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Baby led weaning???

andrea.berg07andrea.berg07 member
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Is any one doing this? I just don't really get how after all these years of babies being fed "baby food"that is pur?ed now all of the sudden they are okay to eat whole foods... Isn't it dangerous? I guess I don't really understand it.

I am planning on making our own baby food. What are your plans?

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  • BrittanyDoesDerbyBrittanyDoesDerby member

    Obviously I'm not doing it currently, but yes.. that is the plan. You don't just throw big hunks of food in front of your baby and let them have a go at it. You introduce small, soft bites of food to your baby when they are ready for solids (six months or so). Some people offer purees first, but true to form BLW is just table food cut into sizes that a six month old can manage with their hands. 

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  • andrea.berg07andrea.berg07 member
    Okay! Makes more sense now... I was slightly confused. :) I guess maybe I should look into it more.
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  • StarlitRNStarlitRN member
    Actually true BLWing does not involve any pured and you start with larger pieces of food working your way to smaller foods as your LO develops a better pincer grasp.

    We did this with DD and will with DS. Her first taste of something besides BM was at 6 1/2mo and we did large broccoli spears steamed and baked sweet potato sticks. The pieces are large enough that she could grasp them and nibble off the parts sticking out of both ends.

    If you google around a bit there is more info on why it is safe. Too much to write here!
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  • watermellenswatermellens member
    imageBrittanyDoesDerby:

    Obviously I'm not doing it currently, but yes.. that is the plan. You don't just throw big hunks of food in front of your baby and let them have a go at it. You introduce small, soft bites of food to your baby when they are ready for solids (six months or so). Some people offer purees first, but true to form BLW is just table food cut into sizes that a six month old can manage with their hands. 

    ditto. We didn't go this route with DS. I made my own baby food. Very easy - you need food, a blender and ice cube trays. A lot cheaper than jarred too. We'll see if I do it again with DS 2 now that I have a toddler to chase after as well =)


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  • anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member
    We did BLW w DS and are doing it w DD now...seriously one of the better parenting decisions we have made.
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