Just one more mouthful…

Are you a spoon feeder, or are you letting baby lead the way on your weaning journey? Put a group of new mums in a room and it’s likely they’ll each have unique views on the subject. However, a new study* suggests that baby-led weaning might be a good option if you are worried about your baby piling on the pounds. When your child helps himself to food it’s easier for him to stop when he’s full, whereas the researchers found that mums had a more set idea about how much baby should eat, encouraging him with the old favourite ‘just one more mouthful…’ If you can’t face the thought of baby-led weaning and would rather spoon feed, try to let him set the pace, and make sure you pay…

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Mother & Baby (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2020

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