First food

[find_happiness]

I had read about how some people don't puree and spoon feed their babies but just give them a hunk of soft food and let them explore and discover how to eat it themselves. I decided to try it today as River's first food. We gave her a hunk of avocado and she mushed it in her hands. At one point she put it in her mouth and gummed it but as soon

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[rumantic]

That approach does seem to make more sense to me... it might be messy but it's less work! :) She might still have the newborn reflex which makes the tongue push out anything solid though if she is less than 6 months, so don't be discouraged if she doesn't get the hang of it for a while.

Sorry I must look horrible for forgetting how old your child is! I am just all baby brained out at the moment ;)

[find_happiness]

She is just 6 months so she may have some of that reflex.
I suppose the "real" natural way to feed a baby is to pre-chew their food and spit it into their mouth but I am not willing to go that far LOL She had fun with the avocado but she just doesn't seem that interested in eating yet.