What is Baby-led Weaning? (BLW)

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Our Favorite High Chairs and Boosters

Selecting baby gear is one of the more overwhelming parts of parenthood. There are so many options available, and friends, family members, online groups and Amazon reviews all pull you...

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Food Before 1 is NOT Just for Fun!

We hear the term “food before 1 is just for fun” thrown around in various Baby-led Weaning communities. The spirit of this phrase is great – don’t stress about the...

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Why Dips are Important

Let’s talk DIPS! Did you know that the use of dips is something we use to help reluctant eaters learn how to eat more foods?  There are so many dip...

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Smarter Spoon-Feeding

Many parents who follow Feeding Littles utilize the concept of Baby-led Weaning (BLW), which means that babies feed themselves whole foods from the start. (Don’t worry – it doesn’t mean that baby...

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Why Gagging is Good… As Long as It Improves

What is gagging, why is it expected, and what can we do if it's not getting better? Read on.   Let’s talk about the biggest source of stress for parents when they...

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Feeding Fiction: Let’s Set the Record Straight

Feeding a baby or toddler can seem very overwhelming. There are so many routes to take, potential products to buy, things to consider. In a time when parents are bombarded...

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Starting Solids: The Importance of Sitting Unassisted

Sitting with minimal or no assistance is one of the most important readiness signs for feeding solids. For many babies, unassisted sitting happens around 6 months, which is also when...

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The Pincer Grasp is NOT a Prerequisite to Starting Solid Foods

Many parents rely on Facebook support groups for information about all things parenting – feeding, behavior, sleep development, potty training, and even car seat safety. With the influx of resources comes an...

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Help Your Baby Learn to Chew + Our Favorite Teethers

In our infant course, we talk about offering babies soft finger foods. Many families wonder, “How can babies eat whole – and not pureed – food without teeth?” We love...

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Sweet Berry Constipation Smoothie

Let’s talk about poop. OK, so it’s not everyone’s favorite topic, but as a dietitian I discuss it – oftentimes in great detail – with almost all of my clients....

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Benefits of Baby-led Weaning

Baby-led Weaning, or Infant Self-feeding, is an option that many families choose when they start solids foods. Instead of pureeing all of baby's food and spooning it into their mouth, Baby-led...

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What’s the Deal with Babies and Salt?

In our infant course on Baby-led Weaning (Infant Self-feeding), we recommend going easy on baby’s salt intake based on available guidelines. So, how much sodium is too much, and do we really need...

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Our Favorite Proteins for Baby-led Weaning

Our clients are surprised to hear that babies as young as 6 months of age can eat meat, poultry and fish. Read on for how to serve it safely and...

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Choking Hazards

Choking hazards are food that can block your child's airway and make it difficult or impossible to breathe. Many common foods like raw baby carrot and raw apple are actually...

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Benefits of Offering the Rainbow

We hear that we should eat a “rainbow of color” in our food every day, but what does this mean? Why? We wanted to share some of the benefits of...

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Foodie Judy’s Three Spoon Circus

Have you noticed that if you let your baby or toddler feed themselves with loaded utensils they are likely to hold the spoon or fork hostage? That's why we created...

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Offer the Rainbow

We recently featured various veggies and fruits of all the colors of the rainbow on our Instagram account. Our followers asked us to compile the charts into one printable document…so here...

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