Is babyledweaning a must?

I spoonfed my kid for 2 years. In between, she got to pick up things like baby biscuits/puffs/yoghurt melts to self feed. Less mess, less food wastage, I’m perfectly happy with my decision. Trained her to use fork, spoon and kid chopsticks later on. No issues:) Of course, she still spills some food now (4yo), but definitely not as much as if she were a baby.

It's a parenting choice like many other choices, nothing is a must it's all up to you :). There are pros and cons for both methods. If you want to try BLW you can incorporate it as snack time and just let baby explore and play with the food, so it's a fun activity for baby too and you don't have to worry about not feeding him enough!

It’s not a must, it’s really up to you. I do both traditional weaning and BLW, thought mostly I’m on BLW. Like what others said, there’s really pros and cons to it. So it is really up to individual. BLW can really train their motor skills but it can also be trained via other methods as well.

I tried blw since 6 months old , but LO created a big mess everytime . Seems like a big wastage , most of the food is now on the floor . Now i made up my mind to 100% traditional feeding , unless his puffs . I will let him have his own , sometimes .

My baby now 14 month she only feed herself with snack. I have friends baby spoon fed themselves i feel it's perfectly fine. I don't want a mess. Eventually when she is older she will understand how to feed herself properly.

I’m glad to chance upon your post. Yaye I’m not alone!! I never try BLW too and only spoon feed my LO all 3 meals.

Haha same here, mine refuses to take the food even he could. 'face big'

Not a must

Not a must