tip.  She opened her mouth at it and I smeared it in there. She made a face and spat it back out. FAIL So I will stick to true BLW and let her lead the way.