Weaning Baby Cody

So I decided to start weaning Baby Cody this week, he is 5 and a half months, I have noticed a few things recently which promted me to start weaning him a couple of weeks early than the recommended 6 months, he has for the last couple of months been drinking 4-5 8oz bottles of formula milk each day, which he has been pretty happy with, but last week I noticed that he just didnt seem  satisfied after some of his feeds as I was really unsure whether to start weaning him now or wait a couple of weeks I did a bit of research and I decided to go for it, then realising that now came the hard bit.

The hardest thing for me was all the changes in guidelines because when I had Elsie we could start weaning at 4 months , and I remember that I didn't feel comfortable doing Baby Led Weaning, I think mainly because being a first time mum I was terrified of her choking and the thought of just giving her a piece of food for her to eat literally terrified me, I remember going out with some friends who had a little girl a couple of months older than Elsie and we are all sat there and this little baby was eating chicken and some veg, which I thought was amazing and I remember thinking that her parents were really brave, I have also have a niece since now, she is almost 18 months old and she has been baby led, so I thought I would maybe try this with Cody but when it came down t it, I couldn't do it.

I kinda feel a bit annoyed with myself for not being able to even try but I know that I always do what I feel is best for my children and at the end of the day thats all I can do as a parent, its always best to go with your gut instinct.
Parenting is one of the hardest things we have to go through in life and I know for sure that its the most rewarding as well so all we can do is look after them and bring them up however we think is best for them, each baby/child are different.

 I did go out and purchase a few things for weaning I mainly shopped in Boots but I also went into TK Max and Home Bargains and found some really lovely stuff, I will add some photos, if you would like me to add prices and links please comment below. I got what I thought we would need to start with I am not sure if we will use it all and once I've been using everything for a few weeks I may do a review on what I bought stating what I have used the most and if there is anything that I wouldn't buy again.

Its still very early days and has only been 3 days since we started and so far it has gone quite well...

Monday - I steamed some carrots then puréed them, he found the texture quite strange but he seemed to enjoy it, although it was quite funny to watch his little facial expressions, I also gave him a bit of Baby Rice and he wasn't keen on this at all, I think next time I will mix it up with some puréed fruit.

Tuesday - I steamed some Apples and Pears and then  puréed them, I first gave him a little of each separately and then gave him some together and he loved all 3, I found the texture and consistency of this a lot smoother then the Carrots so I do think he enjoyed this a lot more.

Wednesday - I baked some sweet potato for about an hour in the oven until it was nice and soft, I then took the skin off and mashed it up with a fork, he absolutely loved this and he eat quite a bit of it.

As I did extra Carrot, apple and pear purees and have frozen it, I will be using this over the next few days.

Thank for taking the time to read my blog,

Letty xxxxx

I thought these were cute as they have a little lid/cover for the spoon, quite useful if your out and about and cant clean them for whatever reason.

All of the spoons I got, the ones on the left hand side are long ones so you can reach the end of those baby jars, and the ones in the middle turn white if the food is too hot, which I thought would be good.

I got an overall Bib which came with a bandana bid too as a set, and the other came in a set of 3, thought they would be useful as they can be wiped clean.

Some pots so I can do batched of purées and freeze them.  

A free flowing cup from them to drink water, when you start weaning them they should then have water which has been boiled and cooled down. Midwife said that a free flow cup is best as they are learning how to drink and eat, sometime the ones that babies have to suck can be quite difficult for babies to do.

Some more pots with lids mainly to feed him from, or for when he starts having finger food I can take them out with me.

Had never seen this before its a bowl that you fill up with warm water in to keep the baby food warmer for longer, will do a proper review on this once I have used it a few times.

These are for me to take frozen cubed food from pots I can then keep them in their shape but in a bag so I can reuse the pots to freeze something else.

No reason really for buying this other than its Disney which I Love and I thought it was cute.

I got this blender as I have never had a hand held one before and as I would like to try to make my own baby food, I thought it would be a good investment.