Baby Led Weaning, Day 1

Silver ate some real food today!  A little bit of cucumber and avocado, more of the avocado.  She made a mess and got more of it on her than in her mouth, but it was so cute!

We're doing baby led weaning, which I've posted about before, but basically Baby Led Weaning means offering your baby (age appropriate) foods that are soft-cooked and sometimes cut or mashed into small easily manageable pieces. You then offer the food to your baby to eat, and then, this is the important part - your baby does the rest. In short, Baby Led Weaning is skipping thin and runny purées and not feeding your baby with a spoon – it's where you rely on your baby to self-regulate and lead the way.

It will be a bit before she's actually eating, instead of playing and discovering, but we will be giving her the opportunity every once in a while.

Yeah... next time mama will remember to roll her sleeves up.