Part 1 of this blog post was all about my reasoning behind why you should have a flexible toddler feeding schedule and how it teaches them to understand the difference between hunger and fullness cues (because a little bit of hunger is not an emergency). This blog post is going to discuss the details of […]
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Why a little hunger is NOT an emergency
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I work with parents of picky toddlers all the time. I work with parents of toddlers who aren’t sure how to cope with common mealtime scenarios and manage feeding their toddlers. And it’s HARD to know where to start with what seems like a myriad of issues. Today, I’m bringing up a topic (hunger and […]
How To Wean Your Baby From The Bottle
I recently got this question (and many, many other versions of this question) emailed to me and wanted to cover it in a blog post. “Currently, we are trying to wean my girl off her bottles and hopefully less milk. She is 15 months old, uses Dr. Browns bottles, and drinks at least three 8 […]
How to manage food throwing at the table
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Ahhh, food throwing. It’s like the ultimate test of your patience…can you keep your cool? Can you? Can you? First off, know this. Most babies will go through this stage, and it is totally normal. Does that make you feel better? Didn’t think so. But maybe you can take comfort in knowing that at least […]
My baby barely eats…is this normal?
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It’s so common (seriously…so…so…common) to hear concerns voiced from parents who are doing baby led weaning about how little their baby seems to be eating. It freaks us out, especially when we have nurses or doctors telling us that they should be eating x amount of meals per day (each meal containing x amount of […]
BLW High Chair Position for Feeding and Why Sitting Independently is Important
I’m sure we’ve all done our fair share of browsing for the best baby led weaning high chair, looked at the different styles, and wondered if the real expensive ones are actually worth it. We might be browsing a lot of options, or have specific wants in mind. Maybe we’re looking at a toddler chair, […]
