Weaning

As unhelpful as this is going to be, you're just going to have to bite the bullet. Start with plain bread or toast that is lightly toasted and no butter. Or ease yourself into it and do mashed potato (without salt) just put it onto the tray table or plate and encourage them to put their hands into it x

Yeah as above, it’s best to just jump in. Solid Starts is a good app / social media for advise on how to serve items. Look up gagging vs choking. Melty sticks are good for hand to mouth coordination but don’t encourage chewing etc so best to incorporate other foods alongside x

If it’s the fear of choking that’s stopping you then one thing I did to help me with that fear was to actually physically practice what to do if they start choking, I practiced on a teddy roughly the same size as my baby. I know it sounds silly but I felt like I needed to act it out properly rather than just watch a video.
Also just telling yourself that humans are meant to eat solid food and our bodies are designed to handle solid food.