BABY LED WEANING- A new Concept!! Baby-led weaning is an approach to feeding that starts when babies are around six months old. Instead of being spoon-fed by adults, babies are allowed to explore food for themselves and feed themselves using their own hands. The baby-led weaning approach has several benefits. It helps babies develop their fine motor skills and allows them to eat at their own pace and control how much they eat.In addition, baby-led weaning can help to reduce the risk of obesity a

Baby-led weaning and why we went this route. As an infant health specialist I have observed many feeding moments between caregivers and infants. The norm use to be starting with purées and then moving on to solids. I would watch parents try to get their child to eat their smashed banana… “here comes the airplane… vrooom, open up wide.” Some times the baby would open other times shut their mouth or look away. Then I watched as the parent would try with all their might to get their child to take a

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