I couldn't agree more about the weight gain, Eleanor. That's exactly what Babybear's weight would have looked like on a chart, I think. I didn't have her weighed after her first month cos we had to get it done every two days until then and it was hellish. but like eleanor i noticed chubbiness then a stretch then chubba etc. With regards to your family in France, can't you just say that it's a British thing and let them all roll their eyes? thing is, if grandmere does a bit of spoon feeding it won't really be the end of the world so i'd not bother so much about that, but you do need the nanny on board. you'll have to pull the wacky brit thing again, i think. also with regards to the nanny, if she's been doing it a while then you could try pointing out that when she started weaning kids at three months they'd have been on finger food at 6 anyway. All you are doing is taking avantage of their full developmental capability, really. they do gag a bit when they start, i reckon a couple of weeks of BLW, though, and it tails off when they learn about biting and takng in the right amount for their mouths. mealtimes can also take a while in the beginning. i hope that translating Gill's info will help, and might i suggest that you also show them the photos on here and the film clips on youtube (link below)? bonne chance!