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Is it possible to “combine” baby-led weaning with traditional spoon-feeding? This approach is sometimes called “combination” or “combo feeding”. To celebrate episode 200 of the BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast I am honored to be joined by Gill Rapley, PhD, co-author of the original BLW book and founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement for this discussion. In this interview Gill shares her thoughts on what constitutes a “baby-led” approach to feeding, whether or not this can incorporate aspects of traditional parent-led spoon feeding, plus ideas on utilization of purees and spoons that you might be surprised to hear!

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode I’m interviewing Gill Rapley who discusses:

• What combo feeding is and whether the combination of traditional parent-led spoon-feeding and baby-led feeding methods can still be defined as baby-led weaning.

• How parents and caregivers can work to relinquish control in the feeding dynamic to allow babies to self-pace and drive the feeding experience. 

• How incorporating spoons or purees into the baby-led weaning approach is possible when babies are self-feeding…but why it might look a little different than you’ve seen in other feeding situations!

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Gill Rapley, PHD is the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement

• Co-author of the original baby-led weaning book called “Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide”.

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Visit Gill Rapley’s website at rapleyweaning.com

  Listen to past interviews with Katie & Gill Rapley in:

• Episode 100 "The History of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 1)”

• Episode 102 "The Future of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 2)”

• Episode 140 "National Baby-Led Weaning Day: It's a Thing with Gill Rapley, PhD”

• Episode 142 “Debunking the Biggest BLW Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD”

  Listen to the interview with Katie & Jill Rabin in:

• Episode 198 Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Feeding Challenges with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP/L, IBCLC

• You can order and read Gill Rapley’s original baby-led weaning book called “Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide”. Be sure to get the fully revised 2019 edition (this is an affiliate link on Amazon).

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