BABY LED WEANING: New Talk Of The Town

Gurpreet Kaur, Senior Nutritionist, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, ChandigarhIn a past few years, Baby Led Weaning has become a big question for new parents when it comes to introduce the solids to the baby. It has never been so popular, yet, as a new parent, people wonder if self-feeding over spoon-fed weaning is the best choice for the baby.If we talk about the actual meaning of Baby Led Weaning (BLW), it is an alternative method to introducing solids which involves offering baby-sized pieces of regular foods that the rest of the family is eating, instead of purees and spoon-feeding, starting around 6 months of age. Starting your baby on solid foods can be both exciting and trying as it is fun to experience new taste and texture with your baby. But, it can also be a little stressful, especially if it is not going well. Moreover, eating solid foods is a skill that needs to be learned, and this takes time and not going to happen overnight. Though, it has various benefits, but, as with a...