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@Danizaur: I felt totally overwhelmed with starting solids too! We did BLW one week before her 6 month birthday. I started offering water in a sippy but she never really took to the sippy cup. Eventually she got the hang of the straw cup and that's been better, but her primary hydration is still breastmilk, even at one year. You will probably add a little water to the purees too, so that helps.

We started doing one solids meal a day, usually around lunch time, I think? Don't expect him to eat very much and remember it's as much about experiencing new flavors and textures as is it about nutrition. Also, if he is EBF up until now.... his poop is going to smell awful. I had heard that, but I was like, meh, her poop is already gross, whatever. No, it's way grosser. Just fair warning.

I actually like the poop much better now! Before when he was EBF he wouldn't poop for days at a time, and then when he did it was always a blow out. It would take like 10 wipes and I had to be so careful it didn't get on anything else, but usually it did. There was so much more of it and it was liquidy. Now it's more like normal poop. 2 wipes and we're done, and way less stress about it getting all over.

A tip I got from dacycare was to mix a tbsp or so of prunes into whatever purée you were giving to help with the constipation. The poop is was mega gross for us too but it helped with the constipation.

@Danizaur: So cute! Looks like he really was ready-- good for you going with your gut!

@abbydabbydoodlebug: I didn't really like the sippy cups I got- I would recommend a small size one though. You want it to be pretty full, so they don't have to tip it back too far, but if it's big (like mine were) that makes it really heavy and easy to drop. After the sippy cup fail, I went to the Playtex straw cups that were recommended on here and after just 2 or 3 tries she got it and we have been on straw cups ever since.

http://www.diapers.com/p/playtex-first-lil-gripper-straw-trainer-cup-girl-6-oz-1023153

@Danizaur: Yay T! He looks so cute.

My only advice with solids is to have fun I think everyone else covered just about everything. I will also agree that poop is SO much easier now.