So my LO is only 6.5 mo. We are doing BLW and started about a month ago. So far she is really not into food. Sometimes she thinks it is sort of fun to smash it around, but usually she gets distracted really fast and is over it. She does try to put everything in her mouth but she always makes a yuck face when her tongue touches food. Some things are better than others. She does better with bananas and apples and pears than she does with veggies or oatmeal. But even those she sort of shoves in her mouth and still makes a face but keeps tasting stuff over and over again. She doesn't usually swallow much.

I try with her once/day but not every day. Maybe 4-5 days/week. I only give her one thing at a time and if she seems totally uninterested we just stop. Or if she plays with it for just 2-3 min and then is over it we stop. I really just don't want to force it but I worry I should be trying more often since she isn't into it...?

But from what I've read... this is pretty normal right? Some babies just aren't into solids until they are a little older..?

I think i'm hyper sensitive about this because we've already had so many food refusal issues with bottles and that is the whole reason we are doing BLW (trying to let her run the show and make food fun rather than something we're forcing on her). Also because I see a lot of other 6 mo babies who seem to love food.

But reassure me (or ya know, don't). When did your baby start getting excited about eating food?