The Future of Baby-Led Weaning with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 2)
- How parents can relinquish control in feeding and begin to trust their baby’s inborn abilities to self-feed from 6 months on
- Why GIll Rapley disagrees with the idea of repeatedly trying foods to get the baby to “accept” the new food...and why it’s not our job to make feeding fun, but to simply make it “less miserable”
- Why she doesn’t intervene in Facebook groups and other forums that are misrepresenting her original intent of the philosophy of BLW and the role she sees social media playing in the future of baby-led weaning.
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Episode Description
Gill Rapley is the co-author of the original baby-led weaning book and the founder of the BLW movement. In this second part of our 2-part interview series, Dr. Rapley is looking ahead at where she sees the BLW movement going in the future. (In episode 100 Gill Rapley discussed the earlier stages and the history of baby-led weaning.)
In this interview we’re talking about the future of baby-led weaning, including the research being done on BLW, the role of social media and how it has helped but also hindered the BLW philosophy. Dr. Rapley shares her thoughts on BLW Facebook communities and other forums, including tips on how parents can relinquish control and begin to respect their baby’s ability to safely self-feed from 6 months on.
About the Guest
- Gill Rapley is the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement and co-author of the original baby-led weaning book
- She is a former UK Health Visitor who observed that babies do not dislike food, they dislike the feeding being done to them
- Gill Rapley champions the trusting of your baby’s inborn ability and desire to self-feed
Links from this Episode
- Listen to part 1 of this interview with Gill Rapley in episode 100 “The History of Baby-Led Weaning with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD” (Part 1) here.
- The original BLW book “Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide” that Gill Rapley co-authored has been completely overhauled and updated for its 10th anniversary edition and is available here
- Gill Rapley’s website is rapleyweaning.com.
- Rapley spoke at length about the importance of Amy Brown’s research on baby-led weaning. My podcast interview with her “The Evidence Behind Baby-Led Weaning with Amy Brown, PhD” is available here.
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