Will Baby Led-Weaning Work for My Baby?

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Does baby-led weaning work? Is baby-led weaning safe? And how do I know if this is the right approach for starting solid foods with MY baby? In this episode I’m giving you a few key questions to ask yourself when you’re trying to figure out if baby-led weaning will work for YOUR baby.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What baby-led weaning is and why it is different than spoon-feeding purees

• Whether or not baby-led weaning works and is it safe for babies

• Which questions to answer when determining whether or not BLW will work for your baby

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Download the free feeding guide “WILL BABY-LED WEANING WORK FOR MY BABY?” This decision tree covers the same series of questions from this episode that will help you determine whether or not BLW is right for your family.

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Episode 100 - The History of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 1) https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/100 

• Episode 102 - The Future of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 2) https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/102 

• Episode 142 - Debunking the Biggest BLW Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/142 

• Episode 284 - Postural Support when Starting Solid Foods with Emma Hubbard, Pediatric OT https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/284 

• Episode 110 - Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/110 

• Episode 148 - How Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Babies can Succeed in Self-Feeding with Vikash K. Modi, MD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/148 

• Episode 52 - Tongue Ties & Lip Ties: Do These Affect Baby's Ability to Self-Feed with Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/52 

• Episode 260 - Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental Delays with Gill Rapley, PhD and Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP/L, IBCLC https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/260 

• Episode 50 - How Tube Fed Babies Can Become Independent Eaters with Jennifer Berry, MS, OT/L and Heidi Liefer Moreland, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/50 

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