Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
450 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIs 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!
I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning.
On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!
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Episodes
Waking Up at Night Again: Is My Baby Too Hungry After Starting Solid Foods?
March 18, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes#415: Is your baby waking up in the middle of the night again since you started solid foods? Does this mean the baby is hungry or not getting enough? In this episode we’re looking at solid food and sleep schedules to help you and your baby get a good night’s sleep after you start solid foods. Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/415 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed Episode 146 - Setting Your Baby's Sleep ...
Infant Food Refusal: Is it Reflux or EoE (Eosinophilic Esophagitis)? with Antonella Cianferoni, MD, PhD
March 14, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes#414: It’s not uncommon for infants or toddlers to refuse food. Food refusal can be due to illness, tiredness, your baby’s temperament on that day…but, there is a disease that results in food refusal called Eosinophilic esophagitis or EOE. EOE is a chronic, allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus that causes damage that makes it difficult and uncomfortable for the baby or toddler to eat which in turn results in poor growth, chronic pain and/or difficulty swallowing. The symptoms of E...
Food Before One is Just for Fun: True or False?
March 11, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes#413: Are foods before one just for fun…or does it really matter which foods we offer our baby? Saying food before one is just for fun is catchy…but confusing. In this episode we break down the idea about just having fun vs. intentionally picking foods for a reason before babies turn one. Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/413 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 387 - 5 Reasons Not to Start Solid Foods Before 6 Months of Age Episode 3...
What To Do if Your Baby Plays with Food with @kid.food.explorers Dani Lebovitz, MS, RDN
March 07, 2024 17:00 - 23 minutes#412: How do you stop your baby from playing with food or throwing food on the floor? Dietitian Dani Lebovitz from @kid.food.explorers joins me to discuss raising adventurous eaters…and why letting your baby drop food on the floor is actually a good thing! Check out Dani’s books on Amazon (affiliate links): Becoming a Food Explorer https://amzn.to/3TahFFM Fun with Food https://amzn.to/3cQKOCa Where does broccoli come from?https://amzn.to/3FfjJo1 Where do bananas from from? https://amzn....
Condiments And Baby-Led Weaning: Do They Mix?
March 04, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes#411: Can your baby eat ketchup? What about barbeque sauce? In this episode we’re exploring common condiments and whether or not they work for baby-led weaning. Listen to learn how to make no sugar, low salt swaps that will add flavor and make swallowing safer for your baby…all with condiments you already have in your kitchen. Download my free feeding guide “ 5 LOW SALT SAUCE RECIPES for Making Swallowing Safer” at https://babyledweaning.co/resources 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes relate...
Empowering Black and African American Breastfeeding Families with @cinnamoms_ Toncé Jackson, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE
February 29, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes#410: Breastfeeding is hard. And racial and ethnic disparities don’t make breastfeeding any easier for Black and African American mothers. Dr. Toncé Jackson co-founded Cinnamoms to offer support and sisterhood in her WIC agency…but her mission has expanded much further in the parenting space. In this episode Dr. Jackson explains how the Cinnamoms model is increasing the rate of breastfeeding for Black and African American moms at 6 months, and why this is so important as babies prepare to sta...
Does My Baby Need a Multivitamin?
February 12, 2024 15:00 - 19 minutes#409: Are multivitamins safe for babies? And do babies even need to be taking supplements like multivitamins? In this episode we’re going to look specifically at multivitamins, talking about what they are, whether or not they’re safe, which babies might benefit from these and then what could potentially go wrong if we start relying on supplements to meet baby’s nutrition needs. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other episodes regarding supplements you might be interested in: Episode 252 - The Risk of Homemade Inf...
Is My Baby Neurodivergent? with @on.the.hard.days Megan Champion
February 08, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes#408: Have you ever looked at your baby’s behavior or activity and thought, “Hmmm…is that normal?” If it’s not typical, what do we call it? In this episode Megan Champion from Mothers Together and @on.the.hard.days shares her experience raising Neurodivergent children and how her community supports moms who are doing the same. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 WEANIN...
Airplane Snacks: Portable travel food ideas that won't stink up the plane
February 05, 2024 12:30 - 20 minutes#407: If you are brave enough to go on an airplane with your baby…what kind of snacks should you take? Snacks are essential for travel days, but what are some ideas of baby-led weaning snacks you can take on an airplane? In this episode I’m sharing some easy airplane snack ideas if you’re hitting the friendly skies with your baby-led weaning baby. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 ca...
Baby Tooth Brushing and Oral Care with @firstgrin Ashley Lerman, DDS
February 01, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes#406: How healthy are your baby’s gums and teeth? And why does it even matter if they’re just baby teeth and are eventually going to fall out anyway?! Ashley Lerman, DDS is a pediatric dentist and a new mom and she’s here to answer all of your questions about baby tooth brushing and oral care. Check out Ashley’s company that provides oral care kits and digital dental education First Grin. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/406 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 N...
Are Produce Washes Helpful or Hogwash for Food Safety?
January 31, 2024 17:30 - 12 minutes#405: Nobody wants to give their baby a foodborne illness…but do you need to be buying produce washes to prevent disease? In this episode we’ll look at some produce washes including what they do, what they claim to do, and whether or not they’re any better than good old fashioned friction and running water when it comes to making fruits and vegetables safe for your baby to eat. Learn how to make 100 FIRST FOODS™ safe for your baby to eat in the BABY-LED WEANING with Katie Ferraro program at ...
Storing Breastmilk Safely with Lara Vu, MPH, CLES @milaskeeper
January 25, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes#404: If you’re a pumping mom, where do you store your expressed milk? If you’re a working pumping mom and you go to an office or worksite, this is a major issue. The lunchroom refrigerator next to Bob’s bologna sandwich? Laura Vu, MPH, CLES started her company Mila’s Keeper to create an attractive, effective, easy-to-use solution for longer, safe breastmilk storage. In this episode she’s sharing basic tips about safe breastmilk storage for pumping moms. Check out Lara’s company Mila’s Keep...
Tree nuts: do I have to offer all of them or is one enough?
January 22, 2024 17:30 - 18 minutes#403: Unsure about how to introduce the potentially allergenic food tree nuts to your baby? Confused about WHICH tree nut to start with, HOW to prepare it, and how OFTEN to incorporate it? Listen in as I simplify the research on tree nut allergies & provide you with the confidence and knowledge you need to safely introduce this potentially allergenic food. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 w...
How This Tube Fed Baby Also Safely Started Solid Foods with @walkietalkieeats Brooke Tibbett
January 18, 2024 16:15 - 51 minutes#402: What if your baby was silently aspirating on milk? Wouldn’t take a bottle…squired and refused milk at every feed. This was Brooke Tibbett’s experience with her second baby who eventually ended up requiring a tube feeding for nutrition at 6 months of age. In this interview Brooke shares her family’s experience transitioning their tube fed child to solid foods and how they helped wean her off of the tube and into independent eating using baby-led weaning. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which fo...
Does the Order of Allergenic Food Introduction Matter?
January 15, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes#401: Does it matter whether you offer your baby peanut before egg or milk before shellfish? In this episode we’re exploring the time-sensitive considerations about early introduction of potentially allergenic foods for your baby and whether or not it matters what order you offer these foods in. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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...
A Few Surprising Things About this Podcast...Looking Back at 400 Episodes
January 11, 2024 13:30 - 40 minutes#400: It’s the 400th episode of the baby-led weaning podcast. In this episode Katie and Lauren look back and chat about a few things that might surprise you about this show: the most and least popular episode topics, why we don’t do bonus episodes anymore and a little insight into who helps make this podcast possible. Other episodes mentioned in episode 400 include: Episode 218 - Down Syndrome BLW Success Stories with @ableappetites Sabrina Smiley Evans, MS, CCC-SLP Episode 148 - How Cleft ...
3 Reasons to Ditch the High Chair Tray...and 1 Reason Not to
January 08, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes#399: Your baby doesn’t need a high chair tray. That’s right…in most cases, your chair can be modified to bring your baby right up to the table to join your family at meals, even from the baby’s first bites. In this episode we’re looking at 3 distinct reasons why you should skip the tray with one important situation when that is just not possible. The Stokke Tripp Trapp chair is available on Amazon here. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my origin...
LifeVac: Do Choking Rescue Devices Work? with Brandon Doerksen
January 04, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes#398: If your baby is choking on food will one of those choking rescue devices actually work? In this episode I’m interviewing certified CPR instructor Brandon Doerksen about whether a choking device replaces CPR for choking rescue or is used as an adjunct. Listen to learn how the choking devices work to dechoke your baby (or not) and the one thing that all parents and caregivers should do before their baby starts solid food. Get Brandon’s online CPR course for free when you register for the...
Hard Facts on Soft Yolks: Are Runny Egg Yolks OK for Babies?
January 01, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes#397: Is it safe for babies to eat runny egg yolks? At a restaurant, probably…but at home, no. In this episode we’re covering egg safety and how to safely prepare eggs for baby-led weaning which includes not serving runny egg yolks, runny egg whites or runny scrambled eggs. We’ll also address some common home prepared recipes that you might not realize have raw egg in their ingredient list and should also be avoided for babies. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get...
Are 360 Cups Ok? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
December 28, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes#396: Are 360 spoutless cups the same as open cups? Or are they sippy cups? Do they hinder development or confuse your baby when learning to become an independent drinker? In this episode pediatric swallowing expert and speech language pathologist Dawn Winkelmann will share her thoughts about 360 spoutless cups and whether or not they work with for baby-led weaning. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free onlin...
Is My Baby Eating Too Much Too Early?
December 25, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes#395: Is my baby overeating or eating too much too early after starting solid foods? In this interview I’m answering 3 moms’ questions about their concerns of babies overeating and addressing what typical consumption might look like at the various ages and stages of baby-led weaning…and why it’s ok if meals or days deviate from that routine. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 B...
How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD
December 21, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes#394: Five years ago Consumer Reports tested heavy metal levels in 50 popular baby foods and found that more than ⅔ of them contained concerning levels of heavy metals. When they retested some of the same products this year, not much had changed. In this episode James Rogers, PhD who oversaw the Consumer Reports testing on both occasions is talking about what has and has not changed in the commercial baby food market in the past 5 years with regards to heavy metal levels. Read the latest Co...
Twins, Triplets and Quadruplets: How These Moms of Multiples Mastered Baby-Led Weaning
December 19, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes#393: If you have a few mouths to feed at one time, then baby-led weaning is REALLY going to behoove you. In this episode we’re looking at the ways in which a baby-led approach particularly benefits families with multiples. We’ll talk about food swiping, when multiples are ready to eat on different timeframes, and how you can consolidate efforts to save time and money whether you’re feeding twins, triplets, quadruplets (or more!) 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? G...
How to Handle Information Overload in the Baby Space with Sharon Mazel
December 14, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes#392: Are you overwhelmed by info about how to raise your baby? Pregnancy and parenting expert and author Sharon Mazel has some simple tips on how to handle information overload in the baby space. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 WEA...
How Essential are Fatty Acids for Babies?
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes#391: How do the essential fatty acids in fish foods help your baby’s still developing brain? In this episode we cover both EPA and DHA exploring how your baby can safely get these fatty acids…even if your family doesn’t eat a lot of fish. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 s...
Back Blows for Babies: When Do I Administer CPR? with @thrivetraininginstitute Brandon Doerksen
December 07, 2023 16:40 - 27 minutes#390: What if my baby chokes on food? In this episode, certified CPR Instructor Brandon Doerksen from Thrive Training Institute tells us when and how to administer back blows for a baby under 12 months of age who is choking on food. Knowing CPR can save your baby’s life and be sure to take an infant refresher CPR course before your baby starts solid food. Right now you can get Brandon’s online CPR course for free when you register for our Choking Prevention and Response Course here: https://...
Can Cinnamon Cause Lead Poisoning? Applesauce Pouch Contamination Update with Helena Bottemiller Evich
December 04, 2023 17:10 - 45 minutes#389: Today’s episode is a little different - there’s not a lot of breaking news in the infant feeding world. But if you have been following the news perhaps you’ve heard about the applesauce pouch lead contamination story. I’m recording this on November 29, 2023 at which point now 52 children have reported to have high levels of lead in their blood potentially linked to consuming cinnamon applesauce pouches made in Ecuador that were sold across the U.S. There’s a strong scientific consensu...
Why Does My Baby Yawn During Mealtimes with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
November 30, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes#388: Is your baby yawning in the middle of their meals? Are they tired? …just bored of your food? What gives?! In this episode SLP Dawn Winkelmann is exploring some reasons about why your baby is yawning at the table…and it’s not what you think! Follow Dawn on Instagram @msdawnslp. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 hel...
5 Reasons Not to Start Solid Foods Before 6 Months of Age
November 27, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes#387: I know you’re getting pressure to start solid foods prior to 6 months of age. There’s actually no upside to starting early…and it can be dangerous. In this episode I’m outlining 5 primary reasons to delay the introduction of solid foods until your baby is really ready to safely begin self-feeding. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯...
Pincer Grasp: When Can My Baby Pick Up Smaller Pieces of Food? with Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC
November 23, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes#386: When can I start cutting up my baby’s food into smaller pieces? Your baby needs their pincer grasp to pick up smaller pieces of food to self-feed…and for most babies, they won’t develop this skill until 9 or 10 months of age. In this episode Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC shared some insight on how babies develop their pincer grasp and what you can do to help along the way. Check out Rachel on Instagram @thesensoryproject208 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? ...
10 Tools I Use Every Day to Simplify Feeding Babies
November 20, 2023 11:30 - 31 minutes#385: You don’t need a lot of fancy gadgets or a big budget to help your baby learn how to eat real food…but there are a few staple tools that will streamline your safe food preparation. In this episode I’m sharing 10 tools that I use every day to simplify feeding babies. 🛒 🛒 🛒 🛒 🛒 Links to tools and products mentioned in this episode. These are affiliate links and affiliate discount codes: Cuisinart 14 cup food processor: https://amzn.to/46CQgkN Mini loaf pan, 8 cavity: https://amzn.to/...
Fixing Our Broken Baby Feeding System with @simplifedbaby Andrea Ippolito
November 16, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes#384: What kind of lactation or breastfeeding support did you get BEFORE your baby was born? How about after? Did you have to pay for it or did your insurance? In this episode Andrea Ippolito from @simplifedbaby explains how our current baby feeding system is broken, and what continual help from a lactation specialist can do to improve breastfeeding rates, help maternal mental health, and create a more positive foray into feeding for new parents. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer ...
Beef: How to Safely Offer Beef to Babies
November 14, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes#383: If your family eats animal foods then meats like beef are a good idea to incorporate into the weaning diet. Beef provides unique nutrition, taste and texture opportunities and in this episode I’ll share a number of ways to make beef safe for babies, including my favorite cuts of beef - and the main type of beef I recommend that you avoid for early eaters. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 153 - Zinc: How to Get Enough Zinc with Baby-Led Weaning Foods Epi...
Food Allergy Prevention 101 with Tina Sindher, MD
November 09, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes#382: Offering food to your baby food is the only way to know if they’re allergic to it…but that doesn’t mean it’s not scary. In this episode pediatrician and food allergy practitioner and researcher Tina Sindher, MD is going to teach some basic tips for introducing allergenic foods as a means to help reduce the risk of food allergy in your baby. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic you might enjoy are: Episode 380 - Why Doctors STILL Aren't Talking About Introducing Alle...
When Can I Start Sending Food to Daycare? with Yesenia Jacobo
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes#381: If your baby goes to daycare and you’re starting solid foods, you’re probably wondering, “When do these 2 things link up? When is it ok to start sending finger foods to daycare?” In this episode, new mom - Yesenia Jacobo is sharing her own experience doing baby-led weaning with her daughter Sophia and how and when they decided to start sending finger foods to daycare. Download the free feeding guide: DAYCARE + BABY-LED WEANING: How to be a baby-led weaning advocate at daycare at https:...
Why Doctors STILL Aren't Talking About Introducing Allergenic Foods with Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH
November 02, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes#380: When you were at your 4 or 6 month well check with your baby, did your pediatrician mention the importance of introducing peanut early and often? In this episode pediatrician and researcher Dr. Ruchi Gupta is talking about why only 13% of parents and caregivers are aware of the recommendations to introduce peanuts to babies early and often. From her unique vantage point as one of the most prolific researchers and foremost experts in pediatric food allergy - plus the mom of a child with...
Favorite Portable High Chairs for Feeding on the Go
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutes#379: Which chairs are the best for feeding babies on the go? In this episode I’m sharing about 2 of my favorite portable high chair, which also work in a pinch if your current high chair at home isn’t cutting it. These 2 portable high chairs are durable and affordable and I think you’ll be a fan too! Here are links to my 2 favorite portable high chairs (these are affiliate links): https://amzn.to/3l896tm and https://amzn.to/32ernwj. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby ne...
Building Sensory Enjoyment at Mealtimes with Karen Dilfer, MS, OTR/L
October 26, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes#378: Sensory enjoyment, sensory processing, sensory challenges…what emotions or feelings do these terms conjure up as you’re introducing new foods to your baby? Karen Dilfer, MS, OTR/L is a feeding therapist who helps children with motor, sensory and mealtime challenges. She’s talking about why some children react differently to sensory inputs, how this can affect mealtime progress and how to promote sensory enjoyment with your baby. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby ne...
Safe High Chair Positioning
October 23, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes#377: Is your high chair too big for your baby right now? Don’t throw the baby out with the high chair just yet…we can fix that chair and make it a safe seat where your baby can eat. In this episode we’re looking at safe high chair positioning and a few simple steps you can do to modify your high chair in order to reduce the risk of choking. My favorite high chair is the Stokke Tripp Trapp and you can check it out here (this is an affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3X8iFM4 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other po...
Are Food Sensitivity Tests Bogus? with David Stukus, MD
October 19, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes#376: If you suspect your baby is sensitive to food, is it worth your time and money to explore food sensitivity testing? In this episode, noted pediatrician and allergist David Stukus, MD explains why and how food sensitivity tests do NOT work…and what (if anything) you should be testing for at all with regards to your baby’s ability to tolerate food. Follow Dr. Stukus on Instagram @allergykidsdoc. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Here are previous episode with Dr. Stukus that you might also enjoy: Episode 22...
Plant Based Sources of Iron
October 16, 2023 13:30 - 20 minutes#375: Will my baby get enough iron from food if we don’t eat meat? In this episode we’re exploring plant based sources of iron that babies can safely eat, including examples of starchy foods and plant proteins…as well as the best source of iron that also happens to be an allergenic food your baby can begin enjoying today! 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 263 - Iron Drops: Does My Baby Need Iron Supplements? Episode 169 - Iron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat...
Iron Testing and Anemia Screening for Infants with Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD
October 12, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes#374: Does your pediatrician screen for anemia at your baby’s in-office well check? In this episode Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD from HemoCue is explaining how iron testing and anemia screening works…and what to do if your doctor is not screening for anemia (even if you’ve been told your baby is “not at risk” for anemia). 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to iron you might like: Ep 263 - Iron Drops: Does My Baby Need Iron Supplements? Episode 169 - Iron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat ...
Aldi: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Aldi
October 10, 2023 15:48 - 20 minutes#373: Whether you're a seasoned Aldi shopper fan or have never stepped foot in one before, you'll discover some amazing baby-led weaning foods to grab from Aldi. From pre-cut fruits to delicious snacks, I’ve got you and your baby covered! Join me as I share grocery shopping recommendations and simple baby-led weaning meal planning tips. Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about grocery shopping that you might enjoy are: 371 - Thrive Market: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Thrive Mark...
Mom's Mental Health: Strengthening Parenthood Through Therapy with @momwell Erica Djossa, PHM-C
October 05, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes#372: Checking in on YOUR mental health in this episode. How are you as a mom doing with anxiety, overwhelm, self-care, invisible load? Moms are unlikely to prioritize themselves over the well-being of their babies or partners or other obligations in life…but Erica Djossa thinks there’s a better way. Erica is a registered psychotherapist and founder of Momwell, an online entity that provides educational resources and virtual therapy for moms. In this interview she’s talking about how when a...
Thrive Market: 10 Baby-Led Weaning Foods to Buy from Thrive Market
October 02, 2023 11:35 - 13 minutes#371: If you like the groceries that come to you, you’ve probably heard of Thrive Market. They don’t carry much in the way of fresh food, but I combed their online market to bring you 10 baby-led weaning foods you can buy from Thrive Market if that’s your thing. More baby-led weaning grocery shopping episodes for you are here: Trader Joe's: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Trader Joe's Costco: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Costco Sprouts Farmer's Market: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Sprouts Walmart: 10 BLW ...
Why Do Some Feeding Therapists Disagree with Baby-Led Weaning? with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC
September 28, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes#370: Not all feeding therapists are on board with baby-led weaning. In fact, many Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists who specialize in infant feeding mistakenly think that baby-led weaning is dangerous or that babies do not have the ability to feed themselves. In this interview episode, feeding therapist Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC talks about baby-led weaning in the feeding therapy community and how the next generation of feeding therapists are increasingly embrac...
Target: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Target
September 25, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes#369: Target: 10 BLW Foods to Buy from Target What baby-led weaning foods can I get at Target? In this episode, I share 10 foods that can be conveniently purchased from Target while you're running other errands! These foods are all from my 100 First Foods list. Listen to discover the great food options for your baby at Target as we go through my grocery shopping experience. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://b...
Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD
September 21, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes#368: If your child has a cow’s milk protein allergy, they may not need to avoid cow’s milk protein forever. Today we’re talking about using a milk ladder for reintroduction of dairy foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RDN, a food allergy expert and the publisher of the original milk ladder. While milk ladders have traditionally been used in milder cases of milk allergy, Carina is explaining how the milk ladder has transformed over the years, how children with more severe milk allergies are havi...
5 Uncommon Questions About Starting Solid Foods
September 18, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes#367: Here are a few not-so-normal infant feeding questions I’ve gotten lately. We’re all over the board in this episode from where to feed your baby if you don’t have a high chair to whether or not BBs used to shoot pheasant make the bird unsafe for your baby to eat. Hope you guys enjoy these answers to 5 Uncommon Questions About Starting Solid Foods. 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 worksho...
Oral Immunotherapy: Helping Babies Become Less Reactive to Allergenic Foods with David Stukus, MD
September 14, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes#366: If your baby has a diagnosed food allergy, you might feel overwhelmed by the idea of food avoidance for the indefinite future. But Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) offers a promising alternative whereby a person can gradually learn to eat or tolerate increasingly larger amounts of the offending food protein working towards desensitization. In this episode pediatric allergist Dr. David Stukus explains what oral immunotherapy is, how it works and whether or not it’s a viable option for young chil...