Baby Led Weaning Ideas Question:
“Can babies with “tongue ties” commence baby led weaning and finger foods when showing readiness signs at 6mo?”
Gill Rapley’s response:
“For some babies, the presence of a tongue tie appears to cause difficulty in moving food around their mouth. However, if they have managed to breast- or bottle feed effectively over the first six months the tie is unlikely to lead to real problems when they start solids. If it appears to be causing difficulty, it needs to be addressed, because even if purees are used at first there is a) no guarantee the baby will find these easy to manage (tongue movement is important in managing soft foods as well as chewable foods), and b) s/he is going to need to start on chewable foods pretty soon anyway.”
