Baby-led Weaning Book Review

Title: Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food.

Author: Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett.

Genre: Nonfiction, Health, Family, Baby, Food, Information.

Plot: Weaning your baby from milk to solids can be a stressful, daunting task. But historically, it wasn't always like that and it doesn't have to be like that anymore. The authors, both moms and one a nurse, take you through the simple basics of baby-led weaning. Allowing your baby {at six months} to feed himself with big chunks of food {carrots, celery, strawberries, roast beef, etc.} gives the baby control over how much they eat, what they eat and when they want to eat. You don't have to waste time and money making purees` that baby will probably just through onto the floor, and you don't have to worry about whether baby is eating enough or not. Their little appetites will sort themselves out. With the benefits outweighing the negatives, baby-led weaning is a sure way to go.

Likes/Dislikes: The concept is an intriguing one; I've been experimenting with it with my own 10 month old baby and it actually does work. While I don't personally like her grabbing food straight off my plate {she usually wants the plate anyway} or give her a bunch of food just to play with {budget issues}, I do give her own bits of food and she has a lot of fun squishing, tearing, chewing and drooling all over it. Apples, pizza, roast beef and mashed potatoes are her favorites. I do still give her simple one or two fruit/veggie blend purees` in the handy squeeze punches because she likes them. The only objection I have toward the book is that it was very repetitive; most of the repetition was so cleverly done that you hardly noticed it, but it was still there and got old after awhile. The baby pictures were really cute.

Rating: PG-14 and up, mainly for reading level. Recommended for all ages.

Date Review Written: November 20th, 2014.