21. How to Start Your Baby on Solids with Little Spoon Co-founder Michelle Muller

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As our babies grow, we get more and more excited to welcome them
into the world of food. I sat down with Little Spoon Co-Founder
and Chief Experience Officer, Michelle Muller, on her motherhood
journey, starting babies on solids, and her leadership role at
Little Spoon.  

Michelle is southern belle turned New York City mama. Although
she grew up in Texas, she loves being a mom in the city. She
loves that her kids can pop over to the MET for an afternoon, she
loves the seasons, and Central Park. 

Michelle is also an open book in speaking about her experience as
a single mom to 3 boys. We discuss how divorce is such a taboo
subject and yet more than half of marriages often turn to
divorce. It's a reality that many moms and dads experience and we
talked about dismantling the notion that "it's terrible for the
kids". Michelle speaks to her strong co-parenting with
ex-husband. Although it wasn't all roses and butterflies in the
beginning of their divorce, their love for their kids superseded
their annoyances with each other and they were able to evolve
their relationship as co-parents. 

Then, the conversation shifts in talking about starting solids
with your baby. As our babies grow, as parents, we get excited to
welcome them into the world of food. Mealtime is a bonding
experience for many families and welcoming your baby to be a part
of it is so exciting. I asked Michelle what the most important
thing parents should do in preparation for starting solids and
she advised to not rush into it. 

Once a baby starts showing curiosity around food it might be time
to start solids but also to shine the light onto yourself: are
you excited? Are you ready? This is supposed to be fun and if
you're stressed about it, your baby will feel that too.
Michelle's biggest piece of advice is the approach feeding with
love, happiness, and enthusiasm. 

We also talk about combo feeding. I was so nervous to start
solids had no idea what I was doing. I knew I didn’t want to give
my son jarred baby food so I gravitated towards Baby Led Weaning
because it sounded like the best thing for our family. I wanted
my son to just grow up eating what we ate at the dinner table but
I quickly realized that it was idealistic to adopt a pure Baby
Led Weaning methodology because at daycare and they were worried
about choking. I ended up doing a mix of both real food cut into
small pieces and mashed foods. Michelle and I talked about how
it's okay to mix it up and just because we choose to go by one
method, it's okay to not be so textbook about it and have an open
mind and do what feels right. 

I share my my experience in using Little Spoon: I personally love
it because it takes the guesswork out of certain meals and it
helps introduce flavors that I never would have thought of on my
own. Michelle and I talk about how these days the majority of
house holds have both parents working and it can be challenging
to get creative in the kitchen. 

Little Spoon's ethos is, "Giving you one less thing to worry
about and an easy way to keep your kid healthy." Little Spoon
offers fresh organic baby foods, they have everything from baby
blends to toddler and big ki


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