Is it Too Late to Start Baby-Led Weaning?

#57: Worried that you missed your chance to start baby-led weaning? Maybe you started with purees, got a late start start, or are scared to try out finger foods. Whatever the reason you’re feeling behind - it’s not too late to make the switch to solid foods.

In this episode I’m explaining why starting solid foods around the 6 month mark isn’t the only path to success…and practical tips like how to “turn the spoon around” as a way to move beyond purees into self-feeding trickier textures.

We’ll cover the “flavor window” - a phase when babies are most receptive to trying new foods and flavors and tastes and textures, which you can definitely use to your advantage, even if you’re feeling a little late and need to catch your baby up with real foods.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Why it’s NOT too late to start baby-led weaning…even if you started with purees

2. How to pick 5 new foods per week so your baby can catch up on finger foods

3. When the flavor window closes and how to max out your baby’s foods before that

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

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Links from this episode:

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• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other episodes related to this topic:

• Episode 64 - ⁠The Right Way to Use a Pre-Loaded Spoon with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Episode 185 - ⁠6-7 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Episode 343 - ⁠Is 8 Months Too Late to Switch to Finger Foods?⁠

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