Baby Led Weaning

Just a quick summary to get me going...
At about 5 months old we started to let matthew have a chew on food, cucumber to start with (from our garden!), which he'd have a good play with, dent slightly and eventually discard. Then from 6 months on he'd get bits and bobs that we were eating, with a leaning towards high fat foods - he loves cheese - and fruit and cooked veg. And as for bananas, there was no 'splitting into thirds' for Matthew, just give him a slightly open banana, and he'd squidge it out and disappear it in no time...Meanwhile he continued breast feeding.
He now eats with us pretty much, he certainly isn't fussy, but does have favourites - Pasta, and cheese..., he's off the breast now (he's 14 months now, and dropped his last milk feed at about 13 months...he's onto full fat cows milk with meals now.

But why did we do it?
Its Easy.... no special mushing required, no spoon feeding, just plonk him down and let him get on with it - with a lot of chat and encouragement at the same time.. Eating out is sooo easy, he just has a bit of whatever we're having.

But what about choking?
Well, he never has, sure to start with there was the odd bout of red faced coughing, but it always came out on its own (and we were keeping an eye on him anyway!) its a learning curve..

Well he's now 2 3/4, and he still hasn't choked, he's got no major food dislikes (except broccoli, one of his first foods - he may have eaten a lifetimes worth before he was one...) and just loves to eat.

He also has a baby brother Peter, who has been chomping away for 6 months (since he was 5 months old - he really didn't want to wait any longer to copy Matthew) Peter is also a fantasic eater, and weilds a cup with ease.