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Our Favorite Gear for Starting Solid Foods and Baby-led Weaning<\/p>\n
Are you getting ready for your baby to begin their\u00a0solid food\u00a0<\/a>journey? Congratulations! It\u2019s an exciting (and messy) milestone, and we hope that it\u2019s a fun experience for your family!<\/p>\n We\u2019ve walked alongside hundreds of thousands of families as they begin their journey with solid foods, and we\u2019ve found and tested specific products that we absolutely love for this process. In our online\u00a0Infant Course<\/a> we teach Baby-led Weaning, or infant self-feeding, because it allows your baby to have independence with food right from the start. However, no matter how you start solid foods \u2013 whether it\u2019s via Baby-led Weaning or traditional spoon-feeding \u2013 having the right gear is essential.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Here are our tried-and-true picks:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n NumNum GOOtensils<\/strong><\/p>\n Our\u00a0favorite spoons<\/a>\u00a0are also the #1 baby\/toddler spoon on Amazon, and for good reason \u2013 they make self-feeding\u00a0much<\/em>\u00a0easier by reducing frustration! Food sticks to GOOtensils better than any other \u201cbaby spoon,\u201d they\u2019re the perfect length for small hands and arms, and babies and toddlers love putting them in their mouths. GOOtensils have been our tried-and-true favorite product for over a decade.<\/p>\n We created our own custom\u00a03-pack GOOtensil set<\/a>\u00a0with NumNum because we wanted our clients to have an easy way to practice the\u00a0Three Spoon Circus<\/a>. You see, when babies are self-feeding they tend to hold onto their spoons and don\u2019t want to give them back to re-load with more food. When you introduce a third spoon and \u201ctrade up,\u201d your baby is more likely to hand back one of the empty spoons in their hand. Cool, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n You can also use the GOOtensils as teethers before you introduce solid foods. Learn more about that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BapronBaby Baprons<\/strong><\/p>\n Baprons<\/a>\u00a0are the only bib we recommend because they tie around the torso, not the neck, and babies love to wear them. (Most babies start to pull off bibs by 10 months old, but not Baprons!) Perfect for sizes 6 months – 3T, Baprons are amazing at keeping kids’ clothes clean while allowing them to explore and get messy with food. Wash them in the sink, dishwasher or washing machine and let them air dry quickly. Since they\u2019re made from a waterproof material, your child can eat just about anything and still keep their clothes spotless. Our clients always say to us, \u201cOnce you go Bapron you\u2019ll never go back!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ezpz Tiny Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n We recommend practicing cup drinking starting at 6 months of age when you introduce solid foods. Our favorite first cup is the\u00a0ezpz Tiny Cup<\/a>, since it\u2019s weighted at the bottom, small for small hands and easy for your baby to learn to use. Open cups are\u00a0recommended\u00a0<\/a>before you try any other types of cup, and the Tiny Cup makes it much easier for your baby to learn to drink water or other liquid!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Honeybear Straw Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n After your baby learns how to drink from an open cup, it\u2019s time for a straw cup! We love the Honeybear Cup<\/a> because it makes straw drinking so easy \u2013 simply put water in the cup, squeeze the bear\u2019s tummy and watch water go up the straw! Once your baby\u00a0figures out how to use a straw,<\/a> you can use any type of straw cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A high chair that promotes good positioning<\/strong><\/p>\n We recommend\u00a0high chairs<\/a>\u00a0that allow your baby to sit as you would \u2013 with their feet supported, their knees bent and their back upright or leaning forward. Why does this matter? When babies are well-positioned and comfortable for mealtime, they\u2019re much more likely to sit and eat! It can make a massive difference. Check out our favorite high chairs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Our Infant Course<\/strong><\/p>\n Starting solid foods can be confusing, especially with some much information floating around online. Get exactly what you need in two hours with our Infant Course, beloved by families worldwide! In this course we\u2019ll teach you:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We look forward to walking you through this journey!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n