I have just found this research comparing Baby led weaning (BLW) with traditional weaning (spoon feeding), thought it might be useful to those thinking about going down this route. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3M_cIQh0-s&feature=youtube_gdata_player you tube video talking to researchers]] or PDF [[http://m.bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000298.full.pdf here]]