Baby-Led™ Gumline Feeder
Category: Pre-Feeding
The Gumline Feeder helps babies practice their feeding, munching, and chewing skills safely. Place soft and moist strips of fruits, vegetables, meats, and carbohydrates into the silicone pouch, and observe as your baby explores a variety of tastes, textures, temperatures, and colors safely and independently.
Designed to pair with the Ice Tray.
How to Use
Option 1 — Frozen Ingredients
The Ice Tray is designed to pair with the Baby-Led™ Gumline Feeder. Fill the Ice Tray with breast milk, formula, purees, or leftover food, and freeze for 2+ hours. Easily slide the strip into the silicone pouch.
Option 2 — Fresh Ingredients
Place soft and moist strips of fruits, vegetables, meats, or carbs directly into the soft, silicone pouch of the Baby-Led™ Gumline Feeder.
Preparing for Use
1. Fill the soft silicone pouch.
2. Secure the pouch in place with the locking ring.
3. Hand the feeder to baby & observe as they explore independently.
Mealtime Milestones
Expertly designed to help children build important skills + achieve developmental milestones
Munching + Chewing Skills
Palmar Grasp
Bringing Objects to Mouth
Develops Fine Motor Skills
Develops Feeding Skills
Meet the Baby-Led Handle
Helps baby develop self-feeding skills for their first bite and beyond
Our expertly designed baby-led handle is short, round, and perfectly sized for tiny hands. It supports the palmar grasp and hand-to-mouth coordination, helping your baby build the skills they need for baby-led weaning.
After mastering the tools in Kit 1 your baby will smoothly progress to Kit 2. The next-level tools have the same familiar handle to encourage continued growth and confidence.
Motor planning is a vital skill that helps babies learn to remember and perform specific movements, such as bringing a spoon to their mouth. The ezpz baby-led handle plays a key role in this developmental process, as it is consistent across each stage. This makes it easier for babies to transition from oral exploration to self-feeding.
Baby-Led Weaning Q+A
What is baby-led weaning?
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a feeding approach where babies are introduced to solid foods by eating the same foods as the rest of the family. Once baby is ready to start solids, babies feed themselves with a baby-led™ spoon or by picking up soft strips of food with their hands (instead of being spoon-fed purées by an adult).
What is a baby-led handle?
ezpz’s baby-led handle is expertly designed for baby’s tiny hands. This short, fat, round handle supports the development of the palmar grasp (stabilizing an object against their palm while curling their fingers around it) and assists with hand-to-mouth movements. By strengthening these skills, your baby will be ready for their first bite and utensil use!
What else should I know?
Glad you asked! We've created an entire line of expertly designed products to support baby-led oral care and baby-led weaning. You can start practicing before your baby’s first bite!
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Products with a Purpose
Made for Milestones
Baby-Led Weaning to Mealtime Independence
From baby's first bite to mealtime independence, ezpz supports every stage of the feeding journey. Our Developmental Kits pair expert-designed tools with age-appropriate guidance, making it easy to build skills, confidence, and independence one milestone at a time.
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Designed by an Expert
Safe, Innovative, High-Quality
All of ezpz products are expertly designed by our in-house Pediatric Feeding Specialist, Dawn Winkelmann (M.S, CCC-SLP), to support infants, toddlers, and preschoolers through each mealtime milestone. In addition, ezpz products undergo rigorous testing to meet the highest safety and quality standards… because you and your little one(s) deserve the best!
Our Process
A Trusted Team
Women-Run, Passionate and Purposeful
As a small, women-run team, we know firsthand the challenges of raising happy, healthy eaters—while managing the mealtime mess! That’s why we’ve done the hard work for you. Our mission is to make mealtime ‘ezpz’ with thoughtfully designed, thoroughly tested feeding gear that supports a safe, successful feeding journey.
Our Story
