Weaning- help

I’ve done BLW for my September son and I also did it for my 2023 daughter. Completely understand the anxiety aspect as it can be really scary. What helped me was following lots of instagram/tiktok accounts that do BLW recipes. I also highly recommend a book called “how to wean your baby”. It has great information and recipes in it and a guide of what to introduce and how to prepare the food. If it makes you feel better in anyway my son has had cucumber quite a few times now and when the skin breaks off in his mouth he usually spits most of it out

You need the solid starts app! Or at least the website. It’s amazing and tells you exactly how to serve food for each age. So I don’t give baby a stick of cucumber but I slice it in half lengthways and she has that, as an example. It’s really helpful!
However; even if you don’t do BLW, baby will still grow up to be a normal, functioning, eating child

The anxiety is soooo normal! I still have it when I give my son food but so long as it’s soft. Try sweet potatoes fries, just make sure you are able to squish it when it’s cooked , my son just sucks the potato out

They dont choke because they have a protective mechanism in their throat at this age which helps push food forward if they cant handle it. Its perfectly normal to be anxious. I would really strongly recommend you go check out Solid Starts Instagram and website where there is loads of content explaining baby led weaning and how its safe. And then also take a family first aid course if you haven't already so you've been taught how to deal with a choking child in the very unlikely event that ever happens.

I didn’t do blw mines just turned 8 months and I still mash or cut everything down I’m petrified of him choking, also he likes to shove finger food into his mouth and not chew and try to swallow