Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro How to Talk to Your Pediatrician About BLW with @pedsdoctalk Mona Amin, DO
#96: If you want to do baby-led weaning but you’re worried your pediatrician won’t support it, this episode will help you walk into that conversation with more confidence. You’ll learn what to say when a doctor raises concerns about choking, gagging, allergenic foods, or “what to feed,” plus how to tell the difference between a true medical red flag and a provider who just isn’t up to date. Pediatrician and mom of two Mona Amin, DO (@pedsdoctalk) also shares what starting solid foods looked like with her first baby—and what changed (a lot!) with her second—so you can feel more prepared no matter what your feeding journey looks like.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. How to talk to your pediatrician about baby-led weaning when they’re skeptical, without getting defensive or backing down
2. What to say when the concerns are choking, gagging, allergenic foods, or iron (and how to separate real medical issues from outdated advice)
3. Why starting solid foods looked different from baby to baby and how Dr. Mona handled baby-led weaning differently with her second baby
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/96
Links from This Episode:
• Follow Dr. Mona Amin on Instagram @pedsdoctalk
• Check out Dr. Mona’s podcast The Peds Doc Talk podcast here
• Her website is here & her YouTube Channel is here
• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and save $50 when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50
• 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 58 “What do I do if My Baby Has an Allergic Reaction? with Ron Sunog, MD” here
• Episode 84 “Why You DON'T Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between New Foods with Carina Venter, PhD, RD” here
• Episode 380 - Why Doctors STILL Aren't Talking About Introducing Allergenic Foods with Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH
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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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