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Solids totally stressed me out...I found the balance between solids and milk to be stressful too! Just take it slow and don't feel pressured...you and she will get the hang of it. My Lo is now 10.5 months and a great eater!

Oh girl. I feel you. My LO had has 9mo appt on Monday and the doc told me it was time to start finger foods and let her try to feed herself. I made him give me a DETAILED explanation about what to watch out for with choking and how to react. I've been in a constant state of panic ever since. I had to leave the room last night when hubs was feeding her avocado slices.

@tinyperson: At 9 months the solids she is eating arent really for her growth and nutrition but more for learning how to eat solids. At this age her main diet should still be either formula or breastmilk. I would remind myself of this whenever I got stressed out. "Food under one is just for fun"

@tinyperson: Oh I see... I didnt realize they are that worried about her weight. does your LO like eggs, shredded cheese and yogurt? those might help boost her weight gain. Goodluck!

I am so scared about solids. Right now we are doing cereal and she loves it. I am ok with trying purees, but BLW scares the crap out of me. I am going to put off real food for as long as I can.

My allllmost 12 month old has a pincer grab like a champ (puffs stand no chance against her), but will.not.eat! anything else whole (other than puffs). The two times I have given her avocado she almost choked on it, she had a skin reaction to scrambled egg, and everything else, i.e., bananas, blueberries, yogurt, etc., she will move around her tray and mush in her hands but won't eat it. I am both frustrated and terrified (about choking). She also has no teeth. I know they can gum things, yadda, yadda, yadda, but still. She has no teeth . . . it's an issue in my mind.

She is supposed to start daycare soon (in the next month or two), and she is supposed to be eating table food at that time. I have NO IDEA how that is going to happen!

i have no idea what i'm doing when it comes to solids. LO is 7 months--he's getting two servings of purees mixed with oatmeal cereal at daycare, but i "decided" to do that mostly because that was his daycare's routine with the other babies. in the mornings and evenings he gets finger foods (doesn't really ingest anything). now that i'm in this spot, i have no idea how to move to the next step. at what point is he supposed to have real "meals"? snacks? water? when can he eat what we're eating? do i have to use less salt/sugar/spice?

can i just feed him pouch purees forever?

@edelweiss: "can i just feed him pouch purees forever? "

LOL!! I feel the same way I am SO lazy and pouches are my BFF. My ped did say to start giving him water in a sippy at 6 months with meal time. It's definitely been hit or miss.

Could you maybe just try offering your LO food off your own plate? I gave up on savoury purées as Miss A just wouldn't eat them (and I'm lazy!) but she will eat oatmeal with fruit for breakfast and puréed fruit at other meals! Most of the time LO self feeds but sometimes I place small pieces of food into her mouth.

I'm also a big fan of family mealtimes where time and schedule allows, babies learn by example and it's also great bonding time! (And again, I'm lazy and eating together saves me making separate food!)