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July 1 is officially National Baby-Led Weaning Day and here is how you can celebrate with your self-feeding baby.

Your baby choking on food is a real - but rare risk. Educating yourself about reducing choking risk can help prevent your baby from choking on food.

This is not a “first 10 foods” or the only 10 foods you could purchase at Trader Joe’s, by any means! It is simply a list of 10 foods from TJ’s that you might NOT have thought your baby can eat.
Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for! Learn how to help your baby safely eat 100 foods before turning one using baby-led weaning.
Babies are ready to start learning how to eat solid foods somewhere around the 6 month mark.

What is baby-led weaning and does it work? In this article I’ll answer common questions about starting solid foods using baby-led weaning so you can decide whether or not this approach is for you.

It might be tempting to plop your baby’s food right on the table or the high chair tray…but offering food out of a suction mat or bowl helps promote independent eating from your baby’s first bites.
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This set includes a 3-pack of ezpz (sensorimotor devices designed to help babies and toddlers practice their feeding, munching, biting and chewing skills) and (a popsicle mold made for infants).
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The original ezpz silicone suction mat bundled with the perfect bib for baby-led weaning called a Bapron bib. Use this set for babies aged 6 months+.
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Skip the sippy cup. Use the ezpz Mini Cup (4 oz) + Straw System starting around 9 months or after your baby has open cup mastery.
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The developmental drinking system starts with the 2oz Tiny Cup (4 months +), followed by the 4oz Mini Cup + Straw (9 months +) and concludes with the 8oz Happy Cup + Straw (2 years +). Each tool supports important milestones such as lip closure, lip rounding and tongue elevation.
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The developmental system starts with the Tiny Spoons for dipping (4 months +), followed by the Mini Utensils for scooping + piercing (12 months +) and concludes with the Happy Utensils, which layers in knife skills like spreading and cutting (2 years +).
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Sensorimotor devices to help your baby develop munching, biting and chewing skills. Ideal for the pre-feeding phase at 4-5 months of age.
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The best popsicle mold for infants. A ½ ounce portion for making breastmilk or formula pops in the pre-feeding phase at 4-5 months of age.
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This is the first and best baby-led weaning spoon. Small spoon bowl size and short, fat, round handle promotes self-feeding from 6 months of age on.
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Your baby can start learning to drink from an open cup at 6 months of age. This award-winning open cup is perfectly sized for small hands at 2 oz.
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This 5 oz suction bowl is perfect for offering 1 new food each day. Start using at 6 months of age + when your baby is showing the other signs of readiness to eat.
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This 3-compartment silicone suction mat is perfectly portioned for early eaters starting at 6 months. Reminds you to reintroduce familiar foods along with each day’s new food.
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This 8 oz suction bowl is great for finger foods shaped about the size of your adult pinky finger. Start using this bowl at 6 months of age.
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Game changer for taking your baby to a restaurant. This silicone suction placemat has a lip that promotes self-feeding. Rolls up for easy transfer for feeding on the go.
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Finger-length strips support the palmar grasp (6m+) while the serrated smaller pieces are for babies with their pincer grasp (9m+).
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Lids for the ezpz Tiny Bowls, Mini Bowls and Mini Mats work great if you prep and refrigerate food ahead of time or send meals to daycare.
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These are the best bibs for baby-led weaning. Made from a durable, lightweight, waterproof fabric, Baprons don’t restrict your baby’s range of motion and you’ll never buy another bib again.
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Put the Bapron splashmat under your baby’s high chair to minimize the mess. Large coverage area, lightweight, waterproof material you can use for years.
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A no-stress, low-mess way to safely introduce your baby to the potentially allergenic food peanut. Softest baby peanut puff on the market; start these at 6 months of age.
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Use these puffs to safely introduce your baby to the potentially allergenic food tree nut (after previous introduction of peanut). Start using these at 6 months of age.
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Be sure to take an infant refresher CPR course before you start solid foods. This is a great online option for CPR I take every quarter and recommend.
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I co-teach this class with a certified CPR instructor and a Speech Language Pathologist who specialize in pediatric swallowing. Ideal for parents who are particularly anxious about choking.
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