After reading the article last night about baby led weaning (BLW), I immediately thought I’d follow the practice. It sounds sensible and I was excited to try it out with little C knowing how she loves eating. With BLW, she’ll have more fun eating by herself and getting acquainted with different kinds of food. I actually have tried it once before (back then when I didn’t know BLW existed) by giving her a whole piece of cracker which she happily munched. But M took it away from her because of the mess she made on herself and on everything else that she touches.

At 5+ months old, little C is more than ready to eat solid foods. Early November I was already introducing her bits of foods. Anyway being overly excited, I implemented BLW this morning with her. I gave her a piece of an apple I sliced into a quarter. She had a hard time grabbing it coz it was slipping out of her hands; a bit slimy especially after it was all covered with her drool.

She managed to break off a chunk with her gums which was too big for her to handle. I don’t think it was right giving her raw apple coz it was hard. I read from a blog where the mom cooked the apple a little to make it soft.

But she enjoyed it nonetheless. She cried when I took the apple away from her. I hurriedly grab the cam to make a souvenir shot of her drama, but her look changed the moment she saw the camera.

Hahaha I love that look!

Anyway, I’m loving this BLW thing that I even asked hubby to bring out the high chair for baby to sit on. We bought it from a friend even before little C was born without a thought if it passes the safety standards for babies’ chair or if its appropriate for young babies. I noticed that it has a big hole in front where the baby can slide out and down which is extremely dangerous. I think it needs a strap so baby won’t slip out from the chair especially for a hyperactive baby like C.

I’ll keep you posted on my new adventure!

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