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WEBVTT MORNING ANCHOR MARK KELLYDECIDED TO PUT IT TO THE TEST. >> WHERE YOU GOING? >> GOOD JOB, SWEETIE.REPORTER: DINNER AT OUR HOUSECAN SURE GET INTERESTING.WHEN OUR BABY, DELTA, WAS READYFOR TABLE FOOD WE DITCHED THEPUREED JARRED STUFF AND WENTSTRAIGHT FOR THE SOLIDS.SALLY: DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKETHIS?REPORTER: ON THE MENU TONIGHT,PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER WE EAT,CARROTS, GREENBEANS, AND SALMON.FISH IS WHAT SHE LIKES THE MOST.IT'S CALLED BABY LED WEANING, ORBLW.AND IT'S THE NEW WAY TOINTRODUCE YOUR BABY TO EATINGSOLID FOOD AS EARLY AS SIXMONTHS.SALLY: OK, SALMON TIME.REPORTER: IT TAKES A FEWSECONDS.BUT WITH A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT-- SALLY: IT'S SO GOOD.REPORTER: AND WATCHING HER MOMAND DAD EAT, DELTA DIVES RIGHTIN.REAL, SOLID FOODS.NOTHING PROCESSED, NO PRICEYJARRED FOOD, AND NOTHING FORCEDWITH A SPOON.TANIA KOERBER: IT STARTED INEUROPE, AND NOW IT'S GAININGPOPULARITY HERE IN THE U.S.REPORTER: TANIA KOERBER IS ABOARD CERTIFIED SPECIALIST INPEDIATRIC NUTRITION.NOW SHE'S A BIG BELIEVER THATBABY LED WEANING IS MORE NATURALFOR THE BABY.>> THEY EAT WHEN THEY ARE HUNGRYAND STOP WHEN THEY'RE FULL.AND BY PUTTING IN THE SPOON ANDOVERFEEDING AND ONE MORE, ONEMORE WE ARE ESSENTIALLYCORRUPTING THE NATURAL SYSTEMTHAT BABIES HAVE.REPORTER: BABY-LED WEANING CANSTART AS EARLY AS SIX MONTHSWITH YOGURT, LARGE CUT UP CHUNKSOF SOFT FRUITS, AND STEAMEDVEGETABLES.AND THEY'RE STEAMED SO IT'SEASIER FOR HER TO EAT.AND BY SEVEN MONTHS YOU CANQUICKLY MOVED TO MEET, EVENFISH.KOERBER SAYS BLW IS NOT JUSTGOOD NUTRITION, IT ALSOINTRODUCES THE INFANT EARLY ONTO THE VARIETY OF TEXTURES ANDFLAVORS IN FOOD BEFORE PROBLEMSDEVELOPMENT.TANIA KOERBER: IN THE U.S. AQUARTER OF KIDS UNDER THE AGE OFSIX, THEY HAVE SOME SORT OFFEEDING DIFFICULT, SO THIS ISHUGE.UNDER THIS METHOD, PARENTS AREENCOURAGED TO EAT WITH THEIRCHILD TO MODEL GOOD EATINGBEHAVIOR.SALLY: HONEY, HI.MMM.LOOK I'M EATING TOO.,REPORTER: NOW I KNOW WHATYOU'RE THINKING AT HOME,CHOKING.AND TRUTHFULLY, EVERY NOW ANDAGAIN DELTA WILL GAG., SALLY: SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENSWHEN SHE HAS SOME FOOD IN THERE.REPORTER: BUT INTERESTINGLY, THEAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICSSTUDIED THIS CONCERN, AND FOUNDTHAT INFANTS IN THE BABY LEDWEANING GROUP CHOKED NO MOREOFTEN THAN SPOON FED INFANTS.>> BABIES WILL CHOKE.THEY ARE IMMATURE FEEDERS.THEY ARE LEARNING FEEDINGSKILLS.SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TOPROVIDE ADULT SUPERVISION AT ALLTIMES.AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICHMETHOD OF FEEDING YOU ARE USING.AN ADULT SHOULD BE SUPERVISEDDURING ALL FEEDINGS.REPORTER: THAT ADULT SUPERVISIONIS KEY.AND NEVER PUSH YOUR LITTLE JUSTONE.AS THE NAME SAYS, LET THE BABYTAKE THE LEAD.IF YOU WANT TO TRY BABY-LEDWEANING, HERE ARE SOME OTHERTIPS FROM OUR NUTRITIONIST. YOUR BABY IS LIKELY READY TOSTART BLW ONCE THEY CAN SITUPRIGHT.THE FOOD SHOULD BE VERY LARGE ORVERY SMALL LIKE A CHEERIO TOAVOID CHOKING.IT SHOULD NEVER BE COIN SIZE.YOU SHOULD ONLY GIVE HEALTHYFOODS.AND ALSO INTRODUCE ONE FOOD AT ATIME IN CASE YOUR BABY ISALLERGIC.AND KEEP IN MIND THAT IN THATFIRST YEAR, SOLID FOODS ARESTILL JUST A SUPPLEMENT FOR