Amy this article you wrote touched me and I needed it. I am in so many BLW groups and no. Make me feel as safe and well informed as what you took good time and experience to write and share. I am soo thankful I found this and read it! I am now put at ease to feed my baby.
Most BLW groups don’t offer help they just give you general guidelines that you can get anywhere. This dove in deeper for me.
Thank you thank you thank you!!

You can simply include both types of foods in his meals.

Hi. I have a 10 month old. He acts like he can eat anything table food wise. But I still have left over purée. I’m trying to get rid of them. But still introduce him to different vegetables and fruit purée he hasn’t tried. Is it possible to try your way? Just to get rid of his purées?

Thanks for adding that!

Hi- if you could email me the full info to amy @ yummytoddlerfood.com that would be great. Thank you!

Thank you for this wonderful article on baby finger foods. I would like to ask permission to use the images you provided on serving size and cut portions for a poster I am creating for other moms. It will not be used for profit but as an educational piece. It would just be a poster with serving sizes based on the fruit, vegetables, and other food items related to baby finger foods.

P.s. I have personally used your serving size and food ideas for my 10-month-old, and I have certainly seen improved motor functions and independence for grabbing his own foods.

Hi- If you haven’t tried handing him the spoon so he can feed himself, that would be a great option to try. I would do that and also put some other finger foods on his tray and give him the chance to try. It’s possible he just needs time to get there. (You can also put some of the same finger food in front of yourself and pick it up so he sees you doing it.) With the preloaded spoon, you put some food on it, hand it to him, and then encourage him to hand it back so you can fill it back up. Some families even put the bowl of puree in front of the child with a thick spoon they can easily grip and let them feed themselves. (Yes, it’s messy.) There’s no one right way, but those are some options.

Hi- I would try to make sure that the food is easy for them to eat, that they aren’t hungry for their milk/formula when offering food (since that could be distracting) and have them sit at the table while you eat so they can see you and engage with you while eating. Some kids are less into food than others and can take more time to be interested in solids.