Brynn had been interested in our food a few weeks prior to her 6th month but we held off until then at the recommendation of our doctor. Baby led weaning in a nutshell is skipping the jar baby food and purees and giving baby appropriate "real food". Even though this might come across as a "new" concept it's really technically an old concept as this is how babies were fed prior to the Gerber generation. The concept works best with breast-fed babies as they are used to the concept of managing their intake where bottle fed babies are used to being given a set amount. The other principal is that "food is fun until 1" which means she doesn't actually need any calories from food until then. Instead it's a sensory and fun experience!
I read
this book and took the experience of a girlfriend who had also followed this concept. The biggest benefit is that you don't have to make anything different for baby you just modify what you are already cooking to avoid spices and salt.
Brynn has tried the following:
- Pears
- Avocados
- Apples (in her mesh feeder)
- Broccoli
- Sweet Potato
She seems to like everything but really liked the broccoli probably due to the fact that she could really hold onto it. We can even confirm she actually swallowed some :) but I'll let you figure out how!
Update: We had more broccoli tonight and it still a clear winner in Brynn's book! She was a big fan and chewed away at the florets :)
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