Gagging

DD has been given pureed food since about 5mths old, recently I've started making the food lumpier and am giving her soft finger foods. However, she gags so much on lumpy food and finger foods. How long does it usually take babies to get used to swallowing?

I know it's natural, but for how long? She had reflux fairly bad for a few months but has grown out of that.

I'm at the stage where I worry when she puts big pieces of food in her mouth as she doesn't really suck or chew pieces of food, just swallows them whole!! Very worrying when she thrashes her legs and gags then vomits

DS still does this sometimes with some foods, and also when he is unwell he only wants pureed food or his milk! Also, with fingerfood he sometimes stuffs so much in his mouth that he gags... trial and error.

According to my mum, I was eating pureed food until I was about 2, and even then some lumps made me gag (and some still do!).

We have just started BLW and thats the worst part of it for me! I got so scared the first time it happened and DS did a huge projectile vomit. Since then he has gagged a bit, not as bad but its still frightening.