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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5 Things I Would Do Differently if I Started BLW All Over Again
#255: I love a good failure reflection and this episode is FULL of it for you. If I were starting baby-led weaning all over again, here are 5 things I would do differently.
In order to bring you this episode, I went BACK into my phone to the very first few weeks of doing BLW with my baby quadruplets and cringed SO HARD at my mistakes.
My focus as a dietitian specializing in baby-led weaning is to help you learn about all of the things your baby CAN eat - but it may also be helpful to know what to avoid, and that’s what I’m covering in this episode.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why you should ignore pressure about starting solid foods before your baby is ready
- How to remedy “dangling feet” and why having baby’s feet resting on a solid footplate is essential for promoting safe swallow
- The benefits of offering early eaters food out of a suction plate or bowl and not directly on the tray or table
- How to cycle familiar foods back into your baby’s diet while continuing to offer new foods, flavors, textures and allergenic ingredients.
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 @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/
Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/255
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