Talk to me about Baby Led Weaning

My DS is 9 months. We started solids at 7.5 months. I gave him pieces of avocado and he hated it. So I decided to do home made purées and it went better and now he has the hang of eating and feeding himself. He loves chunck of banana and chunks of sweet potato. I tried peas, but he wouldn't eat the skin of the pea and just kinda held it in his mouth. (They were organic frozen peas that I steamed).

What else can I give him? I'll still purée fruits and veggies too, but what finger foods are good for a 9 month old. I'd like to purée less and let him self feed more.

TIa.

Message edited 12/15/2014 9:55:42 AM.

Re: Talk to me about Baby Led Weaning

At 9 months, DD was eating mostly anything:

Scrambled eggs
Bagels
Waffles
Pancakes
Pastina
Meatballs
Chicken
Steak
Ham
Sausage
Pasta
Carrots
Peas
Green beans
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Avocado
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Raspberries
Apples
Pears
Pizza crust
Bread
English muffins
Crackers
Cheerios

ETA: I give her almost strictly table food now. However, MIL, who watches her 3 days a week, is still giving her purees because she afraid to give her food since she only has two teeth

Message edited 12/15/2014 10:41:29 AM.

Talk to me about Baby Led Weaning

I give dd any food she has tried as a purée--depending on what it is I may cut it smaller or break off a piece for her. Some of her favorites are carrots, apples, bananas, blue berries, sweet potatoe, potato, squash, pasta, rice crackers, turkey and chicken.

Re: Talk to me about Baby Led Weaning

Thanks for the ideas. He's not a fan if purees, but seems to really like feeding himself.