Has anyone read this BLW book and is it any good?

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I'm not really one for baby books so hesitant to buy it unless people think it's worth it!

Baby Led Weaning Book by Gill Rapley

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Yep very helpful and reassuring.

only if you are a book type an/or want something to wave at doubting grandparents

otheriwse you can find all the information on MN and/or Aitch's Blog

I really liked it. But Aitch's blog is great.

I dont think that its worth it. Try and get it from the library.

I got it from the library as DS is 1 now. I'd get it from your library if you can, it's not something that you'll really need to refer back to after you've read it once IMHO.

I read it (but like cupcake I'm a bit of a bookworm so I read whatever I can get my hands on). I kind of liked some of the ideas, although I don't think much of what Rapley says is convincingly backed up with research. I.e. she proposes a new, relatively untried way of weaning, which may be a good way to do things, but imo there might be nutritional disadvantages to letting children completely eat at their own pace. If you're looking for a concrete weaning plan / recipes then this is not the book for you; it's good if you want to get an idea of what BLW is, & how to go about planning BLW weaning...