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more was soft enough mash with gums one growing number parents who are bypassing purees cereals on when they introduce Instead hand their little ones reins at mealtime by giving can hold themselves feeding method called baby-led weaning BLW What give your baby pick own letting take The means start solids not stop nursing or bottle-feeding should be finger infant feed herself Krista Yoder Latortue registered dietitian specializes pediatric nutrition She encourages infants explore what they’re eating In short technique skips over spoon-feeding stage makes s meals do-it-themselves affairs from has control how much eats helps learn signals body gives food Ashley Bufe MD pediatrician Decatur GA babies have say full interested As we tend Let’s finish jar then you done but important hunger cues may go floor kid hair than OK role parent expose variety safe healthy Not get eat Continued Studies show having family table — children any age sets patterns influenced do Baby-led lets participate 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