https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:00:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-309069 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:29:07 +0000 looch 309069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a mix because we needed to start foods around 5 months due to hungriness. We used a formula that was staged and we couldn't increase to the next level until 6 months, so we started with orange vegetables to tank up our son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308969 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:16:45 +0000 MamaCate 308969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a mix of things. We started purees and some finger foods at 6 months. If you are breastfeeding, there is no reason to start sooner per the WHO. We did give a few bites of things to gum ahead of 6 months but not in any real intentional way. LO was really ready at 6 months and we gradually added a meal with every month. Have fun with food! It is very entertaining! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308900 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:29:03 +0000 lemondrop 308900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: "Like everything else about parenting, I resist doing any particular approach exclusively (LOL) "</p> <p>Ha! I hear ya, that cracked me up- so true! ;)</p> <p>We just do whatever is most convenient at the time, sometimes it is purees, sometimes it is something off our plates, sometimes it is Mum mums. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308893 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:25:47 +0000 pinkcupcake 308893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. We started rice cereal at 4.5 months, but she didn't really know what to do so we held off until she was over 5 months. I've been pureeing all her fruits and veggies. I'll usually spend a day pureeing and freeze everything into 1 oz cubes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308879 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:09:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 308879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we started with a mix of BLW and purees starting at 6-months... then did full on BLW at 8-months. a great resource for me was <a href="http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/</a></p> <p>i steamed pretty much everything, blended it in a blender, and froze it - add more water/formula/breastmilk if you want a thinner consistency. avocados and bananas i just mashed with a fork and added some milk/water as needed. froze everything in ice cube trays and stored them in ziploc baggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308867 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:56:07 +0000 Maysprout 308867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave purees at 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308860 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:48:37 +0000 MsMini 308860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going to do a semi-BLW approach, we will do a little rice cereal to start, then do a mix of purees and soft steamed finger shaped foods. Like everything else about parenting, I resist doing any particular approach exclusively (LOL) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308856 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:43:28 +0000 mynoahbear 308856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did rice cereal at 5 months and purees a couple weeks later. She had a really strong gag reflex so anything not super smooth would make her gag. She's grown out if it and we're giving her a little bit more chunkier foods now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308835 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:30:34 +0000 Sammyfab 308835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with purees at 5 months but he really didn't take to them for a couple of weeks. Now at 7 months we do 3 meals where breakfast and dinner are purees (yogurt/cottage cheese with fruits and veggies and sometimes meats) and lunch is more finger foods and when I introduce new stuff (kind of my blw meal :)). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308822 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:18:22 +0000 jennylynn 308822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had rice cereal for the first time at 4 months. She wasn't a huge fan so I started purees a few weeks later and she loved them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308818 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:12:45 +0000 winniebee 308818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not doing BLW. Gave him rice cereal for first time tonight and he liked and knew what to do. He was 4 months a week ago. Ped said ok to start rice cereal and purres. May give him some bananas this weekend. Not rushing anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308810 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:09:13 +0000 Sweet T 308810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do BLW. I didn't know much about it so we just did purees. We started them at 5 months. I really wish I had known more about it. I plan on trying it with any future LOs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308808 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:08:27 +0000 chopsuey 308808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made puree's for my LO. She wasn't a huge fan of solids until maybe 13 months? Now she eats like a cow!<br /> I'll most likely do BLW for baby 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308803 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:05:25 +0000 MamaBehr 308803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started to do purees at 4 months but he was a little, um backed up. So we held off until much closer at six months. I would love to try baby lead weaning, but I don't know enough. I didn't start fruits until he as much closer to seven months. This time around I am making my own food! (it's kind of fun!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308798 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:01:37 +0000 autumnlove 308798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did both. BLW at home and purees at daycare and when DH fed her. Started at 6 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308797 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:00:51 +0000 Andrea 308797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't (had never heard of it) but I might try this with DD #2. With DD #1 we started at 5.5 months with some rice cereal and then went onto fruits and vegs after a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308795 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:00:06 +0000 heffalump 308795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started purees at 6 months. We didn't do finger foods till nine months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308792 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:57:24 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 308792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't really do finger foods beyond puffs/mum-mums/cheerios until 9ish months. By that time, he made his interest in "real" food clear!</p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/04/04/time-for-big-boy-food/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/04/04/time-for-big-boy-food/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-do-baby-led-weaning#post-308788 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:53:18 +0000 mediagirl 308788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did you start on purees? How old was your lo? </p>