Resources

On this page, you will find helpful links for breastfeeding, infant feeding skill development, information on baby-led weaning and adapted baby-led weaning, products for breastfeeding and solid food feeding, baby-led weaning recipes, and toy, book, play and developmental milestone resources.

Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too

Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental Delays or Other Feeding Challenges

The book is intended primarily for parents who have a baby or young child with feeding challenges caused by, for example, developmental delay or a medical condition, but also for health care professionals who work with babies who present in this way. Other family members, friends and daycare staff will also find it useful. We expect it to be welcomed by parents who’ve been told that their baby can’t safely feed themselves or follow baby-led weaning (BLW) when in fact there is almost certainly a way that this can happen. In addition to babies with neurodiverse backgrounds, this book can be useful for parents with babies with neurotypical development who may struggle with issues such as struggling with the ability to chew or advance to more complex age-appropriate foods or feeding aversion.

The aim of the book is to empower parents to support their child to achieve maximum autonomy in eating, starting from when solid foods are first introduced in the second half of the first year. Ideally, it should be read at this stage, or earlier, and is best used in collaboration with the baby’s health care providers – especially speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists.

products

Jill Rabin is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, she earns from qualifying purchases. All information found on www.jillrabin.com is intended for informational and educational purposes only. The information provided on this website is not intended to be a replacement or substitute for professional medical advice.

Hand drawn baby cup with straw

cups

Hand drawn adaptive feeding item feeder

adaptive feeding

Hand drawn stacker toy

toys

Hand drawn feeding items baby fork and spoon

feeding

Hand drawn breastfeeding item nipple shield

breastfeeding

Hand drawn open book

books