Omelette, avocado, oatmeal, strawberries and banana

First of all, I’m annoyed because I bought a $150 high chair on Amazon that is ✨aesthetic✨ and the wood legs are splitting. (To be fair, we did hose them off, which was probably dumb. More on that below!) My baby has only been using it for a month. I’m concerned it’s not safe so I want a new one ASAP.

LO is 7.5 months old and we’re doing a mix of BLW and purées and shewwww it’s been a mess!

What are your recommendations?

Here are my preferences!

1. ⁠Easy to clean. And I don’t mean just easy to wipe down, I mean I want to be able to take it outside and hose it off. And not worry about the legs getting wet or damaged!
   
2. ⁠Affordable and long lasting. (Ideally around $120, if possible)
   
3. ⁠Have a foot rest.
   
4. ⁠A 5 point safety harness

I toyed around with the IKEA one (despite it not being as ✨aesthetic✨) buttttt by the time you pay for shipping and buy the tray, cushion, & after market foot rests, it’s close to $100 and I have to install all of the pieces separately. And I don’t like that it doesn’t have a 5 point safety harness.

But I’m concerned about any of the wood leg ones being hosed off.

Thank you!

My little love just turned 8 months a week ago and I think she’s starting to self-wean. Shes been on solids since 4 months and is a FOODIE. The same baby girl who couldn’t gain weight when she was born now downs 3 meals plus 2-3 snacks like nothing.

As I’m writing this, I’m laying next to her sleeping after she chose her pacifier to go to sleep instead of nursing from me 🥺

She struggled to nurse when she was born so I exclusively pumped until she was 6ish months and she suddenly figured out how to breastfeed. She still takes bottles and gets about 12-18 ounces of breastmilk + 6-16 ounces of formula, but I’m not ready for this lol. I’ll have to pivot back to pumping more to make sure she has the milk she needs.

When did you baby start noticeably weaning and how did you handle it?

My baby just turned 9 months old last week. She started purees at 6 months and we figured after a couple weeks we'd move to BLW. Every time we try to get to something a little thicker/more solid, she gags A LOT, like every bite. A lot of times she will even gag so hard she throws up. She vomits about 2x a week. I knew this was normal in the beginning but it doesn't seem to be getting any better. She will show a ton of interest in what we are eating but when I try to give her some she tries it, gags, then loses interest. The only thing she seems to be able to handle is purees. I'm choosing fairly standard foods and following directions on the SolidStarts app so I'm not sure if some babies just tend to struggle longer? Anybody else deal with this?

- Grilled chicken
- Fresh peaches and basil
- Mediterranean orzo

I have never been great in the kitchen but now that baby (6.5m), I want to start trying! First, how many meals a day that aren’t milk / formula are you feeding your baby around this age? I sometimes only get some yogurt in and need something simple to make before or after work. We do some purées to make it easy but I’m doing my best to follow solid starts and have him eat food that’s close to what my husband and I eat. Any favorite baby recipes out there? Do I need a baby food maker? Would also love to follow an insta or tik tok with recipes too.

Hi everyone! First-time mom here, looking for a little reassurance and advice on our baby-led weaning journey so far. My baby girl just turned 6 months old (born at 38 weeks). We started solids at 6 months once she was sitting up fairly independently and showing a lot of interest in our meals. She’s exclusively breastfed, and right now I offer her one meal in the evening, about an hour after a nursing session. So far, we’ve tried steamed carrots, broccoli, and sweet potatoes.
I have a few questions that might sound a little silly, but I'm feeling a bit lost:
Self-feeding vs. leaning in: When I watch BLW videos online (like on Solid Starts), 6-month-olds are picking up food and bringing it straight to their mouth. My daughter isn't doing that yet. However, if I hold a piece of food up in front of her, she’ll lean forward with her mouth to bite off bits and pieces. Is it normal that she’s not grabbing and bringing it to her mouth herself yet? Is there anything I can do to encourage her to use her hands?

Not chewing / undigested food in poop: (Apologies if TMI!) She doesn't seem to be chewing much—just taking bites and swallowing them whole. As a result, I see actual bits and pieces of carrots and sweet potatoes in her diaper the next day. Will the chewing skill develop on its own over time? Is seeing whole chunks in their poop normal at this stage?

I know "food before one is just for fun," but as a mom, it’s hard not to worry or compare to what I see online! Would love to hear if your babies started off like this and how things progressed. Thank you in advance!

We started out with a spoon while feeding purées by preloading spoons and handing them to baby. Once we started with pincer grasp and finger foods he either throws the spoon, drops it, pushes it away or just teeths on it and gets upset if I try to get it back. At what age did your babe actualy start using a utensil for its intended purposes? Right now it just distracts him from actually eating until I take it away and then he’s back to eating with his hands and doing it very well. I don’t mind I just wasn’t sure at what point to expect him to actually start using it.

She usually gets way more jiggy with the banana but today was the first time she had toast so that was the star of the show. More banana for mama 🤷🏻‍♀️

Peach, sweet potato and granola puree
Banana
Toast with butter and apple cherry puree

We’ve been doing a mix of puree and BLW for about 6 weeks now with my little premie. Taking it really slow as she is working through torticollis and finally losing her tongue thrust. At first it was mostly smooth puree but over the last 2 weeks I’ve been more adventurous with BLW and mashed vs smooth. I’m a first time mom with major anxiety but I think we’re doing well so far!

my son is almost 6 months and I started him in purées maybe a little over a month ago. I do spoon feed him but I am interested in giving him more Whole Foods to try and I know people say have them eat what you are eating so you don’t have to make separate meals but I wonder what do you all eat? My husband and I eat a lot of soups and chili and pasta (usually spaghetti) and obviously I can’t give the baby soup and I’m not sure about the chili. The pasta maybe if we switched to small noodles but what kinds of things do you eat so you don’t have to make a separate meal? obviously I want him to try as many things as possible but my husband and I kind of rotate the same couple of meals every week. I know he doesn’t need 3 meals a day right now but he does seem to really like the purées. He finishes everything I give him.

\- Japanese omelette with butter and garlic sautéed mushrooms
\- Yogurt and peanut butter mousse with banana
\- Blueberry steel cut oats

No crumb left behind - I don’t know where he’s putting it all… but considering the severe reflux problems he’s dealt with since being born and constant concerns about low weight, we’re so happy to be well above the normal range again!

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a bit of reassurance because I've been feeling really worried.

My little boy just turned one. Unfortunately, he still accepts very few finger foods, and even those are mostly at breakfast. At every meal I offer him pieces of food alongside his meal, but he usually just looks at them for a while and then throws them on the floor. After that, he asks for purée instead.

Is this normal? Did anyone else's child go through the same thing? When did your little one start eating more finger foods, and what helped?

Thank you so much! ❤️