Rant over ignorant people!

OK, need to get this off my chest and hoping those of you who are using BLW can relate.
I was in McDonald's today, haqving a coffee with a friend, my nearly 8 month old daughter happily munching and sucking on a piece of apple. She got quite enthusiastic and took a too-big bite, which made her gag as it got stuck. She was gagging, yes, but still breathing so not actually choking. Completely normal behaviour, she likes to bite but hasn't perfected chewing yet. I popped her over my knee when she had trouble gagging it up, and she bought it up easily. The staff come running in, start treating me like a terrible mum for giving my child fruit, making a huge fuss because she's "choking", to the point my daughter is crying because she doesn't understand what's going on.
I'm quite capable of feeding my own child thank you very much, and perfectly able to cope with her needs. Why should I feel judged because I choose to feed my child in a way that is more natural?

Deep breaths and a "thank you she is fine" while mentally giving the fingers is always a good thing!!

lol, crazy - what would they have said if it was a soggy over-greasy chip instead?! OMG the insanity!

totally ott.

My line is that "gagging is a good thing, it's protecting his airway". to them.

Funny how they fussed about your fruit but didn't blink an eyelid when I gave Daniel some soft serve at 6 months

Baby - led - weaning, it's an alternative to the whole puree culture. You allow your child to eat "real" food, rather than mush. You stick with the same foods at the same stages, but it's much easier to include child at meal times. pieces of cooked carrot, bits of banana, kumara or potato "chips", bits of broccolli, sticks of steak, slices of ripe pear, just in manageable child friendly eat with your hand bits. Can be very messy!! But encourages coordination, and lets the child guide how much they really want to eat.

E.T.A. I don't just use BLW, I cook my own baby-food too, my girl's not very big so I do like to feed her when she will let me, or when she's super hungry.

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