Comments on: Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/ Reviving Traditional Foods Sun, 20 May 2012 20:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sitting up | One Moore In The Oven http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-13212 Sitting up | One Moore In The Oven Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:27:11 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-13212 [...] http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/ [...] [...] http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/ [...]

]]> By: Dining Out with Kids http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-10038 Dining Out with Kids Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:29:03 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-10038 [...] a separate plate and serve her a little bit of your meal much in the same vein and principle as baby-led weaning. As your child, and his appetite grows, explain the menu and suggest items from the starter or [...] [...] a separate plate and serve her a little bit of your meal much in the same vein and principle as baby-led weaning. As your child, and his appetite grows, explain the menu and suggest items from the starter or [...]

]]> By: Any other SAHMs here? | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6758 Any other SAHMs here? | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:48:03 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6758 [...] that the gums can do a lot of chewing. They are pretty tough. Here is a link on baby led weaning. Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby | Nourished Kitchen ~Sandy Reply With Quote   + Reply to Thread « Previous [...] [...] that the gums can do a lot of chewing. They are pretty tough. Here is a link on baby led weaning. Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby | Nourished Kitchen ~Sandy Reply With Quote   + Reply to Thread « Previous [...]

]]> By: Heather@Mommypotamus http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6757 Heather@Mommypotamus Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:04:10 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6757 "My son self-weaned at 3 ½ years of age. Child-led weaning is a natural extension of baby-led solids – as it employs your full trust in your child’s ability to recognize and respond to his or her own needs. By nursing until your child is ready to wean, you know that you’ve fully satisfied your child’s need for the nurturing and nutrition provided by mother’s milk." YES! Katie weaned last October - just two months shy of her fourth birthday. I am so grateful for the sense of completion we both have from the experience and am thrilled that despite some initial struggles my son and I are on the same journey. I know this is an old post, but someone linked to it from the Nourishing Our Children wall and I just wanted to chime in. “My son self-weaned at 3 ½ years of age. Child-led weaning is a natural extension of baby-led solids – as it employs your full trust in your child’s ability to recognize and respond to his or her own needs. By nursing until your child is ready to wean, you know that you’ve fully satisfied your child’s need for the nurturing and nutrition provided by mother’s milk.”

YES! Katie weaned last October – just two months shy of her fourth birthday. I am so grateful for the sense of completion we both have from the experience and am thrilled that despite some initial struggles my son and I are on the same journey. I know this is an old post, but someone linked to it from the Nourishing Our Children wall and I just wanted to chime in.

]]> By: Paleo for baby | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6756 Paleo for baby | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:28:29 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6756 [...] Inflammation is a great place to read a bit about this. Check out baby-led weaning for more info: Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby | Nourished Kitchen. Sweet potato and avocado make good first foods but let your baby decide when it's time, not the [...] [...] Inflammation is a great place to read a bit about this. Check out baby-led weaning for more info: Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby | Nourished Kitchen. Sweet potato and avocado make good first foods but let your baby decide when it's time, not the [...]

]]> By: Gill Rapley http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6755 Gill Rapley Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:33:43 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6755 Hi there! Glad to hear you're all getting into BLW! May I humbly suggest the book I wrote with Tracey Murkett, "Baby-led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods and Helping Your Baby to Grow up a Happy and Confident Eater", published by The Experiment, as a useful resource? This is the US version of "Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food" (published in the UK in 2008), which was the original and first book devoted to BLW. I have Nina Planck's book and it's great, but if you want more info specifically on BLW, our book is the place to get it. Best wishes, Gill Hi there! Glad to hear you’re all getting into BLW! May I humbly suggest the book I wrote with Tracey Murkett, “Baby-led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods and Helping Your Baby to Grow up a Happy and Confident Eater”, published by The Experiment, as a useful resource? This is the US version of “Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food” (published in the UK in 2008), which was the original and first book devoted to BLW. I have Nina Planck’s book and it’s great, but if you want more info specifically on BLW, our book is the place to get it.
Best wishes, Gill

]]> By: Karen http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6754 Karen Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:13:40 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6754 I think the issue is probably that the foods that your baby is getting at daycare have hidden sugars in them. sugar can really mess up your taste buds, and lots of processed foods have hidden sugar. sugar can also leave you wanting more sugar (like a drug) and not wanting healthy foods. just my opinion, but you may want to check into specifically what they are feeding your baby. I think the issue is probably that the foods that your baby is getting at daycare have hidden sugars in them. sugar can really mess up your taste buds, and lots of processed foods have hidden sugar. sugar can also leave you wanting more sugar (like a drug) and not wanting healthy foods. just my opinion, but you may want to check into specifically what they are feeding your baby.

]]> By: Amanda B http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6753 Amanda B Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:24:50 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6753 Soups, stews, and casseroles go over really well with my son, plus it's the perfect season for making them. He's not the best vegetable eater but he loves them in soups. I think part of it is a texture thing and part of it is a taste thing. With soups you get the best of both: soft, easy to chew veggies and lots of flavor. Make sure to use plenty of good fat (bacon fat makes everything taste better! ) and some flavorful homemade bone broth. When my son is being picky and not eating, I let him sit there with his food for a while and encourage him by showing him how much I'm enjoying it. Sometimes all he needs to know is that he's not getting anything else for dinner and he'll make an effort at what's in front of him. If he still won't eat it, I'll give him some plain yogurt and maybe a banana and that's it. He won't starve but he'll be plenty hungry for the next meal :-) As for getting your daughter to chew, it'll take some patience and help from you. Sit next to her and gently remind her to chew her food. Model the behavior you want her to have at the table. Chew your food slowly and deliberately and tell her what you're doing, "See how mommy chews her food? Can you chew like that too?" Soups, stews, and casseroles go over really well with my son, plus it’s the perfect season for making them. He’s not the best vegetable eater but he loves them in soups. I think part of it is a texture thing and part of it is a taste thing. With soups you get the best of both: soft, easy to chew veggies and lots of flavor. Make sure to use plenty of good fat (bacon fat makes everything taste better! ) and some flavorful homemade bone broth.
When my son is being picky and not eating, I let him sit there with his food for a while and encourage him by showing him how much I’m enjoying it. Sometimes all he needs to know is that he’s not getting anything else for dinner and he’ll make an effort at what’s in front of him. If he still won’t eat it, I’ll give him some plain yogurt and maybe a banana and that’s it. He won’t starve but he’ll be plenty hungry for the next meal :-)
As for getting your daughter to chew, it’ll take some patience and help from you. Sit next to her and gently remind her to chew her food. Model the behavior you want her to have at the table. Chew your food slowly and deliberately and tell her what you’re doing, “See how mommy chews her food? Can you chew like that too?”

]]> By: hong an http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6752 hong an Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:33:23 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6752 My daughter ate so good before going to day-care! I meant she was very interested in eating with whole family and our food. But after 1 month going to day-care, she seems forget how to chew the family's food and likely more picky!! :-( How to help her now??? Please help me if you'd overcome this problem. Thanks in advance!! My daughter ate so good before going to day-care! I meant she was very interested in eating with whole family and our food. But after 1 month going to day-care, she seems forget how to chew the family’s food and likely more picky!! :-( How to help her now??? Please help me if you’d overcome this problem. Thanks in advance!!

]]> By: Amanda B http://nourishedkitchen.com/baby-led-weaning/#comment-6751 Amanda B Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:30:19 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=3200#comment-6751 I admire all of you who have the patience to nurse your babies for so long and to co-sleep. With my son, I just could not handle the sleepless nights and I had trouble with my breastmilk supply after the first 6 months. I did sleep training very soon after he was born and he is THE BEST SLEEPER EVER!! He's been sleeping in his own crib in his own room since he was a few weeks old. He takes very regular naps and never fusses when he's put down for a nap or for bedtime. He sleeps through the night without any problems and he's a very loving and affectionate boy. I also started with the jarred baby foods at 6 months (this was before I knew about WAPF). He is an excellent eater and he eats just about everything I make for the family. I do just about everything from scratch following as many WAPF principles as I can and he just loves it. So, while I do agree with you that child-led weaning is a healthy approach to feeding your child, it's not necessarily "the right" approach for every parent and child. Hopefully when I have my next child, I'll have the patience (and a better supply of breastmilk) to breastfeed my baby much longer. Thanks for an interesting and thought-provoking post! I admire all of you who have the patience to nurse your babies for so long and to co-sleep. With my son, I just could not handle the sleepless nights and I had trouble with my breastmilk supply after the first 6 months. I did sleep training very soon after he was born and he is THE BEST SLEEPER EVER!! He’s been sleeping in his own crib in his own room since he was a few weeks old. He takes very regular naps and never fusses when he’s put down for a nap or for bedtime. He sleeps through the night without any problems and he’s a very loving and affectionate boy. I also started with the jarred baby foods at 6 months (this was before I knew about WAPF). He is an excellent eater and he eats just about everything I make for the family. I do just about everything from scratch following as many WAPF principles as I can and he just loves it.
So, while I do agree with you that child-led weaning is a healthy approach to feeding your child, it’s not necessarily “the right” approach for every parent and child. Hopefully when I have my next child, I’ll have the patience (and a better supply of breastmilk) to breastfeed my baby much longer. Thanks for an interesting and thought-provoking post!

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