Christmas, New Year… and many firsts
The holiday season has a special flavor. Homes fill up, tables are set, and schedules stretch out. We live a little later, a little more intensely, often surrounded by people. And when you have a baby discovering BLW feeding, this period can raise quite a few questions.
Can the baby eat with us?
How do we manage meals outside of our routine?
Should we adapt, anticipate, or let go?
Good news : the holidays are not an obstacle to BLW . They can even become a fantastic opportunity 🌟
The holidays, a playground for exploration… not performance
Christmas and New Year's are not "perfect" moments. They are vibrant moments. And that's exactly what baby observes and experiences.
In BLW Baby-Led Weaning), the goal isn't for the baby to eat "properly," but for them to explore , observe , manipulate , and taste at their own pace. During the holidays, the baby can:
to be at the table longer,
eating at unusual hours,
to be stimulated by more noise, lights, faces.
And all of that… is normal.
BLW adapts to real-life situations, not to a fixed framework. Parties are part of real life.
Eat elsewhere, eat differently
Meals at family's , at friends' houses, sometimes at late hours… These situations can worry parents . Yet, they are also rich learning opportunities for babies.
Baby discovers:
new environments ,
different tables ,
other ways of eating,
food presented in a different way.
Even if he eats little, even if he touches more than he tastes, even if he observes a lot… he is learning. BLW is not measured by the quantity consumed, but by the experience lived.
Here's a summary of what to pack when your baby eats away from home 🙂
Letting go (a little) during the holidays
The holidays are often emotionally charged. We want to do things right. For the baby too. But BLW doesn't demand perfection.
If baby is tired.
If he eats less.
If he refuses food.
If he falls asleep before dessert.
Everything is fine.
Regularity will return after the holidays. What matters are the foundations laid over time, not a single Christmas or New Year's Eve meal.
A selection of succulent recipes for the holiday season!
BLW Bébé offers you a nice selection of recipes for baby party meals! Recipes for young and old going from an aperitif to the traditional Christmas dessert: the log. All these recipes take up the good flavors of the end of years celebrations such as foie gras, chestnuts, pumpkin, clementine, etc.
Pumpkin mash verrines with chestnuts for the baby's festive aperitif and the rest of the family. The true flavors of the end of years holidays will arouse baby's taste buds. Add a piece of gingerbread above the verrine for a little delicacy.
The gourmet stars are small savory cookies to taste as an aperitif. The perfect combination of carrot and clementine makes these stars delicious for Christmas.
Coil papillotes and candied carrots form the specific baby meal. A meal filled with flavors with the cod, candied carrots, clementine and cinnamon. A beautiful festive meal that baby will love!
The lemon Christmas log is the traditional baby Christmas dessert! A good log cake with a fresh cream and lemon frosting for a fresh and light holiday dessert.
Gingerbread is the famous end of year celebrations. These many spices arouse the taste buds of the whole family every year. A good slice of gingerbread with a snack, baby will love it!
