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I thought baby-led weaning was when you let the baby decide when he or she is done with the boob... which is usually not until they are a toddler... I do plan on doing that!
I did that with each of my children and is was very easy. I also didn't feed them anthing that I wouldn't eat myself. I think that helped too. They can't get excited about the food, if you aren't.
So what does it mean? are you giving them the same food you're eating??
@northernazbride: That's usually what it means. : ) But like most things, it has varied meanings (in this case, letting your baby choose what foods to eat, rathe than using the usual progression of rice cereal->puree (veggies->fruits->meat)->finger foods->full solids).
ah, I see... well I think we're doing that too then! He hasn't had any rice cereal in weeks because he hated it. I just got some og barley this afternoon that I'm going to make into some cereal... we'll see if he likes that. I'd like to try quinoa after that. He seems to love all the fruits and veggies we've tried. I'm a firm believer that his body knows what it needs, I wouldn't want to force anything!
Here, I'll link you to a good explanation. It's just starting to become more common. I had never heard of it until recently, and honestly wasn't sure it would be a good route to go (choking hazards etc.) until I learned more about it.
I've never heard of it until today. I looked at the link that Mrs. DG provided, and it sounds interesting, though I'm not sure if I'll go that route. Yuuki loves rice cereal and if I put it on the spoon, she can guide it to her mouth.
I'm interested in seeing if it would work though. I guess the only thing I don't understand is what food is appropriate for baby-led weaning. I've looked up some information about it, but I'm confused when it comes to more solid food like meat, or if that's a big no-no.
Yuuki should be starting solid food in about a month, and this could be a route I'd consider.
oh, that is pretty interesting. I've never heard of it... it sounds kind of neat though.
They say that you just have to cook the veggies until they are a gummable consistency. I still only offer grains and vegetables (though Cecilia is most interested in things like breads and baked goods that she can't have!)
i wish i could find a link, i found an interesting article online about dr's recomending that meat not be left till last when you are starting on solids. basically, if you can puree meat, why wait? Its full of iron, which is important for babies. And most children/babies love any type of carbohydrate because it fills them up immediately and they are used to lactose which is a carb found in breast milk and formula. Thats probably why your daughter is so interested in bread and baked goods!
@Bostonsmom: We are no longer pureeing because she hates the texture, so we are just feeding her table foods. The meat represents a choking hazard (in my mind), so we're just going with grains and veggies for now. (Think of her as stage 1 in baby food equivalents).
Once she gets the hang of eating these things, we'll be happy to add the meats... but we'd like her to practice first. I don't want to have to resuscitate my own baby!
I've never heard of this, DG, but now I'm going to research it. We've been giving Addie Rice cereal for months, but she's never really "gotten" it. She still makes weird faces and pushes the food out with her tongue. She does, however, use a cup, and we just bought her first sippy cup!
MB only has three foods in her repertoire so far. We did sweet potatoes for a week (which she LOVES), then went to carrots (not so much), then we added the rice cereal. She's not a huge fan of it, so we usually do 50/50 with sweet potatoes on the spoon so she'll eat it. But she actually slept through the night when she ate her cereal! Yay!
I love the idea of BLW because I could tell MB was interested in foods earlier, and if I had listened to my instinct, she would have been eating earlier. She loves to help guide the spoon into her mouth and she loves watching us eat! We may try letting her eat some things she's been eyeing like mashed potatoes and such! Also carrots and sweet potatoes/yams are so easy to cook to a soft consistency. And with Thanksgiving coming up she'll have a whole range of foods to choose from. This sounds so fun!
@MightySapphire: I agree! She ate a waffle yesterday (well, more like licked it a bunch) and today we tried a spoon and as long as she was holding it we were fine.
@Mrs. Spring: Best of luck... It really worked for us!
This is so interesting. After hearing what everybody has to say, I'm leaning in this direction. Yuuki has reached out for food a lot more in the past few weeks, but our doctor said to wait until 6 months before giving her solids.
Also, Yuuki's been eyeing our food since she was about 3 or 4 months. And it's very obvious that she prefers some food over others. For instance, my husband and I went out to eat today, and Yuuki was not at all interested in pasta, but she reached out for pizza when I put it in front of her. She also tried to get at a brownie. A week or so ago, she reached for a White Castle burger, and actually held it with her thumb and pointer finger. I didn't let her eat any of it though.
I so want to see if she'll want anything over Thanksgiving, but I'm not sure if it's a great idea. She'll only be 5 months tomorrow.
I'll definitely be looking into this more.
Here are some more links:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/babyledweaning.htm
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/babyledweaningfoodmenuideas.htm
The second link has a lot of other good links that I have used.
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Who is starting with baby led weaning. We've tried so many baby foods with Cecilia. We tried rice cereal mixed with breast milk, mixed with pear juice, squash, sweet potatoes, avocado, banana and she's hated them ALL!
I was telling Mighty Sapphire that she was very interested in my banana bread one day. It reminded me that baby led weaning was an option. We've tried it the last two nights and so far the baby has eaten rice and organic angel hair pasta. I think Cecilia is just really interested in being in control of the process...
So we're going baby led weaning all the way. Anyone else doing this?