Thank you it was very reassuring to read these comments about when 'babies get the hang of it'. Despite 3 weeks of a nasty cold, my little boy has "taken off" at last- hurray! He loves his cauliflower and oranges & apples that Daddy is eating. So thats aged 8 months. Its still only equivalent of 2-3 spoon fulls but what a delight it is to see him having fun with food! I think a lot of the worry and pressure is going back to work- so I delayed it another few months- took the pressure off.