The Weaning Thread

Xdancer

Sweet Rose wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when should I cut out formula milk completely? It's only in the last month that I've got my baby drinking out of a cup properly so I didn't introduce cows milk until the last few weeks. She's still on 2 bottles of formula now at 13 months.

Anytime after 12 months is fine.

indigo twist

Just tried eggs for the first time with my nine-month-old ... he was NOT impressed! First time he's ever refused anything I've given him. You should have seen the disgusted faces he was pulling, you'd swear I was trying to kill him!

Any serving suggestions that might hide the taste when I try again? I just did them poached and mushed up with some plain yoghurt on toast ... he loves yoghurt and toast, so I thought the familiar tastes might help, but no!

Roesy

indigo twist wrote: »

Just tried eggs for the first time with my nine-month-old ... he was NOT impressed! First time he's ever refused anything I've given him. You should have seen the disgusted faces he was pulling, you'd swear I was trying to kill him!

Any serving suggestions that might hide the taste when I try again? I just did them poached and mushed up with some plain yoghurt on toast ... he loves yoghurt and toast, so I thought the familiar tastes might help, but no!

My little gets the most horrified face when she touches scrambled egg, even on her beloved toast. She does like French toast(eggy bread) and omelette though. Haven't tried her with poached or boiled though because we usually eat them runny.

indigo twist

Roesy wrote: »

My little gets the most horrified face when she touches scrambled egg, even on her beloved toast. She does like French toast(eggy bread) and omelette though. Haven't tried her with poached or boiled though because we usually eat them runny.

Yeah it nearly killed me to ruin a perfectly good runny poached egg by cooking it solid! I'll try an omelette, he seems to love any sort of veg so that might work well!

On a related note, so far I've been adding no salt/seasoning at all to his meals ... what age can you start adding it? He gets his "main" meal cooked in creche, so I'm not actually sure whether they use seasoning but I'm pretty sure they don't. Would be very handy to get him eating what we're eating by now, it's just the seasoning that puts me off giving it to him! I guess we could just cook the meal and take his portion out before adding anything, I'm not sure it would taste as nice though if it wasn't cooked with it!

Roesy

indigo twist wrote: »

Yeah it nearly killed me to ruin a perfectly good runny poached egg by cooking it solid! I'll try an omelette, he seems to love any sort of veg so that might work well!

On a related note, so far I've been adding no salt/seasoning at all to his meals ... what age can you start adding it? He gets his "main" meal cooked in creche, so I'm not actually sure whether they use seasoning but I'm pretty sure they don't. Would be very handy to get him eating what we're eating by now, it's just the seasoning that puts me off giving it to him! I guess we could just cook the meal and take his portion out before adding anything, I'm not sure it would taste as nice though if it wasn't cooked with it!

It's 1g of salt per day for under 1's and 2g for 1-3 year olds. Think you multiply the sodium content by 2.5 to work out the salt content if the salt content isn't listed.
She generally eats the same as us, or a less seasoned/spicy version. I just use the baby stock for certain dishes and with others that I can't adapt to taste nice for all of us then she'll just have something else from my freezer stash or maybe an Ella's or Plum dish or one of those things. There's a work around for most stuff I cook I find. We were having chicken quesadillas yesterday and I did just take her filling out of the pot and added the salt and more paprika then and cooked for a bit longer. I also added less cheese to hers. Don't think it made too much of a difference to that particular dish but some it would alright.

kandr10

Thing is we're used to salt in our food. I figure the baby isn't so I give her unseasoned versions of ours all the time. Defo doesn't taste as nice to me but she doesn't know any different. Spices like coriander, cumin, turmeric etc give nice flavour though. Depends what you're cooking I guess!

Roesy

kandr10 wrote: »

Thing is we're used to salt in our food. I figure the baby isn't so I give her unseasoned versions of ours all the time. Defo doesn't taste as nice to me but she doesn't know any different. Spices like coriander, cumin, turmeric etc give nice flavour though. Depends what you're cooking I guess!

I don't really use a lot of salt in my cooking so generally it doesn't make much of a difference that way but I use a LOT of spice. I give her some spice but not to the level I like it. Afraid to aggravate her reflux. It's the salt in bread, cheese etc thats the killer. She loves both!

How Strange

We stopped adding salt to food and we got used to it very quickly. I'd still add a pinch or two to large batches of bolognaise etc but in general we don't use salt. I always put spices such as cumin, paprika, turmeric into their/our food so they get used to it.

We bought a jar of bolognaise sauce on holidays and it was far too salty.

For egg; eggy toast, hard boiled with lots of butter or omelettes are favourites here. I'm not mad about the texture of scrambled egg (it makes me feel a bit icky) but I love egg in all other ways and eat 2 every day for breakfast.

nikpmup

Roesy wrote: »

I don't really use a lot of salt in my cooking so generally it doesn't make much of a difference that way but I use a LOT of spice. I give her some spice but not to the level I like it. Afraid to aggravate her reflux. It's the salt in bread, cheese etc thats the killer. She loves both!

My lad too, I don't add salt to anything I make for him because of the salt in bread & cheese. I try to make sure he doesn't have both in the same day lol

cyning

With my first I added spices/herbs/pepper from 6 months just no added salt. Cajun in scrambled egg is a big hit here...

nikpmup

Going on hols with my little man has really improved his eating - we were stuck in a bit of a rut food-wise at home. Here, he's eating off the breakfast buffet, sharing my lunch and dinner. Canarian potatoes with mojo are a big hit, as is tuna steak, sardines, goats milk yogurt and loads of fruit.

nikpmup

Incidentally, if any babas are having problems with constipation - kiwi fruit!!

closifer

Anyone having any experience with food intolerances? My baba is 10 months and a good eater but his skin on his face flares up in a rash after certain foods. Berries and red pepper seem to do it at the moment. Should we struggle on with small quantities as its obviously not too serious or cut them out?

Also, am too scared to feed him egg as 2 months ago he had a bit of a reaction to scrmabled egg. All around his mouth went very blotchy and I got an awful fright. It was strange because it was the 3rd time he had egg and there were no major reactions on the other occasions. He also has no issues with products containing cooked egg. Not so sure how to proceed on this one.

nikpmup

Hi Closifer - I've no experience at all, my lad (thankfully) seems fine with all allergen-type foods so far. Berries and peppers are acidic, so maybe it's that? Try washing his face regularly with plain water as he's eating?

I've just given my lad crabmeat on toast for lunch -BIIG hit! (but very messy!)

clare82

Anyone else find it hilarious the kinds of food our modern little babas eat....my girl has cous cous, hummus, pomegranate, chickpeas, sweet potato. ..chamomile tea....I was in my 20's before I'd had half of that stuff !!

indigo twist

clare82 wrote: »

Anyone else find it hilarious the kinds of food our modern little babas eat....my girl has cous cous, hummus, pomegranate, chickpeas, sweet potato. ..chamomile tea....I was in my 20's before I'd had half of that stuff !!

I'm in my twenties and I still don't eat any of those things! I do try to give my son a bit more variety though - I've always been a very picky eater, whereas he'll eat anything I give him - hopefully it'll stay that way!

Bagheera

clare82 wrote: »

Anyone else find it hilarious the kinds of food our modern little babas eat....my girl has cous cous, hummus, pomegranate, chickpeas, sweet potato. ..chamomile tea....I was in my 20's before I'd had half of that stuff !!

It was far from sweet potatoes I was reared :P. Back then the only types of cheese were cheddar or Galtee/Calvita if you wanted something a bit more exotic. Fruit was apples, oranges or pears. I didn't have pasta until I was about 11 and the only reason I had boiled rice before that was because my dad used to get us a Chinese takeaway occasionally as a treat. I hated potatoes growing up as we had them every day.

It's so great how much variety our little ones have now!

Soooky

clare82 wrote: »

Anyone else find it hilarious the kinds of food our modern little babas eat....my girl has cous cous, hummus, pomegranate, chickpeas, sweet potato. ..chamomile tea....I was in my 20's before I'd had half of that stuff !!

My mam thinks I'm mad because of the food I give our LO:D:D completely bamboozles her that LO doesn't have baby cereal and jars of baby dessert and likes lentils, hummus etc. (her favourite is spinach with gruyere cheese, cream cheese and pasta ).

Mam always says "would you not give her a proper baby dinner like mashed potatoes with soup" :rolleyes: I still remember hating that dinner nearly 40 years later - I used to spoon it down the back of the radiator when she wasn't looking and my brother used to put it in his sippy cup and hide it behind the curtains yet she still insists we loved it :pac::pac:

dori_dormer

That spinach and cheese pasta recipe from anabel karmels book is a big hit here too!he cries real tears when the tub is empty. Although its the worst out the other end....

pwurple

clare82 wrote: »

Anyone else find it hilarious the kinds of food our modern little babas eat....my girl has cous cous, hummus, pomegranate, chickpeas, sweet potato. ..chamomile tea....I was in my 20's before I'd had half of that stuff !!

Yup! I remember my smallie reacting to cashew nuts, and my mum was asking me how on earth she got a cashew nut at 7 months of age. but sure I was making a big old veggie stirfry and chucked em in.

The variety is great, we're lucky to be living in a time & place where it's all available to us!

My polish collegues take the piss out of the irish "recession" moaning, telling us we don't know what the heck austerity is until we go into a grocery shop and all they have on the shelves is vinegar and boot polish.

Sweet Rose

I just cooked the Annabel Karmel hidden vegetable tomato sauce. I tweaked the recipe slightly but I used 6 vegetables - fresh tomatoes and passata, courgette, onion, carrots, mushrooms and a red pepper. I'm very impressed with the recipe, it's delicious. I'm going to use it as a pasta sauce and as a base for pizza, which I'll add extra veg to. Definitely recommend

fro9etb8j5qsl2

Just wondering at what age did ye stop using the baby pasta and start using the regular stuff? I find the baby stuff handy but it's expensive and fiddly and sticky :eek: My small fella grabbed a whole piece of fusilli from my plate the other day and munched his way through it no bother so I was thinking of just giving him regular pasta in future.

nikpmup

I never used the baby pasta, I used De Cecco soup pasta or orzo pasta. I'd often give him well-cooked bits of fusilli or strands of spaghetti to keep him occupied or provide distraction. If he's eating bits of fusilli, I'd let him work away! Maybe break up the pasta before cooking if you would prefer smaller bits.

Sweet Rose

I actually only stopped 2 weeks ago. She's 14 months now, although I should have stopped a few months ago. I made her spaghetti and penne pasta last week and I just hacked it up a bit before I gave it to her. She devoured it.

lmullen

Kane Salmon Syntax wrote: »

Just wondering at what age did ye stop using the baby pasta and start using the regular stuff? I find the baby stuff handy but it's expensive and fiddly and sticky :eek: My small fella grabbed a whole piece of fusilli from my plate the other day and munched his way through it no bother so I was thinking of just giving him regular pasta in future.

I always use regular pasta! I did blw with my 2nd and found the baby pasta too little to pick up!

fro9etb8j5qsl2

Great thanks ladies Lmullen what sauce did you use with the pasta? I'd like to try him with ordinary pasta but I'm afraid of the potential mess, especially with a tomato based sauce

How Strange

It's mostly tomato sauce here as we all eat the same but most times I toss their pasta in the sauce so there's not too much of it to splash around. Sometimes I make a creme fraiche sauce but they prefer tomato.

nikpmup

I make a sauce out of finely diced onion and garlic softened in butter &olive oil, some passata, some herbs and a little bit of the starchy pasta water. I mix in some mascarpone cheese to make it creamy, it's a big hit. You could add a little tuna, salmon or minced chicken.

lmullen

Kane Salmon Syntax wrote: »

Great thanks ladies Lmullen what sauce did you use with the pasta? I'd like to try him with ordinary pasta but I'm afraid of the potential mess, especially with a tomato based sauce

I use some finely diced onion, finely grated carrot, a tin of tomatoes/passatta and then just make sure she's a full bib on! It's messy but she loves it!

bean14

Can I have advice please on tea time snacks for a ten month old? She gets up at 7 and has 6-8ozs of bottle. Porridge,egg or wheatbix for breaky at 8.30. Dinner at 12. Maybe no milk or 4ozs at 2pm. Fruit and yoghurt or smaller dinner at 4. At 6.30-7 as we are eating I'm clueless as to what baby can eat. Sometimes more fruit and yoghurt, toast or avacado. Bottle at 8 and asleep for the night by 8.30. Should I be cutting out the 2pm bottle and giving her bigger portions? I'd like her to eat more food herself. She can manage pasta, toast and rice cakes herself. Any advice is welcomed

How Strange

Why not give her some of what you're having at that time?

bean14

Thanks. I know its so obvious but hadn't thought of that even though I want to get her more onto what we eat. Thanks.

contrary_mary

My 6 month old is refusing to eat solids. We're in our third week - the first week went great - he was willingly eating the ice-cube sized portions of purree I had made for him - opening his mouth for the spoon etc. Last week he regressed and it became more of a struggle. This week he is refusing altogether. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening when he started so well, it's so frustrating and mealtime is becoming a battle. Any ideas? I'm quite worried about it.

pwurple

contrary_mary wrote: »

My 6 month old is refusing to eat solids. We're in our third week - the first week went great - he was willingly eating the ice-cube sized portions of purree I had made for him - opening his mouth for the spoon etc. Last week he regressed and it became more of a struggle. This week he is refusing altogether. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening when he started so well, it's so frustrating and mealtime is becoming a battle. Any ideas? I'm quite worried about it.

Is he sitting at the table with the rest of the family? They seem to get way more interested in food if everyone else around them is eating too.

contrary_mary

pwurple wrote: »

Is he sitting at the table with the rest of the family? They seem to get way more interested in food if everyone else around them is eating too.

Yeah that worked the first couple of days but it's like he's totally lost interest. He whinges from when I put him into his seat. I've tried him on my lap, sitting with him on the floor, in his bouncer too - no luck. I have a freezer full of fruit and veg purrees and he won't touch anything. Same for any cereals etc. I'm getting so stressed as I need to introduce gluten asap (I'm coeliac and it's rampant in my family) and he won't eat a thing. I also have the PHN on my case about giving him textures as purrees will just make him fussy - but I can't get him to eat anything! I've given him finger foods and he'll gnaw on something then spit it out.... We had a massive battle introducing the bottle but this is even worse!

pwurple

contrary_mary wrote: »

Yeah that worked the first couple of days but it's like he's totally lost interest. He whinges from when I put him into his seat. I've tried him on my lap, sitting with him on the floor, in his bouncer too - no luck. I have a freezer full of fruit and veg purrees and he won't touch anything. Same for any cereals etc. I'm getting so stressed as I need to introduce gluten asap (I'm coeliac and it's rampant in my family) and he won't eat a thing. I also have the PHN on my case about giving him textures as purrees will just make him fussy - but I can't get him to eat anything! I've given him finger foods and he'll gnaw on something then spit it out.... We had a massive battle introducing the bottle but this is even worse!

Oh dear, is he not hungry enough, or too hungry? They get to a weird overhungry state where they just want milk as well.

If he isn't interested I'd drop it for a few days and try again.

contrary_mary

pwurple wrote: »

Oh dear, is he not hungry enough, or too hungry? They get to a weird overhungry state where they just want milk as well.

If he isn't interested I'd drop it for a few days and try again.

I was just with the phn today and she said to persevere and to give him gluten tomorrow. I could cry at the thoughts of it. I've tried at different times too. It just feels like we're going through a bad phase, he's waking loads at night too. I'm on my own all day as my OH often doesn't get home til after bedtime so it's not like I can get someone else to try

seventeen sheep

contrary_mary wrote: »

Yeah that worked the first couple of days but it's like he's totally lost interest. He whinges from when I put him into his seat. I've tried him on my lap, sitting with him on the floor, in his bouncer too - no luck. I have a freezer full of fruit and veg purrees and he won't touch anything. Same for any cereals etc. I'm getting so stressed as I need to introduce gluten asap (I'm coeliac and it's rampant in my family) and he won't eat a thing. I also have the PHN on my case about giving him textures as purrees will just make him fussy - but I can't get him to eat anything! I've given him finger foods and he'll gnaw on something then spit it out.... We had a massive battle introducing the bottle but this is even worse!

Food before one is fun. Repeat that mantra over and over every time you worry. Food before one is fun.

Every bit of nutrition he needs, he's getting from his milk. He is not suffering in any way.

Don't worry about the PHN. If he likes being spoonfed, then spoonfeed him. If he prefers solid finger food, go with that. If he's not eating much either way, fine. Let him eat what he wants, when he wants. The key is to offer plenty of variety of flavours - even if he's literally only licking the food, to get the taste of it, that's a great start.

RentDayBlues

I've done baby led weaning with both of mine, but the secret to success was to give them their normal breastfeed and then let them pick and explore the food. This way they did ingest some but for the first few weeks it's just learning to hold, suck, chew etc

I'm coeliac too so know the urgency on gluten. What about porridge fingers? Or strips of toast? Pasta, penne is easiest to hold

If he's resisting I'd give blw a go and see if he'll feed himself. For gluten, only a small amount ingested will suffice

contrary_mary

RentDayBlues wrote: »

I've done baby led weaning with both of mine, but the secret to success was to give them their normal breastfeed and then let them pick and explore the food. This way they did ingest some but for the first few weeks it's just learning to hold, suck, chew etc

I'm coeliac too so know the urgency on gluten. What about porridge fingers? Or strips of toast? Pasta, penne is easiest to hold

If he's resisting I'd give blw a go and see if he'll feed himself. For gluten, only a small amount ingested will suffice

Thanks maybe I will try blw. Thanks also for the reassurance on the gluten I was starting to panic a bit. Motherhood is really testing me at the moment - I think reserves are low after so many months of sleepless nights!

How Strange

I subscribe to the theory that food is fun until 1 and milk is the main source of nutrition. So I'd follow your baby's lead and leave the solids for a week or two. Then try introducing little things at a time just for exploration like a piece of pear, a steamed carrot stick, a piece of toast. Let him play with it and figure out what it tastes and feels like.

Both of mine had no interest in solids until 7 months and it made no difference to their eating habits or appetites in the long run.

fro9etb8j5qsl2

Just wondering at what age did ye stop using the high chair? My little fella is 9 months and doesn't mind going into his (and will sometimes even have a power nap in it after a big feed ) but recently he has gotten stronger and he will grab the tray and try to pull himself forward against the straps. A few times, he has pulled so hard that the straps have marked his neck He also thrashes around when he wants to get out. I'm not sure how much longer he can go in it? We have no proper dining table so it'll be an awful loss, it's so handy that he can sit in it and take the food off the tray himself etc.

stick girl

contrary_mary wrote: »

My 6 month old is refusing to eat solids. We're in our third week - the first week went great - he was willingly eating the ice-cube sized portions of purree I had made for him - opening his mouth for the spoon etc. Last week he regressed and it became more of a struggle. This week he is refusing altogether. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening when he started so well, it's so frustrating and mealtime is becoming a battle. Any ideas? I'm quite worried about it.

I had a similar problem. My little one was flying with the purees, but then she wouldn't eat anything. One day I was so frustrated I just thought what the hell, and made her something spicy and it was a hit. Just flavors that is, no chilies. I made a stew with lamb cut up small plus any other veg I could find in fridge and tomatoes. garlic onion cumin etc...over couscous. even had it for my lunch. I think that they just get tired of bland food.

contrary_mary

stick girl wrote: »

I had a similar problem. My little one was flying with the purees, but then she wouldn't eat anything. One day I was so frustrated I just thought what the hell, and made her something spicy and it was a hit. Just flavors that is, no chilies. I made a stew with lamb cut up small plus any other veg I could find in fridge and tomatoes. garlic onion cumin etc...over couscous. even had it for my lunch. I think that they just get tired of bland food.

It was just a phase. He's back eating again and flying it except he is resistant to lumpier textures, but we'll persevere. Mind you if it's a bowl of lumpy banana he'll eat no bother - not so much if it's veggies! He's a while off eating stew/couscous. I made him a dahl with a little bit of ground coriander in it and pulsed it in the blender and he still spit it back at me so he doesn't seem into the spices just yet!

tinkerbell

I think I'm gonna give BLW a go. I've a bit of time yet so I'm reading the Gill Rapley book to learn in advance. My question is though what's the deal with gluten and the introduce between 6 and 7 months rule? How do I do it? Heeeeeeelp! Weaning makes me nervous. I'm just used to my boobs providing all the nutritional goodness right now, I don't even need to think about it, just offer the boob and job done!

I need to read this thread from page 1 also. Any tips in general on BLW? From the sounds of it it fits in well with the whole breastfeeding thing so I figured it's the natural next step? Any other books to read?

Edit: oh and I apologise in advance for the million questions I'll probably have!

RentDayBlues

tinkerbell, I've done blw with both of mine and I can't praise it enough. For me it seemed the easier option over all that puréeing and I was also breastfeeding so I was already used to letting baby regulate their own intake so it seemed like a logical step.

You need to be fully comfident in it, the gagging initially is very hard to watch! On my first I also spoon fed, especially with messier foods but with the second we didn't or rather weren't allowed!

I started with dinner, strips of cooked veg and plain chicken, just let them taste, for the first few weeks/months that's all they will do. Go with the mantra, food is fun until your one! For the gagging, I used 2 rules: if they are making noise it's ok they're clearing it themselves and wait, don't jump in. I would recommend a course in baby first aid if you are nervous with the choking element, it will give you more confidence.

As to your gluten question, it's simple, any food containing gluten should be offered from the start: bread, porridge, pasta

For general tips:
I started with simple foods and the only ones I never gave before 1 were whole nuts and honey.

Never put your finger on baby's mouth

I tried some of those recipes and while a good starting point I found just altering our normal meals just easier.

I found that older family members were very worried about choking and this aspect of weaning so be prepared for lots of opinions and concerns 😄

I now have 2 babies who will eat anything, with the exception of the toddler who is going through a phase of messing! We went on holidays when my first was 10 months and the only thing we brought in terms of food were boobs, it really is that handy

Good luck with it if you decide to try it, it's so worth it once they get the hang of it, nothing like seeing your 10 month old wolfing down sushi to make you smile!

LegacyUser

My son is 5 months. Started giving him baby rice at 4 months. But I really don't have a clue about weaning.
He wakes at 6am, give him an 8oz bottle which he usually drinks. He is back asleep at half 7 till 10am. Again gets another 8oz bottle. Have tried giving him creamy porridge before his 10am bottle but if I do that he won't drink it. So I give him the porridge at half 11. He gets another 8oz bottle at 3 then puréed carrot at half 4. If I give him the puréed carrot or porridge to close to his bottle he vomits big time.
I have no one to ask am I even doing it vaguely right. Then only person I know breastfeed exclusively so was not happy when started weaning at 4 months.
Can anyone point me in the right direction. I'll give you my wee lads routine:
6am - wakes, gets 8oz bottle, goes back asleep around half 7
10am - wakes, gets 8oz bottle
11:30 - creamy porridge with some apple mixed in
3pm - wakes from nap, get 8oz bottle
4:30 - puréed carrot/sweet potato
7pm - 8oz bottle
7:30/8pm - bed

contrary_mary

My 7 month old is getting on pretty okay with the weaning now (we have good days and bad days) - I've introduced more texture and soft lumps and he can manage them fine (though some days he just doesn't bother!). He's also loving the finger food. He has no teeth yet but can break off lumps with his gums and spends ages working it in his mouth but eventually just spits it out as he can't break it up (unless it's something that breaks up due to the moisture).

For this reason I'm nervous about giving him chopped up meat and I've still been pureeing this and mixing it through lumpier veg/rice/pasta. I'm not sure how to move forward with this. I know it will be a long time before he has a efficient set of teeth for chewing, so do they just get better at breaking the food up over time? Sorry it's such a stupid question!

How Strange

contrary_mary wrote: »

He's also loving the finger food. He has no teeth yet but can break off lumps with his gums and spends ages working it in his mouth but eventually just spits it out as he can't break it up (unless it's something that breaks up due to the moisture).

I know it will be a long time before he has a efficient set of teeth for chewing, so do they just get better at breaking the food up over time? Sorry it's such a stupid question!

He sounds like a pretty clever little fella. Babies chew with their gums and it's normal that they chew and suck the meat and spit it out when they're finished with it. Eventually he'll get used to it and learn how to break the meat down until he can swallow it all. Even without swallowing he is getting all the nutrients and leaving the pulp.

I'd suggest giving fairly big chunks of meat as there's less risk of choking than with smaller chunks. I think he's shown you already that he knows what to do and is very comfortable with it.

contrary_mary

How Strange wrote: »

He sounds like a pretty clever little fella. Babies chew with their gums and it's normal that they chew and suck the meat and spit it out when they're finished with it. Eventually he'll get used to it and learn how to break the meat down until he can swallow it all. Even without swallowing he is getting all the nutrients and leaving the pulp.

I'd suggest giving fairly big chunks of meat as there's less risk of choking than with smaller chunks. I think he's shown you already that he knows what to do and is very comfortable with it.

Thanks a million. It's scary but i will take your advice on board! I might offer him some chicken pieces as finger food first and see what he thinks of it! He's gas - he kept a bit of pear in his mouth for ages today and eventually spit it out around 5 mins later!