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I haven't started. But preparing. DS will be 6 months on June 3rd and definitely showing signs of readiness.

Have you started preparing?
I bought some earths best oatmeal cereal and some frozen organic cubed butternut squash (that i will puree) Still need some better bibs

What is your must have gear?
I will use the vitamix for purées.

What could you live without?
Not sure yet!

Are you doing purées or BLW?
Probably a mix of both.

Skipping rice cereal?
Skipping rice but I plan on doing oatmeal

What type of high chair did you get?
We have a BRU brand that was gifted to us. I took it out of the box but haven't put it together yet. Not sure if we will keep it or exchange it.

Anything else feeding related?
I'm totally not ready for the poop to change haha.

@wheres_c: Thanks for starting this thread!

My LO is 5m1w and isn't really ready, from what I can tell. She grabs at food, but she grabs at everything. She does sit in her high chair and play with a spoon (Tommee Tippe (sp?), but that's about it.

Our high chair is Graco Simple Switch (or something like that). I think it was like $70 and can transition to a booster. My sister used the Ikea one that is like $30 though and really likes it. It has no padding, so it's easy to clean. But I don't know what kind of restraint it has...

Gotta run, but will come back to this later...

Lady M just turned 5 mo, so I think we will still wait a bit.

Have you started preparing? I've been doing research here and there
What is your must have gear? Need a high chair, spoons, etc.

Are you doing purées or BLW? I think we'll be doing purees, I'd like to start with sweet potato and avacado

Skipping rice cereal? prob will start with an organic one. The dr. said to start with this and oatmeal

What type of high chair did you get? I have my eye on the Boon even though it is pricey.

She can't sit up on her own yet which is one of the main reasons I'm thinking of waiting closer to 6 mo.

Have you started preparing?
WE're already in the thick of it.

What is your must have gear?
Wet paper towels and a baby wearing only a diaper.

What could you live without?
At the moment, bibs, but that's because we strip her down before we feed her and give her a bath afterwards.

Are you doing purées or BLW?
Mostly puree, but some BLW.

Skipping rice cereal?
I have put it in some of her homemade food, as a filler. I don't feed her just the cereal by itself though.

What type of high chair did you get?
We were given a space-saving high chair and it's lovely! It sits on any regular chair.

Anything else feeding related?
We've been making our own food. She loves chicken, mango, apple, and sweet potato. She's okay with carrots and squash. LO doesn't like peaches at all.

We are technically Dec 2012 (31st) even though I post on the Jan 2013 boards.
Have you started preparing?
Yes we started already!

What is your must have gear?
Bibs, Green Eats spoons, and we use our little glass bowls that come with our dishes

What could you live without?
Right now we are living without a high chair but I want to get one within the next couple of days

Are you doing purées or BLW?
Chunky purees. I make everything myself and its all organic. Easier than I thought it would be! We will move on more towards BLW once she pinches better.

Skipping rice cereal?
We started with Oatmeal but only for 10 days and then we moved on to sweet potato. We have tried sweet potato, pears, peaches, green beans, avocado (hated it) and tomorrow is sweet peas. Her fav so far is sweet potato with peaches coming in a close 2nd.

What type of high chair did you get? Researching now. I wanted a space saver one than goes on our dining chair but not sure it will fit.

Anything else feeding related? She is such an eater! She has only gagged 2 times both with the oatmeal her first time. She wants to have a whoel mouthfull to be satisfied that there is enough in her mouth. And she cries when the food is gone She hasnt always been to interested in her milk so I thought it would take longer with the solids.

@MaisyMay: With the high chair you have, do you think it would be ok on a chair that has a little wooden piece connecting the seat to the back like the chair on the left?

@MaisyMay: Thanks! Looks like I am ordering a chair tonight!

@MaisyMay: You read my mind LOL. They had a couple differnt ones, I went with the one for $33, Bright Stars. Love nobetterdeal

@MrsScallop: we are planning to start after her dr appt next week. From what I've read, you're not supposed to cook the avacado or banana, just mash well and maybe combine with some breast milk or formula.

How have others prepared these foods?

Just wondering how everyone is doing?

J HATED solids the first few days... she was actually screaming every time she saw me coming with it (sweet potatoes)... made me feel terrible! But then, she magically started to eat them! Her favorite food right now is pears... she literally grabs the spoon as it's approaching so she can speed it into her mouth! She also likes sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, and the apple/banana mix. She's not all that crazy about bananas on there own though, and she hates peas. Hates them! Rice cereal is also a no go.

Oh, she is also really loving feeding herself baby mum mums (rice wafers).

She has two teeth and is sitting really well now, so I might start giving her chunks of food to feed herself.

What are your LOs eating?

@MaisyMay: J chomps on it with her teeth and definitely breaks off little bites. She chews and swallows them, but so far hasn't had any issues (other than making a mess).

@MrsScallop: when she was really hating it, I poured the puree on the tray and just let her play with it. She got a few tastes in that way when she put her fingers in her mouth. I've had more success with Earth's Best vs other brands. I have tried them all when feeding her and they really do taste different. Also, she really likes to suck on the pouches though she makes a mess and does lose a bit in the process. Have you tried the pouches? I am afraid to try avocado as I am allergic to it, but pedi said its ok since I don't have a severe reaction. I'm going to try to make her some food this week since I haven't had a chance yet.

Even though this isn't gold, I thought these photos from this morning were too cute not to share... my messy baby and her naughty clean up crew

@rawrasaur: I know, she went from absolutely refusing to eat solids to being a total pig. She eats a jar of food (!) and a baby mum mum around 1pm, about an hour after her bottle and then again in the evening, around 6pm (not long after nursing). Right now in the evening its usually a jar of food or a pouch and another baby mum mum. She will eat the whole pouch (3oz), but she loses at least 25% of it on her bib. I'm going to try some finger foods in the evening. Does your little one choke or gag at all with the bits of meat and bread? J has started grabbing for stuff, so I'm thinking I will start to share...

we just started DS on rice cereal last week...he seems to like it. i'm thinking of trying bananas or avocados next...

if your LO is in daycare, how do you pack solids? and how much are packing? Ex: feeding #1: 3 oz bottle + XX bananas...

We are now trying to transition away from purees and encouraging LO to feed herself. Yesterday, I baked apple, pears and banana and cut them up into small pieces and she could pick them up much easier than the slippery items I have been giving her. Tonight I am going to bake sweet potato. We also have tried the oatmeal fingers mentioned before on HB. We do still do pouches for when I didn't get around to preparing a meal for her.

Anyone else starting to change things up?