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We started my son on purées (being spoon fed) at about 4.5 months (a little cereal followed by actual purées. We just did once a day). I started soft/mashed solids around 8 months I think. He didn’t start feeding himself until just before 10 months. Wt this point he was eating mostly table food/solids with purées to supplement as needed. You’re not doing it wrong. Especially if your baby is eating! I was getting very frustrated/discouraged because baby would play with the food and WOULD NOT bring it to his mouth. No interest in even trying.
I totally get it, whenever I hang out with other Mum's, I start to feel like I'm doing it wrong too! Do what works for you. I tried spoon feeding, but my son eats better when he can feed himself so we mostly do baby led weaning. He's almost 11 months now
Do what's best for your baby. Not every baby will confidently feed themselves - aslong as you're giving them more textured foods and they're having some opportunity to handle finger foods themselves they'll be okay! I did BLW with mine because he got the hang of it very quickly. If I felt like it just wasn't working I'd most likely have done a mix of spoon feeding and BLW.