Rachael Led Weaning

I know I just posted, but as this will be an ongoing topic, I thought it deserved it's own post.
I am proud of Rachael and myself for having exclusively breastfed for 6 months.
As Rachael is now 6 months old, it's time to start introducing food other than breasmilk into her life.
After doing my research, I settled on trying Baby Led Weaning, as it makes a lot of sense to me.
As you may not be familiar with this approach, some info may be a good idea.

"What is baby-led weaning?

Baby-led weaning is a way of introducing solid foods that allows babies to feed

themselves - there’s no spoon feeding and no purées. The baby sits with the

family at mealtimes and joins in when she is ready, feeding herself first with her

fingers and later with cutlery.

Baby-led weaning:

* allows babies to explore taste, texture, colour and smell

* encourages independence and confidence

* helps to develop their hand-eye coordination and chewing skills

* makes picky eating and mealtime battles less likely"

http://www.rapleyweaning.com/

Lessons learnt with Rachael so far:

-Don't bother to put food on a plate. A plate is the easiest way to ensure all the food ends up on the floor within 10 seconds.

- Pretty much every food discolours clothing

-A bib is designed to keep clothing clean, but a baby is more likely to eat the bib and skip the food

Attempted foods:

Banana. No luck- see plate comment above

Carrot. Some sucking acheived. Turns clothing orange

Toast. Sucking acheived. Small amounts broken off. Gagged a little. (Note. Gagging is ok. Babies gag reflex is quiet close to front of mouth as a safety mechanism. Gagging is different than actually choking).

Meat. Rachael loves meat. Has enjoyed sucking several pieces. Makes clothes dirty too.

Has she actually ingested anything? No, but that's ok. We've only just started, and she is getting food from table to mouth, and sometimes into mouth. It's a good start

Toast two days ago. Not sure if we got the roast beef on camera or not