Getting frustrated with weaning

Spoon feed.. I’ve spoon fed since day one until he started taking finger foods and actually eating them x

@Elena Hey, trying to spoon feed her turns into a wrestling match lol she's so independent she wants to do it herself most of the time. I will definitely persist with this though. Thankyou x

Give less at a time. Also, maybe she's just not into breakfast? My baby doesn't have much for breakfast tbh but will scoffed lunch and dinner. But sometimes giving too much at once can be overwhelming to them.. you could also get a plastic sheet to put down under her highchair, then when she drops a strawberry or something, you can pick it back up for her. Don't worry about her not eating much yet , milk should still be her main source of nutrition for now. I used to feel like this with my first, so I get it, but I'm much more chill this time. She'll eat when she's ready.

@Charlotte thanks Charlotte. I was the total opposite with my first - I was super chill. This time I was dreading weaning as it just felt overwhelming and just one more thing to do on my list (that sounds terrible I know! But with my first I could just focus on her, now I have more to focus on with two, as you know, so just want it done and dusted). This morning I gave her a couple of toast fingers, some squashed Blueberries and a couple of pineapple chunks. Is that too much would you say? Yes will def start putting a sheet down x

Mush it and give on a spoon. And then try somethng else to give to hold like a peeled carrot (and if you’ve got dogs and it goes on floor that’s their chew lol) or even give her a spoon too whilst you feed from another.

I would do 2 of each personally, 2 bits of toast, 2 blueberries and 2 bits of pineapple. I don't think that's too much, but if she's likely to just throw it, just do one finger of pineapple initially. You can always give more of whatever she eats if you think she wants more. Also, if you don't want to, then don't give puree/spoon feed/mush it for them. I feel like telling you to puree is almost the equivalent of saying "give them a bottle" to someone struggling to breastfeed. You're doing fab and she'll get it! You might find trying a little later she'll be more receptive?

Spoon fed for messy foods. Frozen fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries. Mash them in porridge or yoghurt and spoon feed. They only need defrosting in fridge over night in a tub. Or I put them in pancakes/ porridge frozen and obviously they thaw out with the food. I also mash banana into porridge. Ive started spoon feeding more now than I used to because she’s started shovelling food in and rubbing it in her eyes. She still has some element of baby led weaning with most meals but it’s the none messy food like grated cheese or toast etc. x

The way that my baby eats the most food is when I load the spoon for her, hold it up & then she will hold it also & feed herself. Then she lets go (usually!) and I reload the spoon etc. So I don't let go of the spoon at all & food doesn't go everywhere but she still gets to feed herself. It means I need to supervise the whole time, but I don't have another kid, so that's ok atm! The only solid finger food I've found so far that she will actually eat independently is a slice of cheese! But yes, I've found it quite frustrating!!! And so much money & time spent prepping food for it to end up on the floor!! So I've moved to mainly purees or giving her an amended version of my food/leftovers so it doesn't feel as heartbreaking if she doesn't eat it.

Oh the struggle is real I also have a toddler who is refusing dinners as well now it's sooooo frustrating!!! I try make a version for him of whatever we are eating if it's not something suitable I'll tend to make up some porridge or something with a few bits of fruit in it so it's not heartbreaking when it's all over the place but to be fair he isn't into breakfast much he enjoys a big feed in the morning then a rusk that although messy normally eventually gets all eaten