Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for! Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian, baby-led weaning expert and mom of 7 helps you get a SAFE start to solid foods using baby-led weaning. Baby-led weaning helps your baby become an independent eater & prevents picky eating. Join Katie for easy-to-implement infant feeding tips and tricks that will build confidence in your baby’s ability to safely start solid food and self-feed!
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Taste and Flavor Development in Infancy with Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP
#248: Does your baby have a preference for sweet foods? What flavors of foods are best to offer baby? In this episode we are exploring how babies develop taste and flavor preferences during infancy with Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP. Dr. Ross is a neonatal feeding and pediatric feeding development expert who developed the SOFFI method: Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants.
Shownotes for this episode with podcast transcript are at: https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/248
In this episode you will learn:
- How babies develop flavor preferences beginning in utero
- Feeding concerns that premature babies may experience
- Recommendations for transitioning older infants off of the bottle
Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes mentioned:
- Ep 119 Premature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age for Starting Solids
- Ep 110 Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD
- Ep 158 How Premature Babies Can Succeed with BLW with @doctorterrimd Terri Major-Kincade, MD
Guest Resources - Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP
- www.feedingfundamentals.com
- Instagram @soffimethod
Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop
Follow Katie Ferraro @babyledweanteam on Instagram
Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/248
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