Baby Led Weaning

I knew when I was pregnant with Jack that I would use a baby led weaning approach to starting solids this time. With Claire I made all her food and started her with things like millet, oatmeal, avocado, and banana instead of the traditional rice cereal from a box. But it was still all pureed and fed to her from a spoon.


This time we waited until Jack was developmentally ready to pick up the food and eat it on his own. Jack has been eyeing us eat for months now, but his ability to grab something small and put it in his mouth had gotten really good in the last few days, so I thought we would give it a go. Last night we had chicken and veggies for dinner, so I gave Jack some and he dug right in.

And today I gave him some avocado to try. It was pretty cute watching him try to pick up a piece because it;s so darn slippery. But he did manage to get some in that mouth of his. 

I love BLW because I know his body is ready for solid food, and he's controlling how much he's taking in. Probably not very much is actually going in right now, but that's okay. For the first year of life, food is meant for fun and exploring. He's still getting all the nutrition he needs from breast milk.


Here's a couple videos of Jack eating. So cute!