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We did BLW with our daughter. This book has a lot of additional recipes for families. Not all are things that I normally make or use ingredients I have on hand. But there is a good mix for lots of different lifestyles.

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We did a combo of BLW and purees. We were very happy with the Baby-Led Weaning concept in our general. Our toddler is a very good eater. This book gave us some additional meal ideas to add to our rotation as we were introducing new foods.

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This book has paved a way for me to confidently feed my nine month old real food without having to make "baby food". I have an older child and for her I had many fears and a lot of questions on how to start solids. This book is very simplistic in its style, but it is not a negative. It actually was perfect for a mom who may be pressed for time and needs to do a quick speed read. I was able to sit down and read this book within an hour and come back to it from time to time when I needed to.

Why do I recommend this book?
It offers bullet points and bright boxes that highlights important information and tidbits of advice. The book is eye catching in its illustrations and offers the right amount of knowledge and information. I quickly get glossy eyed with a book that has way too much information that I can handle. Rather this is a quick, short and sweet reference book when it comes to baby led weaning.
Lastly, I enjoyed utilizing this book with my child. It gave me a confidence to "DO". Happily my now 10 month old eats at the table with us. The best thing is that I did not have to put any extra effort into making "baby food".

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This book was beautiful presented and the pages were colourful and easy to read. Having had a baby recently, I am very excited to get to the stage where my baby is beginning to eat solids so when I say this book was available to review I was excited to get stuck in. Baby-led weaning is a fairly new concept- my mum and mother-in-law haven't heard of it and question how easy and practical it actually is. With this in mind, I was eager to find out more. The book firstly, explains what baby-led weaning is and the advantages of choosing this method over traditional adult-led weaning. It goes through what foods should be avoided and tips on how to best avoid them.  Lastly, it goes through lots of easy and vibrant recipes- there are lots of pictures and easy to understand methods. There are symbols which show you which recipes can be frozen and how many family members they will feed (for example 1 adult and 2 small children). The recipes look tasty and I can imagine myself as well as my baby boy munching through them at lunchtime. I look forward to buying this when it comes out! Definitely one for the bulging bookshelf in my kitchen.

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I wish I had this book when Sam was a baby! I did a modified version of BLW but mostly did purées. This book would be helped me try BLW even more. I can use the recipes now though even though my son is now a toddler. We will both enjoy eating these yummy meals.

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Good recipes to help baby get into food. It can be hard to know what to feed baby so they won't choke beside purees and this helps have better ideas.

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This book is a wonderful companion to the Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook. Those recipes have been expanded and enhanced to cook for the whole family! I loved the Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook, but found sometimes the recipes weren't something I would make for my own family. This new cookbook gave me delicious options for my family that my baby could enjoy as well.

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Murkett and Rapley have created a brilliant resource for parents and caregivers. In Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook the authors have simplified an often overwhelming task for those in charge of meal planning for little ones. These recipes are sophisticated yet simple enough for a young palette. The versatility of these recipes are sure to ease the load of any cook since these dishes are appetizing to adults and children alike.

I speak from personal experience when I say that you can now say goodbye to countless hours in the kitchen making separate meals, Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook will save time and money- giving you more time to enjoy your littles while they are still little

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