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Can you do baby-led weaning successfully if your baby goes to daycare? You betcha! And this episode has some REALLY tangible and specific recommendations if you are trying to incorporate childcare + baby-led weaning.

In this podcast interview all about BLW + daycare I’m talking with Poppy Duhnke, she’s an in-home daycare owner (and pro-BLW one at that!) ...but also the mom of 10-month old twins, and she’s doing BLW at home too, so she knows exactly what you’re going through.

Poppy is sharing some EXCELLENT tips for how to talk to your day-care about BLW, what they need and what you need to excel with BLW plus some ideas on how to broach the topic if your daycare is less-than-enthusiastic about the idea of your self-feeding baby.

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In this episode, I’m interviewing family in-home daycare provider Poppy Duhnke of Concord, CA all about how we can become advocates for baby-led weaning in our child’s daycare facility. Poppy is a first time mom of 11-month old twins and she’s been doing BLW for 5 months now too, so she knows EXACTLY what you’re feeling. And inside of this episode she helped us out with:

• WHAT kind of language to use with daycare providers when broaching the topic of BLW. Poppy had great suggestions on being respectful, being an ally and educating your caregiver about what YOU know your baby can already do (...because you’ve been practicing BLW at home before you bring your show on the road!)

• SOME SUGGESTED GEAR that parents can bring to daycare to help minimize the mess. We had a great discussion about how the goal of BLW is not to ELIMINATE the mess - just rather to MINIMIZE it as we allow our babies the opportunity to self-feed.

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• The full coverage bibs and splash mats I mentioned in the episode are from BAPRON BABY and you can get 10% off all of the feeding gear to help minimize BLW mess.

• Poppy made us a free download called “How to Be an Advocate for Baby-Led Weaning at Daycare” .

BLW + Daycare: Download Free Feeding Guide

Your childcare provider can and should be an integral part of your baby’s safe transition to solid foods. In this feeding guide you will find 10 actionable tips on how to become a baby-led weaning advocate at your baby’s daycare or with your childcare provider.

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• SUBSCRIBE to the Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast here - new episodes are released on Monday and Thursday and subscribing means you’ll never miss what’s new (+ you’ll get notified about special bonus episodes too!)

• FOLLOW my baby-led weaning Instagram page @babyledweanteam for daily video trainings - lots of great info on starting solid foods, whether you’re staying at home or baby is in daycare or with childcare at home!

• SIGN UP for my online workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS here. Inside this free online workshop you’ll learn everything you need to know to get your baby to eat 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 AND your daycare provider can help push your baby’s palate!