Thoughts on Baby Led Weaning?

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Tell me about it. Benefits? Risks? Do you do it why or why not? I’d love to hear if people are against it also. Thanks!

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I did blw with my daughter and will do it if I have any other children. It’s so great for their sensory learning and teaching them to self feed is great too. We also learned my child has some severe food allergies which I don’t think we would’ve figured out had we not started introducing all foods early to her, and honestly the doctors said that the early introduction to everything is what saved her from going into anaphylaxis. 
Just do your research, babies have a high gag reflex so the odds of a choking incident are very slim, also there are tons of pages on Instagram that go through the steps with you. Just research everything and at the end of the day do what’s comfortable for you.

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I did with my daughter and it was so much easier and cheaper. She loved it! There’s no risks to it unless you aren’t giving them appropriate sized pieces or starting too early on solids (6 months+). I’ll be doing it again for this baby too. They just eat what we eat in age appropriate portions or what is healthy for them to eat at the time. It saved money buying baby food! We tried baby food once and she didn’t like it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I did it without even realizing what it was called at the time. My I have a 9 year old and a 2 year old. Around 6 months old I started with a banana. It went really well. I find doing the baby lead weaning they don't gag on textures when introduced. Stage 3 baby food have little chunks and My nephew was gaging and almost choking cause he was never introduced to textures. So i definitely find it beneficial on that aspect. It's not for everyone though. A friend of mines son refused to touch the food and insisted on being spoon fed. So it all depends on the child and the parent.

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I did it with my 13 month old and loved it. 😍 plan to do it again this baby after they are born and turn 6 months😊

Thoughts on Baby Led Weaning?

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