https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:35:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081878 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:42:35 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2081878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is BLW? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081743 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:43:18 +0000 catomd00 2081743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7-7.5 months i would say. We started BLW around 6-6.5 months. She took to it pretty quickly and now at 12 months can eat me under the table, despite only having 2 teeth ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081661 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:56:21 +0000 spaniellove 2081661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: We went through a horrible gagging phase, so bad that EI talked about feeding therapy. Everything triggered projectile vomiting! I never imagined he'd be where he is now, eating anything I hand him. The first thing I remember him really gnawing on was a banana - he saw me eating a banana and got angry so I handed it to him and he went to town. I just cut off the peel an inch or two at a time and he works on it! Instead of slicing around (which makes it easy to break off) I slice down and cut sections of the peel off with scissors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081553 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:12:04 +0000 HLK208 2081553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 8-9 months with each LO</p> <p>I'm a whimp though and BLW scares me lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081550 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:10:34 +0000 littlejoy 2081550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't start solids until 7 months. It took about a month before she was interested. So at 8-9 months?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081547 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:09:47 +0000 coopsmama 2081547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: My son was like that and was gnawing from the start. We successfully did BLW with him but my DD doesn't gnaw at all so this has been a totally different experience. </p> <p>@spaniellove: Ok, then there's hope for DD! :grin: I have had to start with really thin purées for her which is totally different than our experience with #1 so I've been perplexed on what to do. I can't wait to make it to the more solid food stage - I'm over preparing thin purées for her. She has the strongest gag reflex though and anything with a hint of texture throws her off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081542 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:08:00 +0000 coopsmama 2081542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: My son was like that and was gnawing from the start. We successfully did BLW with him but my DD doesn't gnaw at all so this has been a totally different experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081137 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:23:06 +0000 spaniellove 2081137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...he's 8 mo now and I feel like somewhere after 7.5 mo it happened. We started with BLW, then backtracked to purees, then nothing, then very thin purees, really thick purees, and now a combination of BLW, finger foods, and chunky purees. He has 2 teeth coming in but has been trying to chew for a while now! Like today he ate kimbap torn into small pieces, cheese cubes (trying to ease our way out of dairy allergy), toast strips with hummus, and I think he gnawed on a whole peeled banana. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081056 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:04:41 +0000 Mae 2081056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with BLW and avocado at 5.5 mo so I feel like sort of from the start? But maybe not really intentionally chewing to eat then so much as she just gnawed(gnaws, still) on everything so it was natural. I feel like she really started to get the idea of eating (the process... pick it up, put it in mouth, chew, and swallow) when we started feeding her puffs at 7 or maybe 7.5 mo. She's 9 mo now and still no teeth. She does still have a hard time chewing things but I'm hoping that will get better when she has some teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2081052 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:58:23 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 2081052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. My baby isn't getting the hang of it either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-noticeably#post-2080850 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:57:47 +0000 coopsmama 2080850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...gumming/"chewing" solids even if they didn't have many teeth?</p> <p>My DD is 7 months and still hasn't seemed to figure it out and I'm trying to remember when they normally start doing that. </p>