We had a lot of fun with Babylulu learning to chew the cud !! She would chew, if she could be bothered , then if the lump was to big, she would bring it back into her mouth for another chew !! We found that a lot of food was torn into pieces, examined minutely, then fed to the dogs! Tiny amounts went in at first , if at all, and getting over the way we felt about that was key ! Food is for fun until you are one ! and if you are babylulu, it still is just for fun ! some babies / tpoddlers do not eat a lot ! as long as your baby is happy, healthy and meeting their milestones, then no need to obsess about how much (or not!!) they are eating....BLW was great for us as it took off the pressure.....DD was not a great eater, she was not a great drinker of milk, and giving control as it were, over to her,allowed us to step back and enjoy weaning, rather than worrying about how many ice cubes of puree we could get into her ! LOL ! seeing her with a big floret of broccoli in her chubby little fist , munching away, while we all ate as a family , was just lovely !