good lord woman, you're making me look bad. i answered your question, chuckled a little at your capitalisations and then engaged with you in much sympathetic talk about how rough it is when they don't sleep... ;-D i didn't say MUST, i suggested that you would get more than my opinion if you posted on here... anyway, here's what i said, chaps. any other suggestions? "lololol at your crisis! I’m afraid you’ve made it sound hilarious. If I was you I’d copy what you wrote to me onto the link I’ve sent as a comment, so everyone else can see. Thing is, you have to ask yourself what happens when she stuffs all the meat in… doesn’t she just spit it back out again? Isn’t that okay? If it’s not, just hand her the biggest bit you can get your paws on and see what happens. I don’t really see what the problem is with tiny pieces either, by the way, I think the fist-sized advice is really for babies who don’t have their pincer grip yet, so if she can pick up the tiny pieces and practice her pincer grip then go right ahead. I remember Babybear loved practicing hers with everything when she got the hang of it. Most of all, don’t worry. Nothing bad is happening, I know it’s baby led weaning but the honest truth is that you can only go with what you feel comfortable with so it’s really parent-led as much as anything else. What would you like to do, do you think? What about making some mince and mashed potatoes for her and letting her loose on those? babybear LOVES that. "