Did you know that research shows there is no difference in choking episodes between those fed traditional purees versus baby-led weaning style? Check out what the research shows below. As always, I highly encourage you to become educated on safe feeding practices and no matter which feeding approach you use, becoming CPR trained is highly recommended. “A significant difference was observed in the variety of foods given to infants at both 6 and 15 months according to the age at which they began to have lumps in their food, and feeding difficulties were more likely to occur when lumps were introduced at or after 10 months of age.” Northstone K, Emmett P, Nethersole F; ALSPAC Study Team. Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood. The effect of age of introduction to lumpy solids on foods eaten and reported feeding difficulties at 6 and 15 months. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2001 Feb;14(1):43-54. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.2001.00264.x. PMID: 11301932. “Baby-led weaning was not associated with increased risk of choking and the highest frequency of choking on finger foods occurred in those who were given finger foods the least often.” ✨Brown A. No difference in self-reported frequency of choking between infants introduced to solid foods using a baby-led weaning or traditional spoon-feeding approach. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2018 Aug;31(4):496-504. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12528. Epub 2017 Dec 5. PMID: 29205569. “The BLW group of babies, when compared to the traditional eating group, were less prone to being overweight, less demanding of food, and ate the same foods as the family. The number of choking episodes did not differ between groups. ✨Arantes ALAE, Neves FS, Campos AAL, Pereira Netto M. THE BABY-LED WEANING METHOD (BLW) IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING: A REVIEW. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2018 Jul-Sep;36(3):353-363. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;3;00001. Epub 2018 Jul 10. PMID: 29995141; PMCID: PMC6202902. Key point, no matter what type of weaning method you use, make sure you are offering lots of variety in texture! #blw #babyledweaning #babyledfeeding #babymeals #babyfood #babyrecipes #thebabydietitian #dietitianforbaby