BLW and other peoples negativity - Page 2

leighbaby · Feb 8th, 2010, 13:05 PM

tell me about it - we fend off comments 24/7! my answer - does he look like an unhappy, undernourished baby? does he heck!

craftymum · Feb 8th, 2010, 15:46 PM

why do people not get the concept when so many people bring their babies up this way now and it seems with great success too.

charliesmom · Feb 8th, 2010, 16:57 PM

I think it's the fear of choking... I'm dying to try it myself when LO turns 6 months, but I'm REAALLY skeptical of her being able to handle chunks of solid food and not choking on it. I'll have to try it to believe it... but I'm very open to the idea, just scared!

Lisa1302 · Feb 9th, 2010, 06:38 AM

I would try to ignore it - in a few months when they see how its going they wont be so stick to turn their nose up.

I didn't BLW, it was what i wanted but Izzy weaned after 4 months - but because it was what I had wanted to do she has since she has been able to eaten lots with her hands.

So many people are surprised with what I give her, how she eats it and chews it.
She will have a sandwich and take proper bites from it, oppose to pushing bits in that were pulled off.
She eats things that even some BLW folk are vary of lol like whole dried apricots, they go in whole and have the life sucked out of them.

So yes at first it may be hard to listen to their comments, but dont worry - if you believe you can do a good job of it then soon enough they will be thinking differently.

golcarlilly · Feb 12th, 2010, 10:54 AM

It is a new idea so bound to attract negativity as people don't like change - purees have been the way to wean for years and little is known about blw or the effects of it yet so that is probs why you are encountering these type of comments

It is up to you how you raise your baby so I would just smile sweetly and ignore them!!

(I am traditional weaning btw so not biased for BLW

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soootired · Feb 13th, 2010, 16:25 PM

I am planning on doing this and came over to ask the q have people had negative comments, i quess i know the answer from reading this lol. I am starting to get ohh you can start to give food soon from mil and mum (lo 3 month). Nct has loads of info and there are some good books about. My best comeback and reason for doing this really is that it seems the natural way. How many foodproccesssers were around 200 years ago and how many animal mainly primates do you see muching up babys food for them.

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leighbaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,297	tell me about it - we fend off comments 24/7! my answer - does he look like an unhappy, undernourished baby? does he heck!

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Feb 8th, 2010, 15:46 PM	#12
craftymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,345	why do people not get the concept when so many people bring their babies up this way now and it seems with great success too.

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Feb 8th, 2010, 16:57 PM	#13
charliesmom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 863	I think it's the fear of choking... I'm dying to try it myself when LO turns 6 months, but I'm REAALLY skeptical of her being able to handle chunks of solid food and not choking on it. I'll have to try it to believe it... but I'm very open to the idea, just scared!

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Feb 9th, 2010, 06:38 AM	#14
Lisa1302 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 2,384	I would try to ignore it - in a few months when they see how its going they wont be so stick to turn their nose up. I didn't BLW, it was what i wanted but Izzy weaned after 4 months - but because it was what I had wanted to do she has since she has been able to eaten lots with her hands. So many people are surprised with what I give her, how she eats it and chews it. She will have a sandwich and take proper bites from it, oppose to pushing bits in that were pulled off. She eats things that even some BLW folk are vary of lol like whole dried apricots, they go in whole and have the life sucked out of them. So yes at first it may be hard to listen to their comments, but dont worry - if you believe you can do a good job of it then soon enough they will be thinking differently.

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Feb 12th, 2010, 10:54 AM	#15
golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,442	It is a new idea so bound to attract negativity as people don't like change - purees have been the way to wean for years and little is known about blw or the effects of it yet so that is probs why you are encountering these type of comments It is up to you how you raise your baby so I would just smile sweetly and ignore them!! (I am traditional weaning btw so not biased for BLW )

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Feb 13th, 2010, 16:25 PM	#16
soootired Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,974	I am planning on doing this and came over to ask the q have people had negative comments, i quess i know the answer from reading this lol. I am starting to get ohh you can start to give food soon from mil and mum (lo 3 month). Nct has loads of info and there are some good books about. My best comeback and reason for doing this really is that it seems the natural way. How many foodproccesssers were around 200 years ago and how many animal mainly primates do you see muching up babys food for them.

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