Ruby is now 1! How did that happen? All the cliche's are true, time does fly by and before you know it you haven't taken a photo in months and your "wee" one is actually massive and tearing round the kitchen exploring all things they shouldn't!
I thought i'd do a brief post on the Baby Led Weaning side for the curious mums who are starting out and wondering how it goes for some of us.
Well we got to about 7/8 months old and as baby bean was at my mums while i was working part time we decided for easiness that mum would give her a tub of home made or nice organix mushed food spoon fed and her breakfast and dinner was still BLW where she fed herself.
She eats pretty much anything now and will try everything a least once. Its amazing how much a couple of extra teeth can change things too. Ruby now has her two lower and two higher middle teeth but she can do some damaged with them.
Breakfast is usually some toast, in cubes now as she prefers to pick up little bits and then some of mums cheerios when i come down for my breakfast and half a banana.
Lunch is with granny on weekdays and is a tub of baby food and a baby yogurt.
Dinner is mostly left overs from our dinner the night before. Today she had some lamb, potato, leeks and beans with a tub of fruit puree for desert. We've done bolognese, tortilla, sometimes if we've not got anything in she'll have a pot of ready made food, i'm no angel i'm just a real mum in a real world.
She snacks in-between on raisins (now she is one), dried fruits, rice cakes, apples (very entertaining for her!), organix crisps, cheese sticks, cheesy toast, the list goes on...
It seems to be whatever you as a mum are comfortable with. Some people are set against not mix feeding, your child either feeds herself 100% or its not worth doing but i don't think thats the case. Ruby will stop eating when she's full regardless of whether she's being spoon fed or feeding herself. We never force feed her or try persuade her to eat "one more spoonful for mummy, AHHHHH".
Our weaning story will continue but its not a big deal any more, we eat, we drink and we eat some more. It was all such a new experience for both of us mother and child but it feels like we've been doing it for ages now! I am happy to answer any questions from any mums out there whp are feeling as clueless as I was when we first started weaning, just leave a comment and i'll get back to you. I'll leave you with some pictures of Ruby enjoying one of her many apples...
I thought i'd do a brief post on the Baby Led Weaning side for the curious mums who are starting out and wondering how it goes for some of us.
Well we got to about 7/8 months old and as baby bean was at my mums while i was working part time we decided for easiness that mum would give her a tub of home made or nice organix mushed food spoon fed and her breakfast and dinner was still BLW where she fed herself.
She eats pretty much anything now and will try everything a least once. Its amazing how much a couple of extra teeth can change things too. Ruby now has her two lower and two higher middle teeth but she can do some damaged with them.
Breakfast is usually some toast, in cubes now as she prefers to pick up little bits and then some of mums cheerios when i come down for my breakfast and half a banana.
Lunch is with granny on weekdays and is a tub of baby food and a baby yogurt.
Dinner is mostly left overs from our dinner the night before. Today she had some lamb, potato, leeks and beans with a tub of fruit puree for desert. We've done bolognese, tortilla, sometimes if we've not got anything in she'll have a pot of ready made food, i'm no angel i'm just a real mum in a real world.
She snacks in-between on raisins (now she is one), dried fruits, rice cakes, apples (very entertaining for her!), organix crisps, cheese sticks, cheesy toast, the list goes on...
It seems to be whatever you as a mum are comfortable with. Some people are set against not mix feeding, your child either feeds herself 100% or its not worth doing but i don't think thats the case. Ruby will stop eating when she's full regardless of whether she's being spoon fed or feeding herself. We never force feed her or try persuade her to eat "one more spoonful for mummy, AHHHHH".
Our weaning story will continue but its not a big deal any more, we eat, we drink and we eat some more. It was all such a new experience for both of us mother and child but it feels like we've been doing it for ages now! I am happy to answer any questions from any mums out there whp are feeling as clueless as I was when we first started weaning, just leave a comment and i'll get back to you. I'll leave you with some pictures of Ruby enjoying one of her many apples...
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