Development and pilot testing of Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS - a version of Baby-Led Weaning modified to address concerns about iron deficiency, growth faltering and choking

Table 4 Feeding behaviours of participants in the BLISS and BLW groups (data from weekly interviews)¹

		6 months (%)	P-value^*	7 months (%)	P-value^*	8 months (%)	P-value^*
Proportion of food that the infant self-fed	BLW	94.4	0.736	88.1	0.816	89.0	0.738
Proportion of food that the infant self-fed	BLISS	90.5	0.736	91.5	0.816	93.5	0.738
Proportion of food that was family food²	BLW	84.7	0.469	97.2	0.816	97.2	0.900
Proportion of food that was family food²	BLISS	93.8	0.469	94.6	0.816	96.4	0.900
Proportion of meals that were shared with the family³	BLW	100.0	0.392	100.0	0.672	98.6	0.649
Proportion of meals that were shared with the family³	BLISS	90.6	0.392	96.4	0.672	93.8	0.649
Number of meals per day⁴	BLW	2.3	0.599	2.9	0.731	3.4	0.101
Number of meals per day⁴	BLISS	2.0	0.599	2.7	0.731	3.5	0.101

¹BLW group n = 9; BLISS group n = 14
²Eating the same food as the family but not necessarily eaten at the same time
³Eating at the same time as the family but not necessarily eating the same food
⁴Meals had at least one “solid” food – meals comprising only breast milk or infant formula were not included
^*P-value compares BLW and BLISS groups. Bold indicates significance (P < 0.05)

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