The Baby-led Weaning Quick and Easy Recipe Book

A brand new illustrated cookbook full of simple, quick and delicious baby-led weaning recipes to share with the whole family, from the authors of Baby-led Weaning and The baby-led Weaning Cookbook.

Gill Rapley (Author) 
 Gill Rapley worked as a health visitor for 20 years and has also been a midwife and breastfeeding counsellor. She initiated the current trend for baby-led weaning after conducting a study as part of her MSc. She lectures widely to health visitors and midwives and has recently launched a DVD showing parents how to introduce solids using baby-led weaning. 
 
Tracey Murkett (Author) 
 Tracey Murkett is a freelance writer who used the Baby-led Weaning approach to introduce solid food to her own children.

In bestselling Baby-led Weaning, leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process. Now The Quick and Easy Baby-led Weaning Cookbook offers fast, simple yet delicious recipes so the entire family can take part in making your baby a happy and confident eater, no matter what the pressures are on your time. 
 
 Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, with full-colour photos, The Quick and Easy Baby-led Weaning Cookbook has recipes that you can get on the table with minimum fuss but maximum taste. Fully tested and nutritionally sound, this is a cookery book no busy parent should be without.

The easy way to nurture, understand and connect with your baby

Baby-led Parenting

The key to responsive and stress-free parenting from the authors of Baby-Led Weaning

Gill Rapley spent 20 years as a health visitor and was Deputy Programme Director of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative. She has studied infant feeding and child development for many years. She lives in Kent with her husband, and has three grown-up children. 
 
Tracey Murkett is a writer and journalist. She lives in London with her partner and their daughter.

Learn how to use your baby’s natural instincts and abilities to give him the very best start in life. This practical and sensitive guide shows you how following your baby’s lead will help you develop a strong and loving relationship from birth. 
 
 
 Find out how to: 
 • Understand your baby’s true needs 
 • Recognise what your baby is trying to tell you 
 • Manage sleep, feeding and crying gently and without stress 
 
 • Support your baby’s natural desire to learn 
 
 Baby-led Parenting will help you and your baby make the most of the critical period from birth to crawling, creating the perfect foundation for a calm and happy childhood.

How to make breastfeeding work - with your baby's help

Baby-led Breastfeeding

An authoritative and practical guide to enjoyable and successful breastfeeding from the baby-led authors Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett

I truly believe this sensitively written, practical guide will be a great resource for any mother who wants to get breastfeeding to really work.

Sue Ashmore, Programme Director, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative

Gill Rapley has been a lactation consultant and a voluntary breastfeeding counsellor and is a former deputy director of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative. She is also a qualified midwife and worked for 20 years as a health visitor. Her three children, now grown up, were all breastfed. 
 
Tracey Murkett is a writer and journalist. She breastfed her daughter, now aged six, and is a voluntary mother-to-mother breastfeeding helper.

Breastfeeding is easy when you follow your baby's natural instincts 
 
Forget stressful routines, painful breasts and problems with milk supply. This straightforward guide shows you how to follow your baby's lead so you can enjoy relaxed and pain-free breastfeeding. 
 
With practical advice on interpreting your baby's needs, Baby-led Breastfeeding explains in simple terms how breastfeeding works and why staying in tune with your baby is the key to effortless feeding. 
 
Discover how to: 
- help your baby follow his instincts from the very first feed 
- make the most of the first few weeks to get breastfeeding up and running 
- hold your baby in ways that will help him to feed effectively 
- recognise when breastfeeding is going well and be confident that your baby is getting plenty of breast milk 
- avoid common problems - from sore nipples to mastitis 
 
Baby-led Breastfeeding is a sensible and sensitive guide that will help you and your baby develop a happy and fulfilling breastfeeding relationship.

Over 130 delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy

The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook

An illustrated cookbook full of simple and delicious baby-led weaning recipes to share with the whole family, from the authors of Baby-led Weaning

An illustrated cookbook full of simple, nutritious and delicious recipes to share with the whole family, from the bestselling expert authors of Baby-led Weaning. With down-to-earth advice on how to broach weaning and make family mealtimes rewarding and enjoyable, The Baby Led Weaning Cookbook is a must-have for any parent! 
 
'It sounds like common sense: after all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet' -- Guardian 
'[Baby-led weaning] could radically simplify infant feeding' -- Telegraph 
'[Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier' -- The Times 
'Best baby book I bought' -- ***** Reader review 
'If you buy one BLW cookbook - this is the one!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Amazing!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Love, love, love this book' -- ***** Reader review 
******************************************************************************* 
In Baby-led Weaning, leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process. 
 
Now The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook offers comprehensive recipes and meal plans to follow so the entire family can take part in making your child a happy and confident eater. 
 
Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook also includes: 
- simple advice on how to start weaning 
- essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety 
- recipes for desserts and family dinners, as well as ideas for quick snacks and lunch boxes 
- anecdotes and quotes from parents 
 
The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook will give parents the confidence to create exciting and enjoyable mealtimes, allowing their baby to develop their skills as they progress with food.

[Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier

I see many happy children, who choose their own food independently and eat at their own pace

It sounds like common sense: after all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet

[Baby-led weaning] could radically simplify infant feeding

Gill Rapley worked as a health visitor for 20 years and has also been a midwife and breastfeeding counsellor. She initiated the current trend for baby-led weaning after conducting a study as part of her MSc. She lectures widely to health visitors and midwives and launched a DVD showing parents how to introduce solids using baby-led weaning. Visit the website www.baby-led.com 
 
Tracey Murkett is a freelance writer who used the baby-led weaning approach to introduce solid food to her own child.

An illustrated cookbook full of simple, nutritious and delicious recipes to share with the whole family, from the bestselling expert authors of Baby-led Weaning. With down-to-earth advice on how to broach weaning and make family mealtimes rewarding and enjoyable, The Baby Led Weaning Cookbook is a must-have for any parent! 
 
'It sounds like common sense: after all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet' -- Guardian 
'[Baby-led weaning] could radically simplify infant feeding' -- Telegraph 
'[Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier' -- The Times 
'Best baby book I bought' -- ***** Reader review 
'If you buy one BLW cookbook - this is the one!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Amazing!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Love, love, love this book' -- ***** Reader review 
******************************************************************************* 
In Baby-led Weaning, leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process. 
 
Now The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook offers comprehensive recipes and meal plans to follow so the entire family can take part in making your child a happy and confident eater. 
 
 Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook also includes: 
 - simple advice on how to start weaning 
 - essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety 
 - recipes for desserts and family dinners, as well as ideas for quick snacks and lunch boxes 
 - anecdotes and quotes from parents 
 
 The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook will give parents the confidence to create exciting and enjoyable mealtimes, allowing their baby to develop their skills as they progress with food.

Gill Rapley

Tracey Murkett

Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food

The fully updated and revised edition of Baby-led Weaning is a practical and authoritative guide to introducing solid food, enabling your child to grow up a happy and confident eater. It shows parents why baby-led weaning makes sense and gives them the confidence to trust their baby's natural skills and instincts. 
 
Filled with practical tips for getting started and the low-down on what to expect, Baby-led Weaning explodes the myth that babies need to be spoon-fed and shows why self-feeding from the start is the healthiest way for your child to develop. Your baby is allowed to decide how much they want to eat, how to eat it and to experiment with everything at their own pace. 
 
Baby-led weaning is a common-sense, safe, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your baby. No more purées and weaning spoons, and no more mealtime battles. Simply let your baby feed himself healthy family food.

Gill Rapley

Books by Gill Rapley

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