Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

By Katie FerraroHealth & Fitness Nutrition Parenting Kids & Family

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro episodes

August 05, 2021 Breastfeeding + BLW: How to Succeed at Both Simultaneously with Heather Dvorak, IBCLC
#150: Can you continue breastfeeding when you start baby-led weaning? Absolutely! And in this special episode Heather Dvorak, IBCLC joins Katie to talk about how to succeed at both breastfeeding and baby-led weaning simultaneously.

Heather Dvorak is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant who helps parents succeed at breastfeeding in her private practice. But Heather is also a mom of 4 and has done baby-led weaning with all of her children. Heather and her 4 children also all have a myriad of food allergies, so her baby-led weaning journey has not always been an easy one!

In this episode Heather talks about strategies for continuing to breastfeed when your baby starts solid foods. She discusses transitioning to greater intake from food as breastfeeding sessions decrease in number and frequency. We talk about individualizing your breastfeeding + BLW goals and she shares tips for breastfeeding and chestfeeding parents who want to continue past baby’s first birthday.

If you’re ready to raise an independent eater and prevent picky eating then let’s get started learning about baby-led weaning together! Subscribe, rate and review the podcast here.

WHAT DO I FEED MY BABY AFTER AVOCADO, BANANA & SWEET POTATO?! https://bit.ly/3lfHd4S

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Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOOD: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link

SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:
https://blwpodcast.com/150

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33 min
August 02, 2021Pouches: Why Your Baby Doesn’t Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#149: What are the drawbacks of using baby food pouches? In this episode I’m joined by pediatric swallowing expert and speech language pathologist Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP to talk about why your baby does not need to suck puree food out of a pouch. Ms Dawn and I are breaking down the limitations of pouches from cost, developmental and nutrition standpoints. While pouches are certainly convenient, their persistent use can actually inhibit your baby’s ability to achieve certain growth, nutrition and developmental milestones.

Listen to this episode to learn:
Why we want babies to transition past purees when they’re learning how to eat...and what a baby stuck on purees
Why pouches promote suckling (an immature swallowing pattern) at the very time we want them to develop a mature pattern (chewing and swallowing)
Why pouches aren’t as healthy as they purport to be and why their persistent use can actually inhibit your baby’s ability to achieve their growth, developmental and nutrition milestones.
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/149

Links from This Episode:
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

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Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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24 min
July 31, 2021Avocado Day: How to Safely Feed Avocados for Baby-Led Weaning
Avocados are the ideal first food for baby-led weaning. That’s because when ripe they are the perfect texture for starting solid foods, you can cut them into strips that babies can pick up and self-feed and avocados are packed with nutrition. In this episode we’re celebrating National Avocado Day with a rundown of how to safely feed babies avocados for baby-led weaning.

Listen to this episode to learn:
How to expedite ripening of your avocados
How to safely cut an avocado so you don’t slice your hand
How to serve the avocado to your baby whether you’re doing a pre-loaded puree approach or diving into solid strips of avocado for baby-led weaning
How to preserve the leftover avocado to feed again in the future and prevent browning
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/bonus8

Links from This Episode:
Article: California Avocados as a Perfect First Baby Food by Katie Ferraro
Video: How to Prepare Avocados for BLW by Katie Ferraro
Additional avocado content by Katie Ferraro for the California Avocado Commission
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners
Other Episodes Related to This Topic:
Episode 142 Debunking the Biggest BLW Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD
Episode 5 How to Do “Purees for a Few Days” When Starting Solid Foods
Episode 145 BLW Basics: My Baby Isn't Eating Very Much...What's Wrong?
Episode 16 10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning

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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

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Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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19 min
July 29, 2021How Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Babies can Succeed in Self-Feeding with Vikash K. Modi, MD
#148: Can babies with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate successfully do baby-led weaning? July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness month and in this episode I’m joined by Vikash K. Modi, MD. Dr. Modi is a Pediatric Otorhinolaryngologist and Co-Director of the Cornell Cleft & Craniofacial Program.

He’s explaining the difference between cleft lip and cleft palate and why cleft lip babies will have no difficulty with baby-led weaning and starting solids. For babies with cleft palates, there may be more challenges but Dr. Modi shares tips for promoting self-feeding success in these babies, even though the transition to solid foods occurs usually when the baby is awaiting cleft palate repair surgery.

We also cover drinking for babies with cleft lips and cleft palates and how sippy cup and straw cups are not indicated for cleft palate but why open cup working will work. If you’ve struggled with feeding your baby breastmilk or formula because of cleft anomalies, please know that things WILL get easier when you make the transition to solid foods.

Listen to this episode to learn:
The difference between cleft lip and cleft palate and why cleft lip babies will have no difficulty with BLW
How cleft palate babies can succeed with BLW leading up to and following surgical repair
Why open cup drinking is preferred over straw and sippy cup for cleft palate babies
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/148

Links from This Episode:
Dr. Modi’s Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center bio is here
More info about the Cornell Cleft & Craniofacial Team is here
Learn more about National Craniofacial and Cleft Awareness Month (July)
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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22 min
July 26, 2021Help! Nobody Around Me Understands Baby-Led Weaning
#147: What if you are the only one who wants to do baby-led weaning? It can feel isolating when other people don’t understand why you are choosing to skip traditional spoon-feeding with your baby. There are many benefits to baby-led weaning, but helping others understand what those are can feel overwhelming.

In this episode I’m helping walk you through 4 essential steps for helping those around you understand the WHY when it comes to baby-led weaning. These are my “4 E’s for Easing Others into BLW”: Educate, Experience, Explain & Exhibit...and once you have them down, I know you’ll feel better about helping others understand why you’re taking this important step in your baby’s development.

Listen to this episode to learn:
Educate yourself about baby-led weaning
Experience it with your baby without anyone else’s intervention
Explain what BLW is using simplified language
Exhibit your baby self-feeding...seeing really is believing for others!
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/147

Links from This Episode:
Gill Rapley’s original BLW book “Baby-Led Weaning: The Ultimate Guide” is available on Amazon here (this is an affiliate link)
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners
Other Episodes Related to This Topic:
Episode 1: What is Baby-Led Weaning?
Episode 22: Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW
Episode 25: Schedule for First 5 Days of Baby-Led Weaning
Episode 138: Mom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get Your Feeding Choices with Chriselle Lim

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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18 min
July 22, 2021Setting Your Baby's Sleep Schedule when Starting Solids with @babysleepdr Aubrie DeBear, PsyD
#146: Should your baby be sleeping through the night before you start solid foods? And how does a baby's sleep schedule adjust when you begin feeding real food? Sleep is SO important for babies (...and by extension, their parents!) but what comes first: setting your baby’s sleep schedule or starting the transition to solid foods?

In this episode I’m joined by Aubrie DeBear from @babysleepdr. Aubrie is a sleep consultant with a doctorate in psychology and she’s answering all of your questions about setting your baby’s sleep schedule when making the transition to solid foods. There are so many myths about babies sleeping and starting solids and Aubrie is going to help put them to rest!

If you’ve ever wondered about how long to wait after feeding your baby before putting your baby to bed or what types of foods to avoid later in the day (or does it really matter), Aubrie is the sleep consultant you need in your life!

Listen to this episode to learn:
Why is it ideal to wait until your baby is closer to 6 months to start a sleep training program (...and how that overlaps with the exact time when you’re starting solid foods too!)
How the concept of “sleeping through the night” is a misconception. We as adults don’t even sleep through the night...but when your baby does wake up, how can you help the baby independently fall BACK to sleep so they don’t need you to make this happen!
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/146

Links from This Episode:
Check out Aubrie DeBear, PsyD’s website where she has some great digital sleep guides for babies through age 3: https://www.babysleepdr.com/
Get more sleep consulting information and tips on helping babies fall to sleep and stay asleep by following Aubrie on Instagram @babysleepdr
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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23 min
July 19, 2021 My Baby Isn't Eating Very Much...What's Wrong?
#145: Are you worried that your baby isn’t eating enough with baby-led weaning? If you’re stressed about how much and how often your baby is eating, this episode is for you! In this episode, we’re talking all about the fear your baby isn’t getting enough with baby-led weaning and division of responsibility in feeding.

If you’re ready to raise an independent eater and prevent picky eating then let’s get started learning about baby-led weaning together! Subscribe, rate and review the podcast here.

FREE BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE 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:
https://blwpodcast.com/145

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12 min
July 15, 2021What Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD
#144: Do you ever take a look at all of the crazy baby food items for sale today and wonder: how did they get here? What did people feed their babies before the advent of commercial baby foods? Do babies need to eat pouches? Do I need to buy baby food?

As a new mom who also happened to be a food historian, my guest Amy Bentley definitely did. She is a professor in the department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University and author of the book “Inventing baby Food: Taste, Health and the Industrialization of the American Diet.”

In this interview Amy is discussing the history of the baby food industry, shifting guidance and recommendations on the appropriate age to start solid foods over the decades, how pouches came to dominate the baby food aisle but how they also remove the socialization aspect from family meals.

Listen to this episode to learn:
How the guidance and recommendations about when to start solid foods has swung so rapidly over the past decade...but why it looks like 6 months is here to stay
How the confluence of industrialization of the food supply, medicalization of labor and delivery and the discovery of vitamins catapulted commercial baby food into the market
When commercial baby food is appropriate or useful and how social norms, cultural expectations and advertising and marketing efforts all shape our purchasing decisions
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/144

Links from This Episode:
Amy Bentley’s current project from NYU: Food & Covid-19 Digital Archive & Collection can be found here: https://wp.nyu.edu/foodandcovid19/
Read more about Amy’s work at NYU here: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/amy-bentley
Amy Bentley’s Book is titled: Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet
Bentley, Amy. "Ketchup as a Vegetable: Condiments and the Politics of School Lunch in Reagan's America." Gastronomica 21:1(February 2021): 17-27 article is here.
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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38 min
July 12, 2021How to Make Fritters for Self-Feeding Babies
#143: Fritters are an easy way to help your baby safely eat smaller pieces of food early on in baby-led weaning. You can incorporate cooked whole grains, proteins and various types of cooked vegetables in fritters that your baby can then self-feed. In this episode we’re talking about the components of a basic baby-led weaning fritter recipe as well as substitution ideas if your baby doesn’t eat eggs.

Listen to this episode to learn:
What are the basic ingredients of a fritter? ...including ratios of ingredients and egg substitution ideas if baby is allergic to or the family does not eat eggs
How to prepare fritters perfectly every time so you never end up with soggy fritters that won’t stick together!
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/143

Links from This Episode:Bowls
Serve your baby fritters cut into strips about the size of your adult pinky finger. I use the ezpz Tiny Bowl and the ezpz Mini Bowl for trying new BLW foods. You can get 10% off all ezpz products at ezpzfun.com with my code KATIE10 (this is my affiliate code).
Avocado Oil
Frying fritters is an easy way to add flavor and fat. I like avocado oil because of its high smoke point, mild flavor profile and unsaturated fatty acid makeup. I use Primal Kitchen avocado oil and you can get 10% off with code FERRARO10 (this is my affiliate code).
Low Sodium BLW Sauce Recipes
If your fritters are dry or crispy they can be a potential choking hazard for your baby. We want to add sauces, dippers or toppers to moisturize foods and increase lubrication in the mouth which in turn reduces choking risk. I have a free download called “5 LOW-SODIUM SAUCES FOR MAKING BLW FOODS SAFER” and you can download those 5 free sauce BLW recipes here.
Seasoning & Spices for BLW
In this episode we talked about the basic BLW fritter recipe, but don’t be afraid to keep going by adding new flavors, spices and seasonings to your fritter batter. Babies don’t have to eat bland food! I love the low sodium seasoning options from Spice House, especially their Salt Free Spices Deluxe Gift Set which works great for baby-led weaning. You can get 10% off your order of $25 or more with code KATIE10 (this is my affiliate code).
100 First Foods List
Fritters are a fabulous way to make those pesky whole grains safe for your baby to eat. If you’re following my 100 FIRST FOODS approach to BLW, there are 20 grain foods, many of which go great in fritters.
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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20 min
July 08, 2021Debunking the Biggest BLW Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD
#142: You should wait 3-5 days between introducing new foods. You should cut up food really small to reduce choking risk. Babies have to learn to chew before they swallow and baby-led weaning means no spoons and no purees. Myths about baby-led weaning are ENDLESS, and there’s nobody better than Gill Rapley to help debunk these BLW myths!

Gill Rapley is the co-author of the original baby-led weaning book and the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement. In this episode Dr. Rapley is walking us through 5 “legacy myths” (those that have been around since the first edition of her BLW book) and newer “current myths” that have cropped up in recent years.

If you’ve ever wondered, “I wonder what Gill Rapley would think about this?...” then this is the episode for you. We’re diving deep into the most persistent BLW myths and debunking them one by one...and these are Gill’s words: “right from the horse’s mouth!”

Listen to this episode to learn:
LEGACY BLW MYTHS
You should start with one meal a day and work up to three
Baby must be able to swallow food and pass the tongue thrust reflex “test” to qualify as ready to eat
You should introduce one new food at a time and wait 3-5 days between foods
First foods should be cut in small pieces
Fruits and vegetables are the ideal starter foods
CURRENT BLW MYTHS
Babies need to be able to sit for X amount of time unsupported to qualify as ready-to-eat
Babies learn to chew before they learn to swallow
BLW means no purees and no spoon-feeding
BLW increases the risk of choking
You can combine traditional spoon-feeding with BLW
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/142

Links from This Episode:
Gill Rapley is the co-author of the original baby-led weaning book called “Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide”. Be sure to get the fully revised 2019 edition and you can read it here on Amazon (this is an affiliate link).
Amy Brown’s research was mentioned in this episode. You can find my interview with BLW researcher Amy Brown at episode 70 “The Evidence Behind Baby-Led Weaning with Amy Brown, PhD”
Listen to past interviews with Katie & Gill Rapley in Episode 100 “The History of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 1)” and Episode 102 “The Future of BLW with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 2)”
Gill Rapley was also on the podcast in episode 140 “National Baby-Led Weaning Day: It's a Thing with Gill Rapley, PhD”
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱

Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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 or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community!

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44 min

About Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

From the publisher's feed

Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food!