Baby led weaning and the mess!

 It is great fun to watch Max enjoy new foods and textures. He seems quite confident now with a spoon which still amazes me! We started off wearing a standard bib which covers his arms and body...but quickly realised that the food making it into his mouth, certainly in the early days, more often than not will be spat out or thrown around! These bibs allow food to slide down into their lap onto their seat and the floor...lovely.
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So asking around and reading some reviews, we came across the BiBADO. Lots of mums rave about this bib which not only covers the baby, but is stretched across the high chair to create a 'well' where food can be caught. 
The bib was created by a mum with twins who was sick of clearing up the mess after meal times, after several redesigns this 'award-winning' bib was launched. The bib is wipe clean, waterproof and states that it will save 20-30 minutes of cleaning up after meal times. 
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We managed to find a £5 off code so the bib cost us £15. It fits Max well, though I find the velcro fastener slightly difficult at the back. It certainly catches his food which is a lot less messy and does save time afterwards. However, one thing I did notice that because of the brightly coloured and detailed design of the bib coverall Max seemed to find it more difficult locating the food in front of him. This may be because his weaning journey is just starting and he is learning that the items in front of him are food..but I would be interested to hear if anyone else found this with their babies? we solved it pretty quickly by only placing a small section of the bib on the eating area so the food wasn't lost. The downside is that sometimes food slips off and defeats the whole purpose of the bib! Hopefully, this will improve in the future!

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