Are you Feeding baby or self fed ?

She will be on the high chair only the first 5 minutes and then she wants to be out of it and won’t take anymore

My little self feeds any finger foods/bite size pieces. But doesn’t really feed himself anything with a spoon.

I mainly let her self feed (10 mo). Some items, like if it's liquid, I will use a spoon. If she opens her mouth, I'll pop it in there. I let her eat until she seems disinterested. I try not to put too much pressure on eating. If your child is gaining weight appropriately, I wouldn't stress. Today, I made cottage cheese and oatmeal pancakes with bananas for breakfast and tritip with onions, carrots, and blueberries for dinner. Lots of breastfeeding as well.

My baby self feeds but we are far from utensils. I placed her in a training seat on our dining table and gave her really easy breakable food and had her watch me eat so she could be confident to feed herself.

I have been spoon feeding my baby the main course & after I just let him mess around with fruit or something that is some type of finger food. I have tried to make him a plate with all finger foods & he seems to eat a little but not as much when I spoon feed and then he doesn’t take a good nap because he’s not full. I personally am going to keep spoon feeding till about 1.5ish or until he won’t let me and shows he 100% ready. I would rather have my child full and not stress about what he eats and how much. Cuz I’ve noticed I would do that when I would make a finger food plate. We all know how to self feed and use utensils so they will learn eventually don’t stress and just go with what works best for you. I try hard not to compare or other kids but I know it’s hard not to do.

My son is 10 months and we have been doing baby led weaning since he was 6 months. We offer a spoon or fork but he prefers to eat with his hands most of the time. I figure we’ll get there eventually. Same with your little one. She will eventually feed herself. Sometimes I wish our little guy would let me feed him. There are a lot of feeding groups on FB that can help you offer things she might eat independently. Good luck hon

Mine is around 19 lb too, hence I try to feed her as she literally will take 2 bites and then be done.

but thanks for the advice everyone!!! I will keep trying

Comparison mode is embedded in our genetic makeup to ensure we keep up with the tribe (or competition) for survival. These brain evolutions are tricky to navigate in the fake world of social media brags, but developed to give us a baseline to know our babies are going to survive, maybe what we call “meeting milestones” today. My sister loves to tell me how her baby had more teeth, never cried, walked sooner.. the list is endless. We modern day mamas place undo pressure for these beautiful and healthy babies to develop when someone else says their baby did, like the complexity of human growth is linear. It is IMPOSSIBLE to achieve “right” or “perfect”. If you feel there’s a motor skill that may need some extra attention, follow up with a therapist for sure. If you are just feeling left out because someone else’s video shows a baby of similar age doing something your little just hasn’t conquered yet, take a beat and enjoy the moment, sis. You don’t want it to go by this fast.

Self feeding unless it’s something “messy” like yogurt or peanut butter. I’ll put it on the spoon and she’ll bring it to her mouth. She’s done that for a few months. Man she loves food ! She’ll be 1 at the end of the month

I’m feeding her.

Pretty much feeding her because it’s less messy 🙈especially at a restaurant, I don’t want her throwing or spilling food all over the ground. Sometimes I’ll preload the spoon or fork and hand it to her and she eats it, but then throws the utensil on the ground. If we’re at home, I let her feed herself some fruit, carrots, eggs, etc with her hands but I’m not gonna rush the utensils because she’ll figure them out eventually!

I have been doing blw with my daughter since 6 months and she feeds herself. No way near utensils yet. I would just leave her in the high chair and let her explore foods (it will get messy) but it’s part of the process

Start with easy stuff like crackers or moistened cheerios