When Layla first started solids, i was so fixated on babyled weaning. I wanted her to be able to feed herself, i wanted her to experience all those sensations from the food, i wanted her to develope her motor skills while feeding herself.
I must admit, it went well when it first started. But i was working and could not attend to her meals for 3 months. In that period, my helper and my mom was too afraid to let her feed herself, they just can't bear watching her gag. So they started feeding her.
When i took over after my production ended, she's learnt to open her mouth at the sight of spoon approaching her. For 2 weeks i tried to adjust her back to blw. She was so confused, and she also wasnt eating well with all my fussing. I was upset, she was upset. It took an entire hour just to feed her, a really unpleasant 1 hour too.
I struggled. I struggled with holding on to my ideals. I wanted the vision i played in my head to come true.
I almost sacrificed my daughter's happiness for my ego.
That's when i decided, it doesn't matter if its traditional weaning or babyled weaning. As long as she eats well, grows well, she enjoys her meal time and we enjoy our time together, how i feed her shouldn't matter. She will eventually learn to feed herself. It's fine and it's all good!
So much life lessons to learn in parenthood. It constantly challenges me to reflect on my thoughts and expectations. One thing i keep doing in this motherhood is to keep reminding myself to be mindful. And to stay happy!
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