tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post5960451169457043425..comments2022-03-07T02:19:40.901-08:00Comments on Gullible New Parent: SolidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-6741587295344865672011-08-14T06:36:13.865-07:002011-08-14T06:36:13.865-07:00hey livingindarwin- just found your blog and thoug...hey livingindarwin- just found your blog and thought wow = finally some sensible info that rings true and then realised that you also live in Darwin! I live here in Mandorah. Weird but my sister is a lawyer and was at Minter Alison as well....strange thanks for the blog and hopefully I will meet you and your little one soon. From a mother whose son doesn't do anything by the book and likes itmaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-5587234753621438222010-11-28T00:44:32.714-08:002010-11-28T00:44:32.714-08:00I think that once they can sit up, you give them a...I think that once they can sit up, you give them appropriate food to play with (nothing too hard that could be a choking hazard) and they put it in their mouth to play with it, then when they're ready they figure out that they can chew off bits, maneuver them to the back of their mouths and swallow.<br /><br />My baby is almost 5 months. She's been wanting to put everything I. Her mouth livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-21625078283491020042010-11-27T22:00:43.499-08:002010-11-27T22:00:43.499-08:00Great review livingindarwin..it all has me thinkin...Great review livingindarwin..it all has me thinking to split the difference and maybe introduce a pureed something at 5 months. Probably purely for my own curiousity more than anything I can see my baby doing at the moment! I never understand what "when your baby shows interest in food" means in the BLW idea..my baby (and I believe most babies around this age) shows interest in stickingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-7006750478002627452010-11-27T13:14:01.606-08:002010-11-27T13:14:01.606-08:00It's a good point. I didn't go into what ...It's a good point. I didn't go into what happens after 6 months, but a few mums have said something similar to me. If you start your baby on pureed pears, for example, it's not as though that's going to improve their iron intake. And I don't think you hit 6 months and all babies become suddenly anaemic - I'm sure you just keep an eye on them and if they become livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-87358539148954996432010-11-27T11:19:59.543-08:002010-11-27T11:19:59.543-08:00Here's the thing, a lot of parents try to feed...Here's the thing, a lot of parents try to feed their babies solids before the babies are interested, which results in frustration for everybody. With my first child, I started feeding her solids at 5 months because the pediatrician told me to, basically. She wasn't interested and it sucked for the first month. Then she started to grab everything we were eating. But we thought, "Oh noTriplezmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394529890501082797noreply@blogger.com