Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#314: What’s the deal with the Montessori weaning table? Is it just a glorified kids’ table or are there real benefits from having your child eat at a small table from a small chair? I’ve always been curious about this idea of the weaning table…because there are a lot of overlaps with the baby-led weaning approach and the Montessori methods - so I wanted to speak with a Montessori specialist and my guest today is Jeanne-Marie Paynel…she is a Montesorri parenting mentor with a Masters Degree in Montessori education and she’s going to break down the basic arrangement of the Montessori feeding area of the house with or without use of the weaning table. Follow Jeanne-Marie online at http://www.yourparentingmentor.com/ Listen to Jeanne-Marie’s podcast The Art of Parenting https://voilamontessori.com/the-art-of-parenting-podcast/ 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/314 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#313: Do you know the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian? In this episode I’m sharing about the dietitian career path and why it’s important to get feeding info for your baby from a credentialed feeding expert. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 REGISTERED DIETITIANS: learn about baby-led weaning and get 15 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) when you join the BABY-LED WEANING with Katie Ferraro CEU program. Click here to learn more: http://www.blwrdcourse.com 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/313 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#312: How good are you at reading your baby’s hunger and fullness cues? Do you observe your baby at mealtimes or are you pressuring baby to eat? In this episode my guest Stephanie Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC is sharing 3 easy techniques we can all start using at mealtimes to ensure we are being responsive feeders. Follow Stephanie on Instagram @learntotalkwithme: https://www.instagram.com/learntotalkwithme/ She’s on TikTok @learntotalkwithme: https://www.tiktok.com/@learntotalkwithme Stephanie’s work with The Chicago Feeding Group: https://chicagofeedinggroup.org/ and the Get Permission Institute: https://getpermissioninstitute.com/ 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/312 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#311: When can my baby start eating combination foods? And what is a combination food anyway? In this episode we’re talking about multi-textured foods for baby-led weaning - and when it’s safe for your baby to make this transition with solid foods. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/311 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new baby feeding videos dropping every week. Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#310: What is responsive bottle feeding? How can you be a more responsive bottle feeder with your baby and how does that impact infant health and development? My guest is Alison Ventura, PhD a researcher who studies responsive bottle feeding and who will be sharing some easy tips for implementing responsive feeding throughout infancy, whether that’s breastfeeding, bottle feeding or when you start solid foods. Dr. Ventura’s lab’s responsive bottle feeding page is here: https://healthykids.calpoly.edu/ResponsiveBottleFeeding Healthy Kids lab YouTube video showing responsive bottle feeding is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLnPGJKdPUw Dr. Ventura’s personal website linking to her responsive feeding book is here: https://www.alisonkventura.com/ Promoting Responsive Bottle Feeding within WIC article (JAND) is here: https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)00304-X/fulltext 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/310 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#309: What are added sugars and why are they bad for babies? In this episode we’re looking at all of the many ways sugar may be hidden in your baby’s food - and how you can avoid added sugars when your baby is learning how to eat real food. Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcasts on added sugar you might enjoy: 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Episode 68 - Sugar and Why Your Baby Should Avoid it with Robert Lustig, MD, MSL https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/68 Episode 250 - Misleading Marketing Claims on Baby Foods with Ada Lizbeth Garcia, PhD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/250 Episode 269 - Agave: Is it Safe to Offer Babies Agave in Place of Added Sugar? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/269 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new BLW videos dropping every week. Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/309 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#308: Have you ever finished a meal and found food hanging out in your baby’s mouth? Are you supposed to go in there with your finger and get it out? How does pocketing happen and what can we do to help babies actually swallow their food? In this episode guest Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP will be walking us through what pocketing is and how we can help babies who don’t want to seem to swallow. Listen to Dawn teach more about learning to chew and swallow on this previous episode, “How Babies Learn to Chew and Swallow with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP @msdawnslp” at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/254. Follow Dawn on Instagram @msdawnslp and use ezpz affiliate discount code KATIE10 for 10% off all of the ezpz feeding gear - shop here: http://shrsl.com/1s7be Katie and Dawn co-teach a Choking Prevention and Response course along with a certified CPR instructor. Use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off the choking course - register here: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/enroll/865930?et=paid&ref=c2d554 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/308 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#307: What if someone else helps watch your baby…can THEY do baby-led weaning? If you have a spouse or partner, grandparent or childcare provider who is with your baby during mealtimes, you might be on the fence about letting them feed your baby. In this episode we’re looking at how you can succeed with baby-led weaning whether your baby goes to daycare, stays home with a nanny or if you just need a break! Daycare families: DOWNLOAD my free feeding guide BLW + DAYCARE: HOW TO BE A BABY-LED WEANING ADVOCATE AT DAYCARE by clicking here: https://fortifiedfam.clickfunnels.com/daycare-advocate?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=DayCare%20Advocate%20Guide 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Fore more advice on making baby-led weaning work if you have childcare help, check out these other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes: Episode 22 - Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/22 Episode 265 - BLW at Daycare: How These Parents Made it Work https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/265 Episode 237 - Getting Grandparents on Board: BLW Across Generations https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/237 Episode 42 - Daycare: How To Be An Advocate for Baby-Led Weaning with Poppy Duhnke https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/42 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new BLW videos dropping every week. Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my 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/307 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#306: Does the term “picky eating” make your skin crawl? My guest Stephanie Cohen, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC isn’t a fan of it either - but picky eating IS something parents ask about and as a feeding therapist, she has thoughts. In this episode Stephanie is sharing some easy ways we can foster independence at mealtimes even from our babies’ first bites. Follow Stephanie on Instagram @learntotalkwithme: https://www.instagram.com/learntotalkwithme/ She’s on TikTok @learntotalkwithme: https://www.tiktok.com/@learntotalkwithme Stephanie’s work with The Chicago Feeding Group: https://chicagofeedinggroup.org/ and the Get Permission Institute: https://getpermissioninstitute.com/ Another good episode if you’re interested in picky eating is Episode 36 - Preventing Picky Eating from Baby's First Bites with Katja Rowell, MD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/36 We talked about picky eating in this episode too, Episode Picky-Eater Siblings + BLW Babies feat. Molly Ferraro https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/90 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/306 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#305: How do you make coconut safe for babies? Can they eat raw coconut…or flaked…and what about coconut milk? In this episode we’re breaking down a few easy ways to offer your baby coconut. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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 + the coconut rice pudding recipe are here: https://blwpodcast.com/305 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#304. How do you know if you’re REALLY doing baby-led weaning? Is there a way to MEASURE whether or not you’re adhering to the tenets of baby-led weaning? Emma Studer-Perez is a PhD student in a psychology who recently co-authored a research article about the development of a BLW scale to measure adherence to the core principles of baby-led weaning. In this interview we’re exploring her findings that feeding practices centered around exploration, independence and family are central to success with baby-led weaning. 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Learn more about Emma Studer-Perez and her doctoral work in exploring food relationships here: https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/graduate-program/clinical/health-psychology/finding-balance-in-emotions-and-eating/people/emma-studer-perez.html Emma’s publication in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (along with the 31 point scale) is here: http://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13110 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/304 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#303: How do you do baby-led weaning at a restaurant? Do you bring your own food? Do you order food for your baby? Or do you order food for yourself and offer some of that for your baby? There are lots of ways to make baby-led weaning work at restaurants and in this episode we are talking about the pros and cons of bringing your own food vs. ordering food your baby can eat. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are: Episode 71 - Travel + Restaurants: Taking Your BLW Show on the Road https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/71 Othern videos and articles mentioned in this episode are: Watch my YouTube video “5 Restaurant Rules for Baby-Led Weaning” where I take a 7 month old BLW baby out to eat at a restaurant https://youtu.be/D1ONeQCq0iI Read my article “Favorite Portable High Chairs for Feeding on the Go” https://www.fortifiedfam.com/home/2020/9/3/favorite-portable-high-chairs-for-feeding-on-the-go 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Need ideas of foods your baby can safely eat? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list and learn how to implement Katie’s 5-STEP FEEDING FRAMEWORK on this free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/303 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#302: How do you handle people who spew misinformation when it comes to parenting or raising your baby? In this episode I’m interviewing Jessica Steier, DrPH, PMP and Andrea Love, PhD from the Unbiased Science Podcast about how to handle misinformation in the baby space. From food intolerance testing for babies, to vitamin and mineral supplementation and leaky gut syndrome, we’re talking through some of the more common pseudoscience claims that intersect with infant feeding. Listen to Jessica & Andrea - hosts of the Unbiased Science Podcast on their top-rated show at: https://www.unbiasedscipod.com/ Follow @unbiasedscipod on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/unbiasedscipod Starting solid foods with your baby soon? 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/302 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#301: How can I help my baby have a positive relationship with food? And what should I avoid to help reduce negative associations with food and feeding for my baby? In this episode we’re going through some easy ways to help reduce vomiting, choking, anxiety and stress at mealtimes so that your baby can have the most positive eating experience possible. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are: Episode 20 - Vomit: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/20 Episode 77 - Baby Hunger & Fullness Cues: What They Are & How to Spot Them https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/77 Product, course and workshops mentioned in this episode are: Online CPR Class - use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off this infant refresher CPR course: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam Bapron Baby - best bibs for baby-led weaning and splash mats to go under the high chair, use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for 10% off, shop here: https://bapronbaby.com/discount/katie10 The Bapron Baby BLW bapron bibs and splash mats are also available on the ezpz website and affiliate discount code KATIE10 works for 10% off there too, shop here: https://shrsl.com/3qjoz Free 1-hour video workshop training BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS: learn how to safely prep BLW foods and get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list - click here to register for this week’s workshop times: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list and learn how to implement Katie’s 5-STEP FEEDING FRAMEWORK on this free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/301 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#300: How strong is your baby’s mouth? Are there exercises or tools you can use to help strengthen your baby’s jaw or help them with tongue elevation or tongue lateralization? In this episode I’m interviewing Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP who is the mastermind behind ezpz’s brand new Oral Development Tools. Dawn is walking us through the difference between her 3 oral development tools, explaining how and why babies benefit from these tools and some easy tips about when to start implementing and using these as part of your pre-feeding routine, but also when your baby gets started with eating solid food too. ezpz Oral Development Tools are now available for purchase. Use ezpz affiliate discount code KATIE10 for 10% off everything on the ezpz site - shop here: http://shrsl.com/1s7be Follow Dawn on social @msdawnslp and check out @ezpzfun for more baby-led weaning information. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/300 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#299: How can I help my baby have a positive relationship with food? And what should I avoid to help reduce negative associations with food and feeding for my baby? In this episode we’re going through some easy ways to help reduce vomiting, choking, anxiety and stress at mealtimes so that your baby can have the most positive eating experience possible. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are: Episode 20 - Vomit: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/20 Episode 77 - Baby Hunger & Fullness Cues: What They Are & How to Spot Them https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/77 Product, course and workshops mentioned in this episode are: Online CPR Class - use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off this infant refresher CPR course: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam Bapron Baby - best bibs for baby-led weaning and splash mats to go under the high chair, use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for 10% off, shop here: https://bapronbaby.com/discount/katie10 The Bapron Baby BLW bapron bibs and splash mats are also available on the ezpz website and affiliate discount code KATIE10 works for 10% off there too, shop here: https://shrsl.com/3qjoz Free 1-hour video workshop training BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS: learn how to safely prep BLW foods and get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list - click here to register for this week’s workshop times: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list and learn how to implement Katie’s 5-STEP FEEDING FRAMEWORK on this free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/299 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#298: Almost one-third of all food purchases in the United States go to waste. I know you are spending precious time and money prepping all these BLW foods for your baby and our guest Dana Gunders is intent on making sure you don’t waste food. Dana is a mom of 2 BLW grads, the Executive Director of ReFed and author of the Waste Free Kitchen Handbook. In this interview she’s sharing real actions you can take right now to lower waste in your kitchen. From how to freeze foods for your baby to the right way to store herbs and how to know which expired food is safe to eat, Dana is on a mission to help us lower waste in our home kitchens. 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 ReFed is online at https://refed.org/ Dana’s Waste Free Kitchen Handbook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WkeHOZ 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/298 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#297: Nobody holds their baby’s development back on purpose…but there are feeding practices that can inadvertently be delaying your baby’s progression towards important milestones. In this episode I’m sharing 3 ways you could be holding your baby back at mealtimes - and then brainstorming on simple tweaks to help get your baby back on track with independent self-feeding. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 One other podcast episode mentioned in this episode is: Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list and learn how to implement Katie’s 5-STEP FEEDING FRAMEWORK on this free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/297 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

296: What’s YOUR biggest burning baby-led weaning question?! Wondering about gagging vs. choking, what to do if your baby breaks off a big bite in their mouth, switching from purees or how to handle allergic reactions? In this episode I’m answering 5 of the most asked baby-led weaning questions from all of 2022. These questions came from parents and caregivers on my free 1-hour video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS. Grab a copy of my 100 FIRST FOODS list and sign up for this week’s workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop 🚫 🚫 🚫 🚫 🚫 Download the free feeding guide mentioned in this episode “15 FOODS NEVER TO FEED YOUR BABY” …these are foods that are not safe for babies because they pose a choking risk or are unsafe for babies for other reasons. Click here to download “15 FOODS NEVER TO FEED YOUR BABY” 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 BLW podcast episode mentioned in this episode: Episode 84 - Why You DON'T Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between New Foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/84 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/296 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#295: Does baby-led weaning work? Is baby-led weaning safe? And how do I know if this is the right approach for starting solid foods with MY baby? In this episode I’m giving you a few key questions to ask yourself when you’re trying to figure out if baby-led weaning will work for YOUR baby. 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 Download the free feeding guide “WILL BABY-LED WEANING WORK FOR MY BABY?” This decision tree covers the same series of questions from this episode that will help you determine whether or not BLW is right for your family. Click here to download “WILL BABY-LED WEANING WORK FOR MY BABY?” fortifiedfam.com/willblwwork 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/295 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#294: What if you could grow the food that your baby eats? Even if you don’t have a green thumb, Brian Brigantti from @redleafranch is pretty convinced you CAN grow some of the super easy starter foods your baby is learning how to eat. Brian is a gardener and content creator who is sharing how you can knock 5 of the vegetables from the 100 FIRST FOODS list off by growing these yourself: carrots, bell peppers, asparagus, squash and green beans. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 Check out Brian on Instagram and TikTok @redleafranch and you can find his Red Leaf Ranch Beginner Gardening Guide here: https://www.redleafranch.com/beginner-garden-guide 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 The 5 foods Brian taught you how to grow in this episode are from my 100 FIRST FOODS list…and YES your baby can eat 100 foods before turning 1! Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/294 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#293: Nobody really knows what’s going to happen in the next year, but we do know that there will be so many babies getting ready to start solid foods! In this episode, I’m walking you through all of the infant feeding trends and predictions that I see happening in 2023. Here’s to another year of babies starting solid foods safely with baby-led weaning! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://babyledweaningpodcast.com/293 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#292: As if food stuff and feeding families wasn’t stressful enough, tack the holidays on and in some families, it’s a recipe for disaster. My guest Libby Ward from @diaryofanhonestmom is here to help us with some coping tips when you hear things like, “I spoon-fed you and you turned out fine…” and other greatest hits from people who don’t fully understand or respect your parenting decisions. In this episode Libby shares her own struggles with baby-led weaning and infant feeding and the importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive community that can help break cycles of trauma. 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Check out Libby on Instagram @diaryofanhonestmom and TikTok @diaryofanhonestmom. Diary of an Honest Mom online site: https://diaryofanhonestmom.com/ and her journal on Amazon is here: The Honest Mom’s Journal - the struggling mom’s guide to struggling less: https://amzn.to/3uS3cCw 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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/292 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#291: There are a few things that people forget about baby-led weaning…but your baby can learn to self-feed safely! In this episode we’re looking at 3 things to help you stay in a positive mindset about baby-led weaning so that your baby can be successful at self-feeding when they start solid foods! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/291 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#290: Pre-feeding skills are a set of accomplishments your baby is going to achieve prior to the time where they are able to independently self-feed. Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA literally wrote the book on pediatric feeding called Pre-Feeding Skills and she’s here to share some activities you and your baby can engage in even before they’re ready to start solid foods. From mouthing objects, to high chair positioning and sitting, playing and reaching, Marsha is sharing insight on the importance of pre-feeding skills in this episode. Marsha Dunn Klein’s Get Permission Institute: https://getpermissioninstitute.com/ Want ideas on how your baby can safely eat the potentially allergenic foods? 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/290 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#289: There are so many foods your baby CAN eat…but a few feeding practices that can put them in danger or should be avoided. In this episode we’re looking at 5 feeding practices to avoid for baby-led weaning in order to keep your baby safe and successful at self-feeding when they start solid foods! 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes mentioned in this episode: Episode 64 - How to Pre-Load A BLW Spoon Self-Feeding Technique with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/64 Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/227 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 Ezpz Tiny Spoon and silicone suction mats and bowls: use affiliate discount code KATIE10 and click here to shop ezpz feeding gear: http://shrsl.com/1s7be Bapron Baby bapron bibs for baby-led weaning and splash mats to go under the high chair: use affiliate discount code KATIE10 and shop here: https://shrsl.com/3qjoz NOMI high chair, get 25% off using the affiliate discount code KATIE25 at checkout with this link: https://regallager.com/nomi-affiliates/ Puffworks Baby peanut puffs and almond puffs for introducing your baby to peanut and tree nut (separately) use affiliate code BABYLED and shop here: https://puffworks.com/discount/BABYLED?redirect=/pages/baby-led 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/289 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#288: Got some downtime over the holidays to squeeze in learning about starting solid foods safely?! If you’ve been meaning to figure out baby-led weaning, this episode has a few good ideas for getting yourself up to speed and helping your baby get ready to start solid foods. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 NOMI high chair, get 25% off using the affiliate discount code KATIE25 at checkout with this link: https://regallager.com/nomi-affiliates/ CPR - take an infant refresher CPR course. This one is awesome and you can get $10 off with affiliate code KATIE10: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam I co-teach a Choking Prevention and Response course if you want to learn more, use affiliate code KATIE10 for $10 off: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Your baby CAN safely learn to eat 100 foods before turning 1.Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes for this episode with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/288 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#287: Can babies eat prunes? Dried sticky fruits like prunes (...the fruit formerly known as “dried plums”) can be a choking hazard for early eaters. But prunes are a valuable source of nutrition and can help constipated babies…plus it’s super easy to modify them and make safe for baby-led weaning. 🚫 🚫 🚫 🚫 🚫 Download my free feeding guide: “15 FOODS NEVER TO FEED YOUR BABY” Click here for this free download of BLW foods to avoid offering babies: fortifiedfam.com/neverfeed 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about reducing choking risk are here: Podcast: 5 Choking Prevention Tips with Brandon Doerksen https://blwpodcast.com/238 Podcast: Gagging vs. Choking: What is the Difference? https://www.blwpodcast.com/4 Podcast: CPR Skills that can Save Your Baby's Life when Choking with Brandon Doersken https://www.blwpodcast.com/132 Podcast: 15 Foods Never to Feed Your Baby https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/8 Podcast: Constipation from New Foods: What to Do For Your Baby https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/28 🥺 🥺 🥺 🥺 🥺 If your baby is constipated, read this article “Help! My Baby is Constipated” and try my homemade apple prune puree recipes that’s at the very bottom of this post: https://www.fortifiedfam.com/home/2019/4/23/help-my-baby-is-constipated 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/287 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#286: Can babies be intolerant to dairy foods and cow’s milk protein? If your baby had blood and/or mucous in the stool early on in infancy you may have switched to a hypoallergenic formula or if breastfeeding then mom started cutting things out of her diet like dairy or soy. But when the baby starts eating solid foods do you have to still avoid these foods? My guest is leading pediatric food allergy and infant nutrition researcher Marion Groetch, MS, RDN who will be teaching about Food Protein Induced Allergic Proctocolitis (FPIAP) and how to handle this quickly resolving type of non-Ig-E mediated food allergy. Marion was previously on the BLW podcast teaching about FPIES and you can listen to that episode FPIES: How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food-Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome? with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/230. Want ideas on how your baby can safely eat the potentially allergenic foods? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/286 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#285: Can babies drink plant based milks? And what are the best plant based milks for toddlers? In this episode we’re looking at the pros and cons of soy milk, pea milk, almond milk, rice drink, coconut milk and oat milk for children. We don’t substitute fluid cow’s milk or milk alternatives in place of infant milk prior to 12 months of age…but for families who don’t or can’t drink cow’s milk this rundown of plant-based milks will help you choose an alternative for use after your baby turns 1. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about milk and drinking stuff for babies you might like are: Episode 135 - Toddler Milks: Why You Don't Need to Buy These Formulas https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/135 Episode 113 - Transitioning to Cow's Milk: How Do I Do This? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/113 Episode 79 - How to Pick a Milk When Your Baby Turns 1 https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/79 Episode 13 - Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/13 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/285 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#284: In order to safely start solid foods, babies should be able to sit on their own - relatively unassisted. But what does that mean? How long should they be able to sit for? What if they tripod?...does that count? Emma Hubbard is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who is teaching about postural support for your baby when starting solid foods. In this interview Emma is explaining how your baby should be seated in the high chair to support a safe swallow. She’s sharing milestone information about your baby’s pincer grasp and the motor skills they are developing during the weaning period. This interview is packed with practical tips you can put into practice today, involving a concise list of unsafe feeding practices you should avoid when your baby begins eating solid food. Follow Emma Hubbard, Pediatric OT on her YouTube channel (...this is where I first found Emma’s work and it’s a must follow if you have a baby!) Check out Emma’s courses on infant development on her website located here. Her courses are all taught by credentialed professionals: no parenting old wive’s tales here! If you like learning on YouTube, we have a Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel with 2 new baby-feeding videos each week: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Need ideas on which foods babies can safely eat? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/284 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#283: Babies can definitely eat meat…but there are a few CUTS of meat I steer clear of for early eaters. In this episode I’m walking you through the cuts of meat I don’t offer babies when it comes to beef, pork, poultry, lamb and shellfish. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about drinking stuff for babies you might like are: Episode 177 - Red Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/177 Episode 178 - White Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/178 Episode 176 - BLW at the Butcher: Identifying Ideal Cuts of Meat for Babies with 4th Generation Butcher Cara Nicoletti at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/176 Episode 175 - Pork: How to Safely Prepare Pork for Baby-Led Weaning at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/175 Episode 165 - Lamb: How to Safely Prepare Lamb for Baby-Led Weaning at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/165 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 Read “5 Ground Beef Recipes for Baby-Led Weaning” article here: https://www.fortifiedfam.com/home/2020/8/25/5-ground-beef-recipes-for-baby-led-weaning 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/283 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#282: Did you know you shouldn’t cover your baby’s hands when they are practicing signs? Mary Smith from Sign ‘n Grow is on the podcast with great information about what to do and what to avoid when it comes to teaching baby’s sign language. Mary is an ASL Interpreter, author and mom and she is sharing her 3 favorite mealtime signs and a lot of other resources for showing your baby how to learn sign language. Mary was previously on the podcast in episode 162 - How to Use Sign Language to Improve Mealtime Communication with @signngrow Mary Smith. You can learn more about baby sign language from Mary on her Instagram page @signngrow, over at her YouTube channel, and her new book Baby Sign Language is out now on Amazon (affiliate link). Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/282 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#281: When should I offer my baby water out of the open cup? How much water do babies need? Does my baby even NEED any additional water? In this episode we’re looking at the reasons why you might want to WAIT when it comes to offering your infant water. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about drinking stuff for babies you might like are: Episode 113 - Transitioning to Cow's Milk: How Do I Do This? at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/113 Episode 79 - How to Pick a Milk When Your Baby Turns 1 at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/79 Episode 135 - Toddler Milks: Why You Don't Need to Buy These Formulas at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/135 Episode 101 - Straw Cup vs. Open Cups: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/101 Episode 60 - ​​6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/60 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 The baby-led weaning open cups mentioned in this episode were all from the company ezpz. You can get 10% off all ezpz feeding gear with affiliate discount code KATIE10. ezpz Tiny Cup, 2 oz for babies 6-12 months: https://shrsl.com/27bms ezpz Mini Cup + Straw Training System, 4 oz for babies 9-12 months: https://shrsl.com/2kuf5 ezpz Mini Cup, 4 oz for toddlers 12-24 months: ​​http://shrsl.com/24ol1 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/281 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#280: If your grocery bill is breaking the bank, Hope Ware from Under the Median can help. Hope and her husband create content that help families “live abundantly…on a budget.” In this interview Hope is sharing some lesser known tips for saving money on groceries now that your baby is eating real food. She’s chatting about salvage stores, best buy dates, rain checks and the value of getting to know the people in your grocery store who can help you save even more money. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about saving money when you’re starting solid foods with your baby are: Episode 89 - Freezer Aisle Finds for Baby-Led Weaning at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/89 Episode 70 - Canned Foods that CAN work for Baby-Led Weaning at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/70 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 Guest Hope Ware’s YouTube Channel “Under the Median” about living abundantly on a budget is at: https://www.youtube.com/c/underthemedian Follow Hope on Instagram @underthemedian 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/280 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#279: Batch cooking. Meal prepping. Mom life pipe dream or reality?! In this episode I’m sharing 4 easy baby-led weaning foods you can make ahead of time. Yes we want to introduce your baby to a wide variety of foods early and often - but you do NOT need to be cooking these from scratch every day…here’s how. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about safe food preparation for babies you might like are: White Meat Your Baby Can Safely EatWhite Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat - https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/178 Red Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat - https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/178 BLW at the Butcher: Identifying Ideal Cuts of Meat for Babies with 4th Generation Butcher Cara Nicoletti - https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/176 BLW Meal Prep Tips from 2X Food Network Chopped Champ Chef Tatiana Rosana - https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/86 🧑🏽‍🍳 🧑🏽‍🍳 🧑🏽‍🍳 🧑🏽‍🍳 🧑🏽‍🍳 For the recipes mentioned in this episode, please see: Double Duty Pancake & Waffle Batter recipe is inside this article: https://www.fortifiedfam.com/home/2017/2/28/why-i-broke-up-with-commercial-pancake-mix Zucchini-Egg Cup recipe is in this @babyledweanteam Instagram reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ci2oOeigzZp/ 📧 📧 📧 📧 📧 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here:https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/279 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#278: If you shop at Costco and you have a baby, these 2 things go very well together! Henry from the @costcodeals Instagram account is here to share some insider tips about shopping Costco for foods your baby can safely eat…before this interview I had no idea that the 2 numbers the product price ends in is secret Costco code for what is happening with that item in the store. Listen for great grocery shopping ideas and learn the secret pricing system plus what the “Costco death star” asterisk means on the pricetag! For more ideas on Costco foods your baby can safely eat, check out my article with “10 Costco Foods to Buy for BLW” here: https://www.fortifiedfam.com/home/2019/7/10/10-costco-foods-to-buy-for-babies Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/278 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#277: Is baby-led weaning even worth it? Isn’t it cheaper to buy purees? I’m answering those questions plus giving you the top 10 reasons why BLW can make your life WAY easier. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode (and the Edamame Hummus recipe) are here: https://blwpodcast.com/277 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/ If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/277 Learn something you liked in this episode? Would you kindly subscribe, rate and review where you’re seeing this? (...it really helps other parents find this BLW info too!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#276: How long did your doctor wait to clamp the umbilical cord with your baby? If you’re like most parents, you probably have no idea. But the timing of cord clamping can have an impact on your baby’s iron status in infancy and later in life. Dr. Alan Greene is the founder of the TICC TOCC campaign (...long pre-dating that other Tik Tok :) and TICC TOCC stands for Transitioning Immediate Cord Clamping to Optimal Cord Clamping. In this interview Dr. Greene is teaching about how waiting until the pulsing of the cord stops - about 90 seconds longer than in conventional practice - can have lasting impacts on your baby’s iron and health later in life. Dr. Greene was previously on the podcast in episode 160 - Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/160 You can read more about his TICC TOCC campaign and how to be an advocate for optimized cord clamping on his website here: https://www.drgreene.com/the-most-important-90-seconds-in-every-pregnancy Watch Dr. Greene’s TedTalk about the most important 90 seconds in every pregnancy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw53X98EvLQ Want a list of iron rich foods your baby can safely eat? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/276 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#275: How can babies safely learn to eat soy? These are 3 of my favorite ways to offer your baby the potentially allergenic food soy…with 3 reasons why I don’t love soy milk for babies. More baby-led weaning soy information is in Episode 37 - Soy: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode (and the Edamame Hummus recipe) are here: https://blwpodcast.com/275 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#274: What if your baby tries a new food and then gets a rash on their face? Or what if you’re doing one of the allergenic foods early on in infant feeding, let’s say cow’s milk, egg or peanut to name the 3 most common pediatric food allergies…and baby gets hives - but the baby isn’t in distress or showing any of the other signs of allergic reaction and the skin stuff goes away on its own…do you introduce that food again to your baby? Do you do it at home? Or do you need to see an allergist? Or what about even testing for food allergies in babies - some doctors say wait until 1, but others test right away. I’m interviewing Carina Venter, PhD, RD - a global expert on infant feeding and pediatric allergies. We’re tracking one case study in this interview: a baby with severe eczema who had reactions (skin only) to milk, egg and peanut - and what should the family do next? 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/274 Other interview episodes with Carina are Episode 124 - Using an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD and Episode 84 - Why You DON'T Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between New Foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RD If your baby has severe eczema it does increase risk of other IgE-mediated food allergies. The eczema treatment product I use is from a company called Evereden. The Evereden Eczema Treatment cream is non-toxic, non-steroidal and is National Eczema Association Approved. You can get 15% off everything at Evereden with my affiliate discount code KATIE10. Click here for my favorite non-toxic Evereden baby skincare products. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 Want more ideas on what types of dairy foods babies can safely eat? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#273: Can babies safely eat flaxseed? What about babies and chia seed? In this episode I’m weighing the pros and cons of flaxseed meal and chia seed when feeding babies, looking at cost considerations, nutrition profile, how you can use each and why they both work (decently) as an egg substitute when you’re making BLW fritters. Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/273 Learn something you liked in this episode? Would you kindly subscribe, rate and review where you’re seeing this? (...it really helps other parents find this BLW info too!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#272: Should I buy organic dairy foods for my baby? In this episode Britt Lundgren, the Senior Director of Sustainability for Stonyfield Farm chats about the differences between organic and conventional dairy foods. We’re chatting through all of the benefits of organic dairy farming and organic dairy foods, from environmental to nutrition, sustainability, profitability and wellbeing of the dairy farmers, and their cows! 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 To learn more about Stonyfield Farm and their efforts to eliminate toxic, harmful pesticides and persistent chemicals, visit https://www.stonyfield.com/. The 2021 Stonyfield Impact Report is linked here and the organic milk study mentioned in this interview is linked here. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/272 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 Want more ideas on what types of dairy foods babies can safely eat? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#271: What do I absolutely need to know to give my baby a safe start to solid foods? How do I know if my baby is ready to eat? And what things might go wrong once we do start trying real food? If you’re overwhelmed or confused about starting solid foods, the BABY-LED WEANING BOOTCAMP is a 3-day online training designed to teach you everything you need to know to give your baby a safe start to solid foods. BLW BOOTCAMP runs October 12-14, 2022. If your baby is starting solid foods before the end of 2022, the BABY-LED WEANING BOOTCAMP is for you. < < CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE BLW BOOTCAMP > > Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#270: Every baby is different…especially when it comes to starting solid foods. In this episode I’m sharing 10 tips I learned recently from helping 10 different babies start baby-led weaning. From how long to wait after a bottle feed to do food to whether or not you need the straps on your high chair early on in eating, I hope these 10 experiences will help set the stage for your baby to get a safe start to solid foods. Other episodes mentioned in this episode were: Episode 219 - Premature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age for Starting Solids Episode 124 - Using an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD Episode 20 - Vomit: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating? Are you just making the switch to solid foods with YOUR baby? Come join my 3-day BABY-LED WEANING BOOTCAMP being held October 12-14, 2022. It’s just $5 per day and includes video training, feeding guides and a daily live Q&A all about giving your baby a SAFE start to solid foods. If your baby is starting solid foods before the end of 2022, the BABY-LED WEANING BOOTCAMP is for you. < < CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE BLW BOOTCAMP > > Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/270 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#269: Is it safe to offer babies agave? Is it really a “natural” sugar and is it less harmful for babies than other added sugars? In this episodes we’re looking at agave and whether it is a food to include in the infant weaning diet, potential health benefits and drawbacks for agave offered to infants. Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/269 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#268: Do you do baby-led weaning differently the second time around? I’m chatting with two-time mom Lauren McClure who did 100 FIRST FOODS with her daughter…and is now helping her son do the same, albeit with some different approaches to starting solid foods this time around. Lauren is chatting about which foods she now feels more comfortable feeding and what she would have done differently with her oldest child if she had another chance to do baby-led weaning. Lauren was previously on the podcast in an episode called “100 First Foods Graduates” about her daughter Kiera. You can listen to that 100 First Foods Graduates episode here. Follow Lauren’s son Kellin and see all of his new foods on Instagram at @kellinledweaning. Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/268 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#267: Can babies safely eat fermented foods? Fermenting foods is one of the world’s oldest methods of preserving foods, with some pretty legit potential health benefits. In this episode we’re looking at what types of fermented foods babies can eat and why you might want to consider these, along with precautions for offering babies fermented foods too. LISTEN to other gut health related BLW podcast episodes: Episode 202 - Gut Check: Microbiome and Food Allergy Development with Liam O'Mahony, PhD Episode 108 - Probiotics: Should Your Baby Be Taking Probiotics? with James Marin, RD, EN and Dahlia Marin, RDN, LD Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/267 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#266: What do I do if my baby is losing weight after we start solid foods? Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD is a pediatric dietitian specializing in infant growth and development. We’re breaking down the case of a breastfeeding mom with a 9 month old baby who had weight loss between doctor’s appointments. Rosan analyzes milk intake, feeding schedule and other possible causes for weight loss in this episode. Rosan Meyer was previously on the podcast in Episode 110 - Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD which I highly suggest also listening to if you have been told your smaller baby needs to “eat more food” for catch-up weight. Her online website for infant and pediatric growth is located here. Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/266 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#265: What if my baby goes to daycare but I want to do baby-led weaning? Maybe daycare has never HEARD of BLW…or they’ve never seen it done properly. Does that mean your baby doesn’t get the chance to self-feed from their first bites? No! In this episode we’re hearing from other parents who have done baby-led weaning successfully at daycare - and lived to talk about it! They’re sharing their best tips for BLW success in this daycare episode. DOWNLOAD my free feeding guide “How to Be a Baby-Led Weaning Advocate at Daycare” with sample scripts and daycare scenario solutions by clicking here: https://babyledweaning.co/daycare-advocate LISTEN to these other daycare podcast episodes to learn more about how BLW can work for your childcare provider: Episode 18 - Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with Baby-Led Weaning, listen at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/18 Episode 42 - Daycare: How To Be An Advocate for Baby-Led Weaning with Poppy Duhnke, listen at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/42 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/265 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices