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Is your baby ready to start solids. If so, then you maybe wondering whether to go the traditional weaning route or you might want to be adventurous and give baby led weaning a try.

What is baby led weaning? Baby led weaning is a method where you provide your baby with real foods, cut in a certain length and they feed themselves. Sounds interesting and scary all at the same time, right?

I was definitely nervous when I decided to choose baby led weaning, but let me tell you it was SO worth it.

That’s why I wanted to share my experiences with you on this page!

You can find a variety of posts dealing with baby led weaning such as first foods you can offer your baby, pros and cons of baby led weaning, baby led weaning essentials and much more!

Let eating be an adventure for your little!

Baby Led Weaning Scares

Choking was one of my biggest fears upon starting the baby led weaning process. I remember before learning about BLW, one of my close friends who has a little girl a month older than Lennox, gave her six-month-old daughter a whole piece of steamed broccoli. I was in disbelief! How was she so comfortable giving her infant an entire piece of cooked broccoli? She’s going to choke for f*%*s sake.

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What is Baby Led Weaning and Why is it Worth It?

First things first, the word weaning is misleading. It does not mean the elimination of breastmilk/formula but rather the addition of solid foods to your already established milk schedule. Traditional weaning is when you supplement your baby with puréed foods and gradually advance to solid foods as your baby develops. In most cases, the purees are fed to the baby by a parent or guardian. Baby led weaning, on the other hand, is weaning LED by the baby. Read more here.

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