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Baby?","baby-led-weaning","https://content.dev.nurturelife.com/blog/baby-led-weaning/","/blog/baby-led-weaning/","2020-09-30T20:03:00","2024-07-11T13:59:31","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’re in the google-frenzied days of young parenthood, you’ve likely come across the phrase “baby-led weaning” at some point in your late-night internet searching. You may have stumbled upon it on social media or even have friends who swear by it. But what \u003C/span>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is\u003C/span>\u003C/i>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> baby-led weaning, exactly? And more importantly, is it the right choice for your little one?\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What Is Baby-Led Weaning?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby-led weaning, often written as BLW, is a method of introducing your baby to solid food. It differs from conventional \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby food stages\u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in two important ways:\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Progression\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Instead of starting with Stage 1 single-ingredient purees and then moving to \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/best-combo-baby-purees/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stage 2 combination purees\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BLW skips purees altogether and goes straight to whole foods as soon as your baby is developmentally ready. In this case, whole foods mean soft, mushable chunks of solid food that your baby can pick up with their tiny hands.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Independence\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Instead of the parents maintaining control over mealtime, the baby gets to take the reins. (Hence the name “baby-led!”) Rather than being spoon-fed, your baby independently chooses which foods to pick up and how much to eat.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca class=\"btn btn-yellow min-w-169 sm:min-w-150\" href=\"/menus/?navItem=finger-foods\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop Finger Foods\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Why Do Some Parents Choose Baby-Led Weaning?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby-led weaning has gained popularity for a wide variety of reasons, from healthy development for baby to mealtime convenience for parents. Here are just a few of the benefits that make some parents choose BLW:\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLW allows babies to experiment with bringing food to their mouth from a very young age. Daily practice develops and then \u003C/span>\u003Cb>reinforces motor skills, hand-eye coordination and chewing muscles\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—all critical self-feeding abilities that \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/finger-foods-vs-pouches/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may be hindered by too many smooth purees\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLW \u003C/span>\u003Cb>puts babies in charge of how much to eat\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead of being spoon-fed an entire puree jar just for the sake of finishing it, your baby will learn to eat when hungry and stop when full. (With BLW, you don’t have to worry about \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/can-overfeed-baby-5-common-faqs-infant-overfeeding/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overfeeding a baby\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Babies are very good at knowing when they’re full, and you’re simply taking advantage of this instinctive ability.)\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLW gives babies the opportunity to \u003C/span>\u003Cb>explore new tastes and textures\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially compared to standard store-bought purees. While purees tend to look and feel the same, finger foods allow babies to distinguish the many different textures, colors, shapes and smells of \u003C/span>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whole, adult-like \u003C/span>\u003C/i>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food—which will in turn develop a more accepting palate and help prevent \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/4-practical-tips-feeding-picky-toddler-new-foods/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">picky eating in toddlerhood\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and beyond.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although purees are often marketed on convenience, in reality, many parents find \u003C/span>\u003Cb>BLW to be even more convenient\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6202902/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several studies and surveys\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have shown that BLW reduces stress at mealtime, as the parents are no longer responsible for constant feeding and the entire family can enjoy the same meal (with some age-appropriate alterations as needed to ensure safe \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finger foods for the baby\u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>When Can You Start Baby-Led Weaning?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most babies are developmentally ready to start BLW at around 6 months old. That is, their bodies are physically capable of grabbing, mushing, chewing and swallowing chunks of real table food. However, some babies may take up to 10 months to be ready, and that’s perfectly normal, too. \u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than age, the most important indicator of \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/transitioning-baby-finger-foods/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">readiness to transition to finger foods\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is your baby’s developmental progress. Look for signs that include\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to sit up in a highchair unassisted \u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trunk control (no more bobble head movements!)\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to prop themselves up on their forearms \u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curiosity about table food\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that even when your baby is ready for finger foods, that doesn’t mean that solids should totally replace liquids. Your baby should still be getting the majority of their nutrition from \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/got-milk-transitioning-breast-milk-formula/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breast milk or formula until about 12 months of age\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What Are the Best \u003C/b>\u003Cb>First Finger Foods\u003C/b>\u003Cb> for BLW?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For BLW, texture is key. Your baby’s \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first finger foods\u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should be soft—soft enough that you can smash the piece with no more than gentle pressure between your fingers. When you’re just starting out baby-led weaning, try cutting foods into long strips. Since most babies under 8 months do not yet have the pincer grasp, they’ll need to pick up the food using their whole hand.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try soft, easy-to-palm foods like these:\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweet potato, white potato or butternut squash—cooked until soft and cut into long strips\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft-cooked veggies with natural “handles” like broccoli, carrots or cauliflower\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thin strips of soft bread, pancake or French toast\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally soft fruits like banana, mango or melon\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your baby has gotten used to picking up and eating solid foods, you can start cutting them into smaller pieces and even mixing ingredients together. \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/stage-3-baby-food-different/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nurture Life’s \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stage 3 baby food\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great way to introduce your baby to creative combinations of ingredients, all sized to encourage proper development and nutritionally balanced to help your baby grow up well.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/menus/?utm_source=blog_internal&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=conversion&utm_content=baby-led-weaning-20200930\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18978\" src=\"https://content.nurturelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BLW-blog-CTA1-2-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"first finger foods\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https://content.dev.nurturelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BLW-blog-CTA1-2-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https://content.dev.nurturelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BLW-blog-CTA1-2-300x175.jpg 300w, https://content.dev.nurturelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BLW-blog-CTA1-2-768x448.jpg 768w, https://content.dev.nurturelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BLW-blog-CTA1-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/a>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What About Choking? Is Baby-Led Weaning Safe?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choking is the biggest concern that parents express about baby-led weaning. While understandable, it’s not as serious of a risk as many parents fear. Here are some tips to reduce the choking risk for your baby:\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never leave your baby alone while they are eating.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure your baby eats only while sitting upright in their high chair (and that they can support their neck and head without assistance).\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid circular foods like grapes, hot dogs or blueberries, as well as raw vegetables in any size or shape. Particularly sticky foods (like nut butters) or hard fruits (like apples) are best avoided, too.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know the difference between choking and gagging. In the first few weeks of BLW, your baby may gag quite a bit. This is a completely normal physical response to food traveling too far in the back of their mouth. A baby who is gagging will look and sound as if they have a mild cough; a baby who is choking will look scared and make no noise. \u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides choking, food allergies are another potential safety risk with BLW. Be sure to start with single-ingredients and introduce only one new food to your baby at a time. Familiarize yourself with \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/big-8-allergens/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Big 8 allergens\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are responsible for 90% of all food allergies in the United States. Speak with your pediatrician if your baby experiences any food reactions.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>How Do You Start Baby-Led Weaning?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every baby is different and will experience a different journey as they begin to eat real food. Stay flexible, have fun and use these tips to help your transition to \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finger foods for baby\u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-led weaning:\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Start one at a time. \u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put just one or two pieces of the same type of food in front of your baby so you don’t overwhelm them. \u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Let them focus.\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To keep mealtime smooth and positive, introduce new foods only when your baby is alert and in a distraction-free environment. \u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Slow down.\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some babies accept finger foods right away, and some don’t! If your baby needs more time, try a slower transition by serving \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/blog/best-first-baby-purees/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">single-ingredient purees\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some meals.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Mix it up. \u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no rules to “correct” baby-led weaning. It’s totally okay to let your baby explore independently for some meals and to spoon feed purees for others.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Forget utensils.\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At this very early stage, hands and fingers are the very best tools, giving your baby a chance to fully experience what they’re eating.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Embrace the mess.\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Smashing, dropping, smearing, throwing—it’s all part of the learning process! Lay down some spare plastic bags or a washable splat mat to prevent a big cleanup.\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>Don’t stress.\u003C/b>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If any aspect of feeding becomes too emotionally charged, your baby may develop negative associations with food. Be kind to yourself and take a break if and when the BLW journey becomes frustrating. You can always serve purees for now and try solid food again another day. The more fun and positive meals are, the better for your baby (and you!).\u003C/span>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Should You Try Baby-Led Weaning?\u003C/b>\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There’s no right or wrong answer. There are endless ways to parent, and ultimately, the best choice for your family comes down to what works for you. Many child development experts are fans of the baby-led method, but plenty of babies move through the more conventional \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby food stages\u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and still develop perfectly happily and healthily. Give BLW a shot if you’re interested, but don’t feel guilty if you aren’t. You know what’s best for your family!\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about baby-led weaning or how Nurture Life’s \u003C/span>\u003Ca href=\"https://nurturelife.com/menus/?currentPage=1&navItem=baby-10-24-mos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convenient and healthy \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby food delivery\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can assist you in the BLW journey, we’d love to hear from you. 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Lara is the owner/founder of FEED—Forming Early Eating Decisions, a nutrition consulting practice specializing in pediatric nutrition and digestive diseases. Lara has over a decade of experience in clinical practice at two of the top ranked pediatric hospitals in the country, Lurie Children’s Hospital and University of Chicago Medical Center. Lara received her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and M.S. and dietetic internship from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Lara truly enjoys the process of eating (and feeding!), from procuring the ingredients at various grocery stores and farmers markets, to organizing her pantry/refrigerator at home to make it easy to select healthy options, to preparing balanced meals with her children. 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