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Primary Care Perspectives
Baby-led Weaning: A method to introduce solids and encourage self-feeding for infants (Episode 181)
Nov 21, 2024
Kary Rappaport, a senior feeding and swallowing specialist at Solid Starts, shares nearly two decades of expertise in infant feeding. She explains the concept of baby-led weaning, highlighting how it encourages self-feeding and helps infants explore solid foods. Kary contrasts choking with gagging, stresses the importance of introducing allergens early, and offers practical tips for parents on portion sizes and food textures. She emphasizes using a variety of nourishing foods, including meats on the bone, to enhance mealtime experiences.
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- Baby-led weaning promotes self-feeding by allowing infants to explore solid foods from around six months of age, diverging from traditional purees.
- Understanding the differences between gagging and choking helps parents support their babies in learning to eat safely while addressing common feeding challenges.
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Understanding Baby-Led Weaning
Baby-led weaning is a method of starting solids that encourages infants to self-feed by picking up food and feeding themselves from around six months of age. This approach diverges from the traditional method of introducing purees first, allowing infants to skip that phase entirely. Gagging is a natural and protective reflex in babies as they learn to chew, helping to keep their airways safe while they experiment with different textures and food pieces. This understanding alleviates parental fears about choking and highlights that baby-led weaning does not increase the risk of choking compared to conventional methods.
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