Baby Led Weaning?

Question

Hi moms. There's been a fuss about BLW is actually safe or not for the baby. I wonder if it's okay to give 6 months old baby a whole food like steamed potato, chicken, etc and let my baby eat it by himself? Isn't it too young? Is mixing the food needed for baby into puree better for the baby? I'm afraid of his gut could be damaged by doing BLW to him. I also want to know what do you give to your 6 to 12 months old baby.

Answer

you should join the Facebook page "baby led weaning for beginners" and you will learn a lot. Your baby has to reach certain milestones before it can be eating table food, such as sitting up on its own for a minute, no tongue thrust reflex, being six months and some others. You never feed a baby purees on a spoon if you are doing BLW. You need to choose one or the other, it's very dangerous to do both. My daughter is nine months and we LOVE BLW. It's so much more convenient, since they eat smaller bits of what you eat (finger length pieces). There is a lot of info out there, so I suggest getting the baby led weaning book from your library or off Amazon and joining the fb page.

Answer

My take on blw was just never spoon feeding my baby. Never feeding him and letting him eat on his own. So I kept it safe and slow and would offer soft things smashed or small or larger pieces of things that couldn't be bitten off.  If there were items I was worried about I put them in a silicone feeder so baby could still choose and feed himself. I also never fussed over ever he did or didn't eat. My son is 16 months and eats great!

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