Confused by BLW
We’re doing BLW with my 8 month old . I did more purées with my now toddler and I’m a little confused by some of the finger foods. We had burgers tonight so gave our little one a strip of burger like a meatball to gnaw on but straight away he bit off a chunk which looked like a choking risk. I also gave quarter of a large tomato thinking he would suck on it but he bit half off and swallowed it. I took both off him and mashed it all down into his mashed potato but he got really upset at that so I felt terrible. I guess what I’m confused by is they say to give it as a large piece so they can’t choke but he just bites the small chunks off that they say are a choking hazard so I’m really confused
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So the shape is quite important too, always go for a square / long shapes preferably
For a tomato I’ll cut into 4 then try to press it so it doesnt have smooth/ fine edges
Hey, download the solid starts app - you can search nearly any food and it tells you how to serve it safely for their age
Omg, we had the same confusion! Baby kept biting big chunk. I think it helped us when we gave her those melty sticks from Ella’s kitchen. It showed us and taught the baby how to eat finger food in a less scary way. We also dipped it in mashed veg/fruit so it’s healthier. From then on, we went with banana, omelet, avocado, white toast, essentially something soft. We still worry though, especially when she keeps shoving the whole piece in her mouth 😬🥴 I just act like I’m not scared while sitting and holding out my hand under her mouth so she knows she can spit out the large chunks. Read somewhere (maybe ig) it’s better to not stand so they don’t look up, reduces chance of choking.
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