I was just reading back the emails that I have missed in the past 2 weeks from the BLW Yahoo Group, and looks like the long-awaited baby-led weaning DVD is now available for anyone to purchase!

I would heartily recommend it to all health visitors as well as new mothers considering starting the weaning of their little one. Here's information about the DVD from Gill Rapley herself:

A 17-minute DVD/video about baby-led weaning will be available from 1st November. It explains what BLW is, why it is a sensible and logical way to approach weaning, how to go about it, and the benefits it brings. The cost of the DVD/video is £25 (GBP) plus postage and packing, which will normally be about £2.50 for a single copy in the UK. For the USA, the cost is approx $45 (US dollars), plus overseas carriage.

It is available from Mark-It TV. To order a copy, simply phone, fax or email your requirements (number required, in which format – DVD or PAL video) to Mark-It Television, at:

Mark-It Television
7 Quarry Way
Stapleton
Bristol
BS16 1UP
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (117) 939 1117
Fax: +44 (117) 939 1118
Email: sales@markittelevision.co.uk

You can read more about the baby-led weaning DVD from the company's web site, and they have it available on video too. More information about ordering copies of the film can be found on the order page on the company's website.

I'm going to get the DVD for myself just for future reference, even thought I'm already a full converted and somewhat experienced BLW mum myself. I'm planning to spread some more BLW love overseas, since some Irish and Finnish mums might be interested in it too.

It's been awfully quiet, if not dead here all month! I've been taking part in the NaBloPoMo challege with my two other blogs, so I've had no time left to update the baby-led weaning blog. I still think it's a very important and interesting subject though, but in the last few weeks my interest has been directed towards toddler breastfeeding issues, breastfeeding in public and lactivism in general.

During the last month I realised that I might have taken a bit too much upon myself, thinking that I could maintain a portal of 5 blogs, write thorough articles about baby nutrition and everything else related to BLW. As much as I would love to dedicate more time for promoting BLW, I need to stay rational and split my time evenly between this and my other projects. Otherwise I'll end up abandoning the whole blog for good!

I have split the links-blog into a few separate posts, and the link from the top menu will show you all the links categories. The blw photo blog has been scrapped, because all the photos and lots more can be found in the Flickr Baby-led weaning photo pool for your viewing pleasure!

I have also had to close down the Information-section, because I just don't have the time or the resources to write full articles right now. If I write up any articles, I will publish them here instead. I'm hoping to swap over the Blogger Beta someday, so that I can add categories in the blog to make the navigating easier for you (imaginary) readers.