The baby‐led weaning method: a focus on mealtime behaviours, food acceptance and fine motor skills

M Campeau, S Philippe, R Martini… - Nutrition …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Baby‐led weaning (BLW) is an alternative complementary feeding method by which children
feed themselves starting at 6 months with suitable solid finger foods. Despite its increasing …

How feasible is baby-led weaning as an approach to infant feeding? A review of the evidence

SL Cameron, ALM Heath, RW Taylor - Nutrients, 2012 - mdpi.com
Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is an alternative method for introducing complementary foods to
infants in which the infant feeds themselves hand-held foods instead of being spoon-fed by …

Differences in dietary composition between infants introduced to complementary foods using Baby‐led weaning and traditional spoon feeding

H Rowan, M Lee, A Brown - Journal of Human Nutrition and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Baby‐led weaning (BLW) is a method of introducing solid foods to infants,
which centres around the infant self‐feeding family foods. BLW has grown in popularity over …

Baby-led weaning: the evidence to date

A Brown, SW Jones, H Rowan - Current nutrition reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Infants are traditionally introduced to solid foods using spoon-
feeding of specially prepared infant foods. Recent Findings However, over the last 10–15 …

Comparison of food and nutrient intake in infants aged 6–12 months, following baby‐led or traditional weaning: A cross‐sectional study

J Pearce, SC Langley‐Evans - Journal of Human Nutrition and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background A baby‐led approach to weaning (BLW) encompasses self‐feeding and self‐
selecting graspable foods, offering an alternative to traditional weaning (TW). This cross …

[HTML][HTML] Baby-led weaning in Italy and potential implications for infant development

E Addessi, AT Galloway, T Wingrove, H Brochu… - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
Baby-led weaning is an approach to complementary feeding that emphasizes an infant's
ability to self-feed rather than being spoon fed, and to eat minimally-processed foods rather …

Early influences on child satiety‐responsiveness: the role of weaning style

A Brown, MD Lee - Pediatric obesity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nutrition during infancy may have a long‐term impact upon weight gain and
eating style. How infants are introduced to solid foods may be important. Traditionally …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring baby-led weaning: Method development and pilot testing

CJ Schramm - Dunedin: University of Otago, 2013 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Abstract ((Background: Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is an alternative approach to
complementary feeding in which infants are encouraged to self-feed using whole family …

Baby-led weaning: the theory and evidence behind the approach

G Rapley - Journal of Health Visiting, 2015 - magonlinelibrary.com
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to the introduction of solid foods that, although not
new, has gained popularity rapidly since it was given this name. While there is currently little …

No difference in self‐reported frequency of choking between infants introduced to solid foods using a baby‐led weaning or traditional spoon‐feeding approach

A Brown - Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Baby‐led weaning (BLW) where infants self‐feed family foods during the period
that they are introduced to solid foods is growing in popularity. The method may promote …