I get a good amount of questions (and criticisms) regarding the way I practice Baby-Led Weaning. Of course the main principle is that the baby leads, so when approaching BLW, learn your baby’s signs first & foremost! “More” is an easy baby sign and most babies will reach their hands out when they want more…
We have all realised by now that Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is not completely radical but at the same time it’s not exactly mainstream. However, I have noticed that BLW means different things to different people. I’d like to know what it means to you! Is it just another way of feeding? Is it really that…
There have been a handful of comments throughout this blog and on various message boards asking about babies in relation to food. “Is it okay to give them eggs?” “When can we give them meat?” “What should we start with?” “Are you sure you should be feeding them ______ (insert food here)?” As parents, we…
As soon as we started BLW I began to look at what we ate as a family. I must admit, as foodies, we had a pretty varied diet but it was somewhat repetitive. I was keen to ensure that my food preferences, or rather, my dislikes, did not influence BiP’s rapidly expanding palate. I found…
When my twins were at the age where we were ready to introduce “solid” foods, I was so excited to spend a few hours a week cooking up lovely organic concoctions for them to slurp off their spoons. Spinach, mango and edamame. Peas with mint. Orange, pineapple and banana! As the months went on and…
Ok, so we keep saying that BLW means your baby can eat everything you do but you may need to modify your meals to make them more BLW friendly and in turn give your baby a chance to really try everything. Here are my top 5 tips: Make sure your vegetables are long enough: When…
Reposted and slightly edited with permission from Mr. and Mrs. Wright by Tristina Wright. When I wrote the post about Olivia being [perfectly capable] of sleeping through the night according to her pediatrician, a handful of folks zeroed in on my offhanded statement about rice cereal. I received a few questions via email, twitter and…
We are all talking about Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) but what is it? BLW is the gradual weaning from breast milk or formula to solids. The term “Baby-Led Weaning” was coined by Gill Rapley who admits there is nothing new about the concept. BLW expels the myth that babies must be spoon-fed purées and, instead, encourages…
There is a lot of this going on around here. Ella thinks she should be eating food. She is darn insistent about it actually. She cries and gripes because she wants what we have. She isn’t a stupid baby. She’s a rather smart baby actually and she KNOWS we are eating. She knows what to…
A big worry many parents have with baby led weaning is the fact that their child has no teeth. They might wonder how their child will chew the food and break it apart and break it down. Well that is a great question and there are many answers and further explanations of what baby led…
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