Baby Led Weaning The first week of solids

Baby Led Weaning is just that. Led by baby. The idea is that she is completely in control of what and how much goes into her mouth and belly. Eating is a sensory and educational experience, where she explores textures and tastes herself, she is an active participant in eating right from the beginning, rather than passively opening her mouth to receive she learns to feed herself. Each day we offer her a selection of food from all the food groups. As parents we learn to trust that she knows what and how much she needs, we learn to let go of expectations and emotions attached to food (like she 'should' eat this much or its 'good' to eat that). Research shows that over a period of time when given the choice infants will instinctively choose foods that meet their nutritional requirements. As they are in control they will know when they are full, rather than being encouraged to take 'just one more mouthful' she will listen to her body and stop when she is full. As parents we listen to her cues and respect that she is in tune with her needs. Hopefully with this approach we will have a child who grows up remaining intune with her instincts, who has healthy eating habits and attitudes, and who is open to new foods and tastes.

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[lovelyamethystangel]

do you cook anything to soften it? and why not take off the skin?

[onbeauty]

@lovelyamethystangel Yes most of it is either steamed or roasted, the veges that is, the fruit was raw. The skin can make it easier for them to hold it, it holds it together a bit rather than it just turning to mush in their hand.

[drybasil]

Thank you for the nice video, I have 5 and ahalf month baby and want to start solids soon. But can I ask you about the fruit and the veges, do you steam or boil them? or all of them raw? like the carrot and the apple and other food, and I noticed that you didn't peel the food. Thank you so much.

[onbeauty]

@drybasil Hey there, awesome that you are about to start solids, I hope Baby Led Weaning works well for you guys! The vege was either steamed or roasted (sweet potato, squash, and potato), the fruit was raw, the apple was lightly steamed. We used Organic food, so other than a wash there was no need to peel it. Also the skin helps them hold it and keeps it together too. Like with the banana it made it easier to grip with the skin on, without it would just be slipping everywhere. Enjoy, have fun!

[TheFunnyrats]

You're baby is super cute! BTW: Love the music in the background. My wife told me about BLW the other day, and I decided to research it on YouTube. Do you have any advice for us? Our daughter is about 4 1/2 months old!

[onbeauty]

@TheFunnyrats Great! Hope you have fun with it, it is such an awesome way to wean! It is recommended to wait until 6 months, as their digestive system is not properly mature until around then. But check out the baby led weaning website, the forum there is really good, if you feel your baby is ready earlier than 6 months, there will be some good info about that there. Enjoy it all, and be relaxed about it too, and of course film it so we can see how it goes!

[TheCarlitoShow]

I understand the whole blw concept.. but, Aren't u still supposed to only introduce one food everything 3-4 days incase of allergy or allergies don't matter to you guys? Instead you introduced 3-4 new things each day, so if an allergy ever presented, you would have never known what caused it.

[camerashy08]

Love this video. Been thinking about doing BLW and now I'm convinced! Thank you :)

[0RadicalFunk0]

@sneakyrabbit144

You don't feed the rest to him. He's in total control over what he eats. There's a saying "Food is for fun until the age of one". He should be getting all he needs from breastmilk or formula. Food is just an add-on. If he doesn't eat anything, he doesn't eat anything. No harm done.

[sneakyrabbit144]

Hello, Great Video! We just started our son on solids this way a week and a half ago at 6 months but he's not great at getting it to his mouth without smushing it into oblivion and then gets very frustrated that he can't pick it up. At that point i feed the rest to him mushed up on my fingers. Should i just switch to mash for a while?

[missusangel]

Great video! What a gorgeous baby girl! My LO is almost 5 mths old, so I'm going to wait a few more weeks before we start BLW with her. Can't wait :-)

[atxgurl01]

great video! How old is LO here?

[TheFunnyrats]

@onbeauty great. she is about to turn 6 in about two weeks, so we are excited. I'll be putting up some video of her soon doing BLW!