BLW can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! These products really helped our journey. My final recommendation: get a dog. Clean up is 100 times easier. 🐾🤍
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Guides
Dishes
Highchair
Supplies
Guides
This guide from a Speech Language Pathologist was my lifeline the first few weeks. It included everything I needed to know to feel confident about starting. She breaks down what to serve and how to serve it each day!
Starting Solids: Simplified | Your Stress-Free Guide to the First-Month of Starting Solids — Cassidy & Kids
This app helped me learn how to cut and prepare food based on his age. Took the guesswork out of it!
Solid Starts: Baby First Foods
Dishes
I didn’t want to use silicone because many people said it eventually tastes like soap. These are porcelain with a silicone sleeve that suctions to the highchair!
Elk & Friends 7.8” Porcelain Divided Plates
The suction is great on these. I usually have one in the diaper bag to use at restaurants
Elk and Friends Kids Porcelain Bowls w/ Silicone Sleeve
This spoon was recommended in the guide and I noticed a big improvement with self feeding after we introduced this
Busy Baby 2-in-1 Teething & Training Spoon
My son had trouble learning how to drink from a straw. After a few tries with these, he got the hang of it!
Honey Bear Straw Cup for Babies
Great for introducing new fruit and can be very soothing as teeth start to come through
Powerwan Baby Fruit Food Feeder & Popsicle Mold
Highchair
The EASIEST to keep clean. We just added a separate footrest
ANTILOP High chair with tray - white/white
Adding a footrest was highly recommended by almost all pediatricians and SLPs
Natural Bamboo Footrest for IKEA Antilop High Chair
We used this early on when he was smaller. As he got bigger he didn’t really need the support.
Dadouman Inflatable Cushion for IKEA Antilop
Wipeable and very easy to keep clean
Nibble And Rest Cushion Cover for IKEA Antilop
Supplies
Things get messy. These make clean up easier
Jeyiour 6 Pack Long Sleeve Baby Bibs Waterproof
So helpful to keep spoons and bottles off the floor
LittleHugs Adjustable Silicone Toy Straps 3-Pack
Something we have, but haven’t used. Knowing where this was in our house eased my anxiety about choking.
