Hi! My baby is now 3mths old..I'm beginning to read up on the options when it comes to introducing solids..what are the pros and cons in giving purees? Or should I opt for baby led weaning? How do I get started with either one? Thanks!

Depends on how comfortable and how much time you have with either. I like the ease and convenience of purees, whether bottled or home made. It's just so easy to pop a jar and introduce it to your LO and with an array of flavours to choose from too. Steaming and making your own puree is not that hard as well. Sometimes, I make a big batch of puree and freeze them in an ice cube tray and take out and heat up the amount that I need. Easy peasy. Baby lead weaning is great too as this will teach independence and train their fine motor skills and test their hand eye coordination. And with this method, they will only take in what they want. As compared to puree, caregivers tend to overfeed or underfeed. But I have to prepare a fresh batch of food everytime for the baby and has to stay with the baby all the time to watch out for choking. As one poster mentioned, how about combining the two? When you are strapped for time, try purees and if you are not, then do the baby lead weaning. But of course before you start on either one, observe if your baby is ready for solids: "1. They can stay in a sitting position and hold their head steady. 2. They can co-ordinate their eyes, hands and mouth so they can look at the food, pick it up and put it in their mouth, all by themselves. 3. They can swallow food. Babies who are not ready will push their food back out with their tongue, so they get more round their face than they do in their mouths." (NHS) And remember, at this stage, you are only introducing them to the concept of food so start with small amounts first and continue to give them milk (bf or formula). Hope this helps.