Baby Led Solids/Weaning info

[Kari78]

What is it? (from http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/babyledweaning.htm)

So what exactly is Baby Led Weaning as relates to solid food introduction?  In short, Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is skipping thin and runny purées and not feeding your baby with a spoon.

 Baby Led Weaning means offering your baby (age appropriate) foods that soft-cooked and cut into small easily manageable pieces. These foods are then given to your baby to eat.  You do the cooking, the dicing and the offering of the foods and your baby does the rest. 

 As with breastfeeding on demand, Baby Led Weaning is a method of introducing solid foods that leaves it up to your baby to decide when and how much to eat.  While not necessarily a "hands off" approach, Baby Led Weaning does advocate allowing your baby to make all food choices for him or herself.

Links:

http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/blw/engels.html

La Leche League article: http://www.llli.org//llleaderweb/LV/LVMarApr87p23.html

If anyone has any other resources, please add them!

[JJPrincess410]

Thank you for the resources i am going to take a look my daughter just turned 6 months on the 10th... and she is ready for more foods in my opinion... looking forward to researching more...

 

[Kari78]

Here's another great article that a group member found!

http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/13/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-7-baby-food/

[robynzs]

I'm new to the group, and am partially using the baby-led weaning method - I hope to meet other moms!

[JasonsMom2007]

My son's pediatrician told me to start him on cereal at 3 months.  I am NOT making that mistake again!  Looking forward to baby led solids with my daughter!

[Kari78]

http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/schema/engels.html

Really good link from group member *naturerin*!

[robynzs]

Interesting link - some of the recommendations were very different from other lists that I've read.

Quoting Kari78:

http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/schema/engels.html

Really good link from group member *naturerin*!

[Kari78]

Feel free to post any other lists too, for comparison and variety!

Quoting robynzs:

Interesting link - some of the recommendations were very different from other lists that I've read.

Quoting Kari78:

http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/schema/engels.html

Really good link from group member *naturerin*!

[charisma777]

Hey there! Just wanted to let you all know that I'm doing a giveaway on my blog - "Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook" by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett. Check it out:

www.baby-led-solids.blogspot.com

[MamaSince2005]

 Hello, my name is Diana. I found this topic on youtube. It grabbed my interest right away to see babies eat whole foods instead of pureed foods. With my first baby i spent lots of money on baby food and did not introduced solid foods until my baby was over a year. I am pregnant and due in July. I would love to do BLW with this baby. I joined the group to learn more about it and Nutrition. I also want to make my own baby food.