One of the great selling points of baby led weaning (BLW) – for me anyway – is that you don’t NEED any special recipes. You get to share your food with your baby right from the get-go, so you don’t need to prepare anything special. The ultimate in lazy parenting. And yet there’s something nice about the idea of tiny…
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It’s easy to get stuck in a rut at breakfast time so it can be a bit daunting when you start baby led weaning. Suddenly you need to come up with healthy, varied breakfast ideas you can make with a baby in one arm. Hands up if you have the exact same breakfast almost every day – or even worse,…
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We’ve always used a range of cups for Eli ever since he started baby led weaning, including an open cup as well as sippies and straw cups. A few weeks ago though, we transitioned to using plastic beakers full-time when in the house. Using an open cup is better for a baby’s teeth and it’s a skill they need to learn.…
Continue Reading→In case you haven’t noticed, it’s summertime! And for us that’s meaning lazy afternoons round the paddling pool and Eli running about naked (except for a fetching straw sunhat). But this blog is about baby led weaning and we’re not here to talk about pools and hats. We’re here to talk about the perfect snack to round off that perfect…
Continue Reading→Returning to work and BLW Like many mums, I was seriously worried about going back to work after mat leave ended. One of the things I fretted about most was the whole eating/food aspect. How the hell would I manage to have nutritious homemade dinners ready on work nights? Would my childminder understand baby led weaning? And how would we keep…
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