can someone explain BLW to me?

with my first, i weaned him onto baby rice first (he didnt really like it) then onto various purees, which became less and less puree and more with lumps in etc - that was 3 yrs ago, since then i have seen alot about BLW - can someone explain it to me?

thanks

Putting it really simply you give them finger foods from the day you start weaning and don't need to do purees.

It works on the basis that until 1 food is for fun and that they get the necessary nutrients from formula / bf.  Also that if the child has the ability to pick it up and get it to their mouth then they are capable of eating it without choking.

If you want to find out more then Gill Rapley's book (called Baby Led Weaning surprisingly) is really good.

JB summary is pretty much it, but if you want more info before buying the book (or instead of TBH) there are a couple of useful websites

http://www.rapleyweaning.com/

http://www.babyledweaning.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=73

http://www.babyledweaning.com/forum/

HTH

I've a copy of the book I'm not using if you wantto borrow it. Drop me a line snowflakemum@gmail.com.