I started to wean my son three weeks ago at 5 months using baby led weaning as he was grabbing food. He took to it well, having some soft foods and managing them well. Then he nearly choked on a rusk, and now gags and chokes on every single piece of 'whole' food. He was still really interested in food so I have given him a loaded spoon as per advice which he gets into his mouth and will eat a reasonable quantity of food this way. However, he has now discovered that mummy can feed him, so sits with his mouth open and drops the spoon over the side if I give it to him. He basically wants me to feed him! I am worried that if I do keep feeding him he will 1) become reliant on the food, 2) be unable to do true BLW as he will be being spoon fed or 3) keep choking and gagging on whole foods. I feel like I've really messed up the BLW and I really wanted it to work. My OH's family are eagerly waiting for BLW to fail, and I really believe it can work. I just don't know what to do next, and I'm worried about just stopping feeding him in case he is hungry without it. Any help or advice would be great.
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