Baby Led Weaning Vrs Spoon Feeding

No statistical difference found

  • Baby-Led Weaning is an alternative approach to transitioning to solid foods which promotes infant self-feeding.

  • Key features include infant participation in family mealtimes and offering baby-fist sized strips of food, so babies feed themselves when they begin solid food, at around 6 months of age.9

  • Theories supporting baby-led weaning suggest improvement in family dynamics, decreased parental stress and improved relationships with food though no high-quality evidence supports this.1

  • Family physicians may be asked to provide guidance on baby-led weaning, including knowing when to start solids, foods with higher choking risks (examples: nuts, grapes, raw vegetables, raw apples, and anything cut into "coin" shape) and to continue breast or formula-feeding during this transition.5

Charlotte Gallant