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I'll be using this blog to track my baby led weaning journey with my son Alexander.I did baby led weaning with my daughter in 2014 and she loved it! There wasn't a lot of resources around (that I could...
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Why did I do baby led weaning and why am I doing it again?
*Annabel my daughter enjoying yogurt*So why did I decide to do Baby Led Weaning with Annabel? Short answer: because I am lazy *winks*Really:I read up on traditional weaning methods and baby led weaning...
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I'll be posting regular updates as we start our Baby Led Weaning adventure! Please check in with us! And good luck if you're doing it too!!
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Preparing to start Baby Led Weaning
Based on my previous experience I've bought a couple of new smock type bibs. They were advertised/recommended on a faceboook blw group I follow. The fact they are breathable and washable and have...
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How will I know he's ready?
World Health Organisation guidelines advise to start to introduce "small amounts of food" from 6 months, so I won't start earlier than that. I'm also going to wait for him to be sitting up properly in...
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Ok, so I might have broken my own rule...
Of not giving him any food before 6 months... He is 6 months in 7 days... and today I had people round so I had some left over cucumber sticks just lying around... I figured they'd be more like a...
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Banana trick and carrot
Ok so as I have broken my own rule already I figured I might as well get on with it. A time hop popped up on facebook too of Annabels first day of BLW -she had peach, banana, yogurt, broccoli, pasta...
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Bark and broccoli - its time to test the bibs!!
Bit of a lazy Saturday morning - which meant it wasn't really appropriate for him to try anything this morning. We all ate separately and at awkward times. Then we decided to take a walk up to the high...
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Peanut butter and rice concoction
Today was a day of getting ready to go on holiday - washing clothes, supermarket trip for last bits etc No firm plans for food so we winged it a bit. For breakfast I thought I'd try him with a bit of...
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Day one of holiday
Morning spent traveling Arrived at Bluestone and decided to get Annabel and us lunch. Not much opportunity for Alexander friendly food, but I did have some apple rice cakes so I gave him one of those...
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Update from Holiday
Apologies I forgot my keyboard so creating posts was awkward. Also as I hadn't really planned to start BLW this week I wasn't fully prepared so didn't offer him anything the last two days. However!...
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Chicken Freekeh!
Exciting morning for me - I got to have 3 hours off from being a parent! Admittedly I did have to spend some of that time running a 5k race... (Run the Rainbow for Prospect Hospice) oh the things I'll...
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Day 10 - baby led weaning - early days!
Today was a typical lazy family Sunday - bit of shopping but mainly hanging around the house / local park watching films and playing games. For "breakfast" I offered some more porridge as he had some...
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Day 11 - Does he love it or hate it?
I'm on nursery duty as Ross is working away so this morning I had to offer food after the nursery run. I decided that as I was having some toast I'd offer him some too - with Marmite! I don't like...
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Day 12 - Tuesday - and an overview of BLW theory
Didn't post last night as I had Rock Choir! Oh yes, I am a rockie! Before I go into what he ate on Tuesday I wanted to give a quick over view of baby led weaning. Mainly becuase I see the same...
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Day 13 & 14 (wed/thurs) - ASK Italian!
Two days to catch up here. Bear with me! Wed morning bit busy as I had an appointment so first offering of food wasn't until 11 ish. I decided to try banana again but in a different form - cutting some...
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Day 15/16 - Fri & Sat - Spag Bol!!
Friday (or Funday Friday as we call it in our house) morning is always a bit hectic. Chores to do before Annabel's Mini professors class so no time to give him "breakfast". At lunch time we went into...
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Day 17 - Sunday - Happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary Mum and Dad.
Today was quite rushed in the morning as we all had to get up, washed, dressed etc by 9 (we failed it was more like half past 9) in order to leave the house to go over to South Wales for my parent's...
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Day 18/19/20 - mon - wed. Bits in his POO!!!
Crazy week! You know what thats like right! So here in a nutshell is monday to wednesday. Monday - Porridge - Melon - Chicken Tuesday - Fruity French Toast Rolls (from Baby led weaning app) Banana ,...
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Day 21 - Thursday. Only things beginning with "C"
Just made my little note of the things he's eaten today and realised they all being with C! Croissant, cucumber stick, chip, courgette polpette (recipe from the River Cottage Baby and Toddler Cookbook)...
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