BLW

kmhb2010

Hey ladies! I'm wondering if anyone can explain BLW to me...has anyone started it already or are there any 2+ moms who have already done it? I'd never heard of it until I joined The Bump and I would love more information on it from experienced moms. Thanks!

laura.noel

I haven't done it, but check out babyledweaning.com (sorry it's not clicky). 

kmhb2010

Thanks for the website....it was very helpful! I still have a question, though...do the babies need to have teeth to start BLW? 

jewerner

No judgement here, I totally respect that everyone has their own parenting styles that work for them. But just for the sake of making a fully informed decision, Id talk to your pedi about it before starting BLW. A lot of them are against it-- that way you can weigh the risks as well before deciding what works for you guys. 

kmhb2010

jewerner:

No judgement here, I totally respect that everyone has their own parenting styles that work for them. But just for the sake of making a fully informed decision, Id talk to your pedi about it before starting BLW. A lot of them are against it-- that way you can weigh the risks as well before deciding what works for you guys. 

I appreciate this thought and have already talked to my pedi and I will be starting with purees because I feel they are best for my child and our family. However I have been intrigued by BLW and was just looking for info from people about why they made this decision and how they do it. Eventually I do plan to feed our son the same things we eat - when we're ready - and thought I might be able to get some tips.

mkarns

The baby food post below is the first I've heard of BLW and I like the idea, in theory. I'm going to talk to my pedi today at C's 4m appointment. I sent all the links I could find to DH and he is on board as long as our pedi doesn't have any good arguments against it. I'm not going to be die-hard about it, but I'd like to give it a whirl. If it works, great. If not, I suppose we planned to puree anyway- so no disappointment.