BLW Food Shape & Size Knowing how to cut foods appropriately for a baby’s age and stage is critical for safe swallowing. Below are food size tips for both early eaters (6-9 months) and older...
How do I choose the right foods for BLW? Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a feeding approach where babies are introduced to solid foods by eating the same foods as the rest of the family. Once baby is ready, instead of...
Why Are Baby-Led Handles Important When Starting Solids? ezpz baby-led handles are perfectly designed for baby’s tiny hands and the development of the palmar grasp (stabilizing an object against their palm while curling their fingers around it). This...
BLW Food Size for Older Eaters (9m+) One of the key feeding milestones for older eaters is the development of the pincer grasp. This is when your baby starts using the tips of their thumb and index...
BLW Holiday Foods If it is your baby’s first holiday, you might be wondering what foods they can safely eat. Here are a few tips to help your baby gobble-up the traditional...
When Should I Use a Tongue Depressor with My Baby? Even before your baby’s teeth emerge, it is important to become familiar with your baby’s developing oral cavity. Using at Birth: Look in your baby’s mouth with the ezpz Sensory...
What feeding and swallowing milestones start at 6 months of age? Open cup drinking, spoon-feeding, and self-feeding milestones all start at 6 months of age. Parents need a safe open cup, spoon, and baby-led strips of food to help their baby...
7 Foods to Get You Started on Baby-Led Weaning Dragon Fruit Texture Tips Ensure the dragon fruit is ripe and soft to make it a safe texture. The texture is slippery with tiny, edible seeds that provide a subtle,...
What Can My Baby Eat on Thanksgiving? If it is your baby’s first Thanksgiving, you might be wondering what foods they can safely eat. Here are a few tips to help your baby gobble-up the traditional foods:...
BLW Food Size for Early Eaters Knowing how to cut foods appropriately for early eaters (6-9 months) is critical for safe swallowing. Practice Skills: Help your baby develop mouthing and grasping skills before starting solids, typically...
Named in Forbes Best Baby Gifts for Feeding The Best Baby Gifts To Give At Showers, Holidays And Just Because Introduce Their First Foods With This Modern Mealtime Bundle “This set is great since it’s specifically designed to...
Preparing for Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) You and your baby (whether 3, 4, 5 or 6 months old) aren’t too young to start preparing for solids! There are many routines and skills you can begin working...
7 Expert-Recommended Baby-Led Weaning Products Consider these seven essential items for baby-led weaning (BLW) to help your baby smoothly transition to solid foods. 1. Baby-Led Weaning Food Cutters Purpose: Serrated edges help babies easily grasp...
How do I know if my baby is ready for solids? Sometimes families are so excited to start first foods that they begin too early (without knowing all the signs of readiness for starting solids). What feeding specialists want you to...
Tiny Pop Recipes Try these popular recipes featuring our best-selling Tiny Pops! Mango + Banana Popsicles Ingredients: ¼ of a banana ⅛ of a mango Directions: Mash and mix the banana and...
What are Pre-feeding Skills? Pre-feeding skills are capabilities that your baby can practice in preparation for eating and drinking. These skills demonstrate a baby's readiness for first bites and sips! On our blog, ezpz's pediatric feeding specialist (Ms....
Divided + Open Plates for Babies Offering a plate to your baby when they start solids will give them a strong foundation for self-feeding. However, choosing a first plate can be a little overwhelming if you...
Are Teeth Needed for Starting Solids? Are you wondering if your baby needs teeth for starting solids? Or if chewing skills coincide with teeth development? In today's blog Ms. Dawn answers these questions and provides tips...
Do ezpz mats fit on highchair trays? As with all developmental milestones, ages are approximate and vary with each child. But most babies are ready to start solids at six months of age. Ideally you have your...
ezpz Collections by Ages + Stages Children are more engaged and independent at mealtime when provided with the right feeding tools (for their ages and stages). Using gear designed to encourage feeding, eating and drinking milestones...
Feeding + Drinking Issues with Tongue-Tied Babies A baby’s pre-feeding, feeding and swallowing skills begin with exploration and movement of their tongue. Thus, a tongue-tie may have a significant impact on a baby’s mouthing, eating, drinking and...
Body Positioning + Products to Help Decrease Choking Risk Did you know there are body positions that can reduce the risk of your baby gagging and choking at mealtime? In this blog I’m sharing strategies and products to help...
6 Must-Have BLW Products Introducing solids is a pleasurable time for baby, but it can be nerve-wracking for first-time parents. To make the transition to solids easier on the entire family, here are six...
ezpz Recipes for the Tiny Pops Around 4 months of age you can offer breastmilk (or formula) popsicles to your baby. At 6 months you can offer a variety of foods in your popsicles, including potentially...