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What if you are the only one who wants to do baby-led weaning? It can feel isolating when other people don’t understand why you are choosing to skip traditional spoon-feeding with your baby. There are many benefits to baby-led weaning, but helping others understand what those are can feel overwhelming.

In this episode I’m helping walk you through 4 essential steps for helping those around you understand the WHY when it comes to baby-led weaning. These are my “4 E’s for Easing Others into BLW”: Educate, Experience, Explain & Exhibit...and once you have them down, I know you’ll feel better about helping others understand why you’re taking this important step in your baby’s development.

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In this episode we’re talking about the 4 E’s for Easing Others into Baby-Led Weaning:

1. Educate yourself about baby-led weaning

2. Experience it with your baby without anyone else’s intervention

3. Explain what BLW is using simplified language

4. Exhibit your baby self-feeding...seeing really is believing for others!

   
   

LINKS from episode

• Gill Rapley’s original BLW book “Baby-Led Weaning: The Ultimate Guide” is available on Amazon here (this is an affiliate link)

• Learn more about BLW and giving your baby a safe start to solid foods on Katie’s free online workshop “Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners”. Everyone on this workshop gets her 100 FIRST FOODS list and you can sign up for this week’s workshop times here

• Other BLW Made Easy podcast episodes that will help you if you’re struggling feeling solo about your decision to do BLW:

  • Episode 1: What is Baby-Led Weaning?

  • Episode 22: Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW

  • Episode 25: Schedule for First 5 Days of Baby-Led Weaning

  • Episode 138: Mom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get Your Feeding Choices with Chriselle Lim

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• REGISTER for my free online workshop BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS: How to get your baby to try 100 foods before turning 1 without you having to spoon-feed purees or buy pouches. Everyone on the workshop gets a copy of my 100 FIRST FOODS list so you’ll know exactly what foods babies CAN eat when they’re ready for BLW! Register for this week’s workshop times here.