BLW

EA is 8 months old and I decided it was time for her to try real food. I know most people start between 4 to 6 months but I know of people that their breastfed babies don't eat anything until after the first year. After some research, I also decided that I wanted to try BLW or baby led weaning because it is more like the way I breastfeed her. I let her eat until she doesn't want to eat anymore and because she won't take a bottle, I have never known how much milk she drinks. It works and I like it because she's learning to stop eating once she's full which is what I've started to do in order to loose my weight. (Who says you can't learn from babies?) BLW is similar in the fact that you put the food in front of them and they eat what they want, when they want, and how much they want. No shoving spoons full of mush in their mouths. They eat whole food no mashing or mushing. It also teaches them to chew then swallow "food" as opposed to learning it later after the "mush". After reading reading and reading some more, I liked it. I knew I would wait until the 6 month mark which BLW does follow the APA recommendation of waiting until 6 months to start food.

So last week I decided that I would let EA try a banana. She played with it, held it, and it even came close to her mouth one time but in the end it ended up in my tea when she dropped it. haha! Check her out:

We've tried baby cereal for the iron (no go), banana (no go), and mashed potatoes (no go). HOWEVER, one night I was eating a teriyaki chicken wing from Zaxby's and she wanted a taste so I let her and homegirl tried to take the thing from me so she could eat it! Crazy! This is definitely my child because I love chicken wings! mmmgood!

It's Friday Y'all!!!!