I've never really understood the 'airplane noise' approach to feeding small children. Maybe I'm too prosaic or impatient to try (though I'm silly enough at other times). But with my vast experience (n=2), perhaps I needs must write up a case study on the phenomenon. My hypothesis shall be: a baby in motion will stay in motion...wait, sorry wrong branch of science! How about: the best way to feed your baby is however your baby likes to eat. If your baby requires the airplane method, then by all means use the airplane method and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. My son wouldn't eat anything for 2.5 years and my daughter will eat anything (including scavenging under the buffet for lost crumbs and handfuls of dirt out of the flower pots!). You could make airplane noises until you gained altitude but my son would still just glower at you and scream if you tried to put anything in his mouth unsanctioned. He was also using silverware (big people version) by a year and insisted on doing everything himself and was the neatest baby I'm aware of (it was rather scary). His sister is a happy disaster, the messier the better! She might even smile at your airplane noises but don't stop feeding her to make them or you'll hear about it.
So there you have it, the simplest and easiest method to feed a baby: get a baby that likes to eat, nothing could be more straightforward...but you have a baby that isn't a good eater...hmmm...have you tried the airplane method?
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