Authoritative Baby-Led Weaning

Forget baby purées and spoon-feeding-your baby can join in at family mealtimes, right from the start! Baby-Led Weaning is a global phenomenon! Now, here are 99 more delicious, no-stress recipes for baby-led weaning (BLW) families to enjoy together, from the creators of the BLW movement. With these recipes, introducing your baby to solid foods is easier-and more commonsense-than ever. Be amazed as Baby explores the same foods you enjoy-how they feel, smell, and taste; how to grasp and chew them-all at his or her own pace. In addition to recipes that are perfectly suited to growing families, Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett review all the benefits of BLW: - It's convenient: The whole family eats the same meal-together. - It helps Baby learn: BLW builds motor skills, coordination, and confidence. - It promotes lifelong health: By teaching Baby to love a variety of foods and to gauge fullness, BLW helps prevent picky eating-and overeating-later on! Publisher's note: The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook-Volume 2 was previously published in hardcover as The Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook.

Breastfeeding is easy when you follow your baby's natural instincts Say goodbye to stressful schedules, painful latching, and worries over milk supply. In the same sensible and sensitive voice that has made baby-led weaning a growing sensation, authors Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett show how easy nursing can be when you let your baby lead the way. This comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide will help you understand your baby's unique, natural pattern and develop a trusting and healthy breastfeeding relationship. With the help of personal anecdotes and color photos from real moms, Rapley and Murkett explain how to: • Get breastfeeding up and running in the first few weeks • Hold your baby so that he can feed effectively • Express and store milk efficiently • Avoid or remedy sore nipples, mastitis, and other problems • Wean at a natural pace Breastfeeding shouldn't be a struggle, and, if you stay in tune with your baby, it can be effortless. Baby-Led Breastfeeding will give you the tools to create a happy and fulfilling breastfeeding experience for you and your baby.

The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook will give you the recipes and the confidence to create exciting, enjoyable mealtimes that encourage little ones to develop at their own pace. Forget baby purées and spoon-feeding-there's an easier, more natural way to introduce your little one to solid foods. By about six months, when babies can sit up unassisted, grab things, and munch on them, they are ready to join the family at the kitchen table and discover real, solid food for themselves. Baby-led weaning sets the stage for healthy eating habits in the years ahead by helping babies learn to feed themselves, to gauge appetite, and to love a variety of nutritious foods. Now, with The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook, cooking family meals that your little one can share will be a cinch. Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett-coauthors of Baby-Led Weaning, the book that started the movement-collect 130 recipes perfectly suited for baby-led weaning, as well as: • Straightforward advice on which foods to start with • Essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety • Healthy ideas for quick snacks, delicious desserts, and meals for the whole family • Anecdotes and quotes from parents who follow baby-led weaning • Tips on minimizing the mess, keeping food the right size for little hands, and more!

From the founders of Baby-Led Weaning: This is the authoritative guide to starting solid foods at your child's pace-as they start the transition away from breastmilk or formula as early as 6 months-with no stress, no fuss, and no mush! Ten years ago, Baby-Led Weaning ended the myth that babies need to be spoon-fed purées. In fact, at about six months, most babies are ready to discover solid food for themselves. Today, baby-led weaning (BLW) is a global phenomenon-and this tenth anniversary edition of the definitive guide explains all its benefits: - Baby participates in family meals right from the start, and learns to love a variety of foods. - Nutritious milk feedings continue while Baby transitions to solids at his or her own pace. - By self-feeding, Baby develops hand-eye coordination, chewing skills-and confidence! Plus, this edition is updated with the latest research on allergy prevention and feeding Baby safely, a guide to using BLW at daycare, and much more. Here is everything you need to know about teaching your child healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.

A National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA) Winner Yes, your baby can join in at family mealtimes-right from the start! Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett are the creators of baby-led weaning (BLW), a commonsense way to introduce your baby to solid foods. There's no need to struggle with purées and spoon-feeding! Instead, Baby can explore the same foods you enjoy-how they feel, smell, and taste; how to grasp them and chew them-all at his or her own pace. The Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook includes 99 all-new recipes, many suited for families of 4 or more. Plus, Rapley and Murkett review all the benefits of BLW: - It's convenient: The whole family eats the same meal-together. No one puts Baby in the corner! - It helps Baby learn: BLW builds motor skills, coordination, and confidence. - It promotes lifelong health: By teaching Baby to love a variety of foods and to gauge fullness, BLW helps prevent picky eating, and overeating, later on!