Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland.
Department of Pediatric Diabetes, Auxology and Obesity, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-512 Poznan, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 Jun 8;14(12):2372. doi: 10.3390/nu14122372.
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an increasingly popular way of expanding a baby's diet. It is based on the baby becoming physically ready to feed himself, effectively supplementing his diet, which until now has been based on breast milk or modified milk. The aim of the study was to assess mothers' knowledge about the use of the BLW method to expand the diet of a young child. The essence of the study assumed the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of using this method indicated by mothers.
A total of 320 mothers participated in the study. Data for the study were collected anonymously using the CAWI method. The research tool was the original questionnaire relating to the knowledge about the BLW method and the application of the BLW method in practice.
The BLW method was used by 240 (75%) women. The reasons for not using the BLW method were: the child did not cooperate n = 30 (37.5%) and was not ready to use the BLW method n = 20 (25%). In total, 182 (75.8%) mothers using BLW and 63 (78.8%) mothers not using BLW started extending the diet before the child was 6 months old. According to 270 (84.4%) mothers, including 205 (85.4%) using BLW, stable sitting in a highchair/on the lap is a decisive factor for starting the dietary expansion with the BLW method.
Mothers' knowledge of the BLW method as a way of expanding a young child's diet was insufficient. It seems important to implement appropriate educational activities on the methods of expanding children's diets to broaden parents' knowledge of the influence of nutrition on infant development.
婴儿自主进食（BLW）是一种越来越流行的扩展婴儿饮食的方式。它基于婴儿在生理上准备好自己进食，有效地补充他的饮食，直到现在，婴儿的饮食一直基于母乳或配方奶。本研究的目的是评估母亲对使用 BLW 方法扩展幼儿饮食的知识。研究的本质假设分析了母亲指出的使用这种方法的优缺点。
共有 320 名母亲参加了这项研究。使用 CAWI 方法匿名收集研究数据。研究工具是一份原始问卷，涉及 BLW 方法的知识以及在实践中应用 BLW 方法。
240 名（75%）女性使用了 BLW 方法。不使用 BLW 方法的原因是：孩子不合作 n = 30（37.5%）和孩子还没有准备好使用 BLW 方法 n = 20（25%）。总共有 182 名（75.8%）使用 BLW 的母亲和 63 名（78.8%）不使用 BLW 的母亲在孩子 6 个月之前开始扩展饮食。根据 270 名（84.4%）母亲的说法，包括 205 名（85.4%）使用 BLW 的母亲，稳定地坐在高脚椅/腿上是开始 BLW 方法扩展饮食的决定性因素。
母亲对 BLW 方法作为扩展幼儿饮食的方法的知识不足。似乎有必要开展适当的儿童饮食扩展方法教育活动，以扩大父母对营养对婴儿发育影响的认识。
