Author: Rachael Tucker
Evan is 12mo has NO teeth and is totally rocking BLW!
Been loving your instagram food ideas, especially as Evan is growing along together with Ava! 1. When did your baby commence BLW? I started with purees at 6 months, which wasn’t easy at all. With all my effort cooking and freezing tiny portions for Even,…
Bekah was 5.5mo when she showed all BLW readiness signs
1. When did your baby commence BLW? I came across the idea of baby led weaning whilst i was reading stuff about having a baby. Bekah’s my first baby so you can imagine the amount of information i was trying to cram to prepare for…
Freddie started at 5.5mo, had a tongue tie cut at 4mo
When did your baby commence blw? We started on fruit and veg at 5 1/2 months. Freddie was very keen to be involved with food, grabbing it from our hands and watching intently when we were eating. He was able to sit very well unassisted…
Evelyn now 9mo – ‘Gagging is normal, know the difference between gagging & choking’
1. When did your baby commence BLW? Evelyn is about to turn 9 months so we’ll be starting our 4th month of BLW. She started at 6 months old and swallowed from day one. Granted it wasn’t a lot at first, But I was still surprised! 2.…
Healthy 1st Birthday Cake
If you would like to bake a 2-tier NUMBER 1 cake (picture below) that serves a party of 30+ you must DOUBLE the cake ingredients and repeat the same cake making process again for the second layer. Note: 1x layer cake takes 45minutes to cook thus double…
BLW encouragement & reflection at 8mo…
Blast from the past! Bub ‘shy of 6mo.’ The start of our baby led weaning journey. How did we know when to start?? Bub could ‘just’ sit up supported with towels to keep her in position, she had a strong neck hold, she showed great…
Out and about with a BLWer?
Head out and about with BLW, there is no reason why you can’t pack a container with some steamed carrots, sweet potato, pasta shapes, sticks of cucumber, buy a banana when you are out or just pull some bits out of the salad you are eating or offer some…
Flying with a BLWer? Want to see what we packed?
Want to see what we packed for our BLWer? All airlines only offer puree for bubs under 12m. As we were doing pure Baby Led Weaning (baby self-feeds and eats real solids from 6mo+), purees/spoon feeding (the traditional way to feed your baby) was not…
We made switch to BLW… Carlos at 7mo was not the best at Purees
1. When did your baby commence BLW? We were late to the BLW train! I actually never heard of it til Carlos was 7 months. He was good at eating purees but not the best. I actually found it boring and limiting, and couldn’t imagine…
Baby Led Weaning. Worried about choking?
Want to know the difference between gagging vs choking? Are you prepared what to do in the unlikely situation where your baby or toddler may choke? Are you about to begin BLW & are nervous? Have already started and are still nervous about offering solids? Let…
Bub started BLW at 6.5mo – first foods were scrambled eggs and avocado!
1.When did your baby commence BLW? Bub started BLW at 6.5 months 2. What were bub’s first foods? First foods were scrambled eggs and avocado 3. At what month did your baby ‘really’ start to eat/swallow a lot more foods? My daughter started actually eating…
Max swallowing purposefully at 8mo!
1. When did your baby commence BLW? Our BLW journey started when Max reached for his Dad’s apple at just a week shy of six months old. I excitedly chopped off a wedge for him to munch on but a mild panic and worry Google…
‘I knew I didn’t want to have another child growing up on nothing but cheese sandwiches and beige food!’
I have a horrifically fussy, traditionally weaned four year old and when I had Sonny, I knew I didn’t want to have another child growing up on nothing but cheese sandwiches and beige food! 1. When did your baby commence BLW? We started BLW at…
Owen started BLW at 6.5mo… now is 11mo!
1. When did your baby commence BLW? We started when Owen was 6 months. After we started he got a cold so we stopped and then started again at 6.5 months. 2. What were bub’s first foods? First food was avocado. Then we tried sweet…
Baby Cereals – the pressure!
Read the packet – you may think twice! There is so much pressure out there to buy processed ‘baby cereals’… It makes me angry that company’s such as #nestle can get away selling this type of cereal and pressuring young mums to feed their babies this stuff.…