

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
Katie Ferraro
Is your baby ready to start solid foods but youโre feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you donโt have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food!Iโm Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. Iโm 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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Apr 25, 2024 โข 32min
Dog Training Tips When Your Baby Starts Solid Foods with Jake Schneider
Episode 426: Is it safe for your dog to eat food your baby drops on the floor? Should the dog even be around your baby in a high chair? In this episode certified dog trainer Jake Schneider from @ondogtrainingacademy shares tips on establishing boundaries and rules for your dog when your baby starts eating solid food. Check out Jakeโs On Dog Training Academy, listen to his podcast Learn, Laugh, Bark and follow him on Instagram @ondogtrainingacademy. Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/426 ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐งOther podcast episodes related to this topic:Episode 332 - Baby Foods Your Dog Should Never Eat with @dogmeets_baby Dominika Knossalla-PadoEpisode 56 - Dog Meets Baby: BLW Do's + Don'ts For The Whole (Furry) Family with Alexandra Parry, DVM๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 23, 2024 โข 17min
Gagging vs. Choking: What is the Difference?
#425: What if my baby gags on food? And how is gagging different than choking? In this episode we cover why gagging is a good thing when your baby is learning to eat and what to do if your baby chokes on food.Listen to this episode to learn:
Which foods are choking risks and how to modify them to make them safe for your baby
Why it is important not to intervene during a gagโฆand how to react when your baby gags
What to do if your baby chokes on food
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/425Links from this episode:Take a refresher infant CPR course before your baby starts solid food. Use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off lifetime access to the online course I take each quarter here: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam
Other Episodes Related to this Topic
Episode 221 - Gagging: What do I do if My Baby Gags on Food?
Episode 390 - Back Blows for Babies: When Do I Administer CPR? with @thrivetraininginstitute Brandon Doerksen
๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

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Apr 18, 2024 โข 31min
Breastfeeding & Starting Solid Foods: When Will My Milk Supply Drop Off? with Jessica Smith, MSN, RN, IBCLC
#424: How often should you breastfeed once your baby starts solid foods? And what if your milk supply drops off once your baby starts eating? Jessica Smith, MSN, RN, IBCLC joins me to explain how you can succeed at continued and extended breastfeeding after 6 months of age and even past age 1.Listen to this episode to learn:
When is the ideal time to drop a milk feedโฆand which one goes first?
How to handle declining milk supply after your baby starts solid foods
Why breastfeeding beyond 1 year has benefits most moms donโt know about
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/424Links from this episode:
Jessicaโs website https://blueridgelactation.wixsite.com/ibclc
Kelly Mom https://kellymom.com/
IBL: The Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding & Lactation Education: https://lacted.org/
Infant Risk Center MommyMed for Moms: https://www.infantrisk.com/infantrisk-center-resources
Other Episodes Related to this Topic
Episode 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed
Episode 235 - When to Move Milk Behind Food with Nicole Boehm
Episode 404 - Storing Breastmilk Safely with Lara Vu, MPH, CLES @milaskeeper
๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 15, 2024 โข 21min
How to Prepare for Baby-Led Weaning: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers
#423: What can you do to help your baby get ready to start solid foods safely? From picking out the best high chair to knowing how to introduce allergenic foods like peanut, here are 5 things parents and caregivers can do to get prepared for baby-led weaning.Listen to this episode to learn:
What the most important safety feature on your high chair should beโฆand why most high chairs donโt have this
What to do if your baby chokes on food and how to administer back blows if your baby does choke
How to safely introduce peanutโฆand which babies should consider peanut even before 6 months of age
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/423Links from this episode:
Online Infant Refresher CPR Course - use affiliate code KATIE10 for an additional $10 off lifetime access to this online CPR class
High Chair recommendations - look for an adjustable footrestโฆthe Stokke Tripp Trapp is my favorite but here are some other high chairs that also have footrests.
Puffworks Baby Peanut puffs for introducing peanut protein: affiliate code BLWPOD for discount
ezpz First Foods Set for suction mat, baby-led weaning spoons and open cup: affiliate code KATIE10 for discount
Other Episodes Related to this Topic
Episode 132 - CPR Skills that can Save Your Baby's Life when Choking with Brandon Doersken
Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD
Episode 290 - Pre-Feeding Skills: What Can My Baby Do Before Beginning Solid Foods? with Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA
๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 11, 2024 โข 39min
Unpacking the Invisible Load of Feeding the Household with Erica Djossa, founder & CEO of Momwell
#422: What if you donโt love cooking new foods, prepping food for your baby or your other kidsโฆor even just being in charge of food in general? So much of what moms are tasked with falls under this banner of the โinvisible loadโ that youโre probably hearing more mental health people in the parenting space talk about. Erica Djossa from @momwell is here to talk about HOW MUCH WORK being a mom is, and how we can set more realistic expectations to get food on the table without killing ourselves over it.Listen to this episode to learn:
Why you are putting unreasonable expectations on yourself and how to STOP
If your parenting partner is deploying โweaponized incompetenceโ and how to handle that
How to sort the most important values to you right now (...and effectively ignore the rest)
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/422Links from this episode:Check out Erica and Momwellโs website: https://www.momwell.com/ and follow Momwell on Instagram @momwell Other Episodes Related to this TopicEpisode 372 - Mom's Mental Health: Strengthening Parenthood Through Therapy with @momwell Erica Djossa, PHM-C
๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 8, 2024 โข 15min
5 Baby Milestones to Begin Baby-Led Weaning Safely | What Your Baby Should Be Able to Do Before Starting Solids
#421: Is your baby developmentally ready to safely start solids? Learn why the 6-month mark is pivotal, the significance of independent sitting, and why the disappearance of the tongue thrust reflex isn't the only readiness to eat signal to begin the weaning process.Listen to this episode to learn:
Unveiling the significance of the 6-month mark for a safe baby-led weaning start, emphasizing exclusive infant milk feeding for younger babies as their primary source of nutrition.
Exploring the developmental stages of independent sitting after 6 months and its correlation with enhanced head control in babies.
Debunking myths surrounding the disappearance of the extrusion or tongue thrust reflex as the sole indicator of readiness for solid foods.
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/2Links from this episode:
Episode 119 - Premature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age for Starting Solids https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/119
Episode 158 - How Premature Babies Can Succeed with BLW with @doctorterrimd Terri Major-Kincade, MD https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/158
Episode 110 - Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/110
Episode 144 - What Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/144
Other Episodes Related to this Topic
Episode 109 - I Started Purees Too Early: Should I Stop Before Switching to BLW? at https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/109
Episode 141 - BLW Basics: Is My Baby Ready to Start Solid Foods? at https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/141
Episode 147 - BLW Basics: Help! Nobody Around Me Understands Baby-Led Weaning at https://babyledweaning.co/podcast//147
Episode 172 - High Chair Positioning: Reduce Choking Risk Using This One Simple Move with Jeff Durkee of Nomi High Chair at https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/172
Episode 199 - Beginner's Guide to Baby-Led Weaning: Starting Solid Foods Safely with BLW at https://babyledweaning.co/podcast/199
๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 4, 2024 โข 29min
Why am I So Stressed Out About Starting Solid Foods? with Andrea Niles, PhD
#420: Do you feel anxious about your baby starting solid foods? Nervous that your baby will choke on food? Raising babies is stressfulโฆand we donโt always get the support we need as new moms. Today Iโm joined by someone who thinks we should be doing things - and supporting new moms differentlyHer name is Andrea Niles, sheโs a clinical psychologist and mom of 2. Andrea is the founder of Prospera Mental Health and Wellness, which provides one on one weekly sessions with perinatal certified mental health coaches. โฆand in this interview she shares how she herself had a traumatic birth experience and recognized that even as a clinical psychologist she needed to ask for help in the post partum periodAndreaโs website for Prospera Womenโs Mental Health is here and you can follow her @prosperamhw on InstagramShownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/420 ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐งOther podcast episodes related to this topic:Episode 292 - Holiday Food Stress Stuff: Coping Tips from @diaryofanhonestmom Libby WardEpisode 214 - Overcoming Anxiety in the Feeding Relationship with Jo Cormack, PhDEpisode 32 - Post-Partum Depression: How a BLW Plan Helped This Mom๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Apr 1, 2024 โข 25min
Everything You Need to Know About Baby-Led Weaning: A Safe Approach to Introducing Solid Foods
#419: Discover the ins and outs of baby-led weaning versus traditional spoon feeding, how it differs from parent-led feeding, and expert tips (pioneered by Gill Rapley, PhD) on safely introducing solid foods to your baby in this episode. Join me as I demystify baby-led weaning as a more developmentally appropriate introduction to solid foods and empower parents to make informed choices for your baby's nutrition journey.Listen to this episode to learn:
How baby-led weaning is different from spoon-feeding and what research supports it
Who started baby-led weaning and why you should read the original book by Gill Rapley
What benefits your baby (and you!) get from taking this natural approach
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://blwpodcast.com/419 Link from this episode:Gill Rapleyโs Baby-Led Weaning book: Baby-Led Weaning The Essential Guide (get the 2019 revised 10th anniversary edition - linking on amazon here, this is an affiliate link).๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Mar 28, 2024 โข 27min
Everything You Need to Know About FOOD ALLERGIES *Update* (Nutrition Labels, Research & Sesame) with Bob Earl, MPH, RDN
#418: What causes food allergies and can introducing certain foods early to your baby help prevent food allergy? Food allergy guidance and recommendations seems to be changing quite regularly and figuring out the best way to safely introduce allergenic foods is confusing. In this episode dietitian Bob Earl from Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) at foodallergy.org updates us on everything new and notable in food allergies including allergen labeling for the newest allergen on the Top 9 which is sesame.Learn more about Bobโs work at FARE on the Food Allergy Research and Education website here: https://www.foodallergy.org/ Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/418 ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐งOther podcast episodes related to this topic:Episode 401 - Does the Order of Allergenic Food Introduction Matter?Episode 380 - Why Doctors STILL Aren't Talking About Introducing Allergenic Foods with Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPHEpisode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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

Mar 25, 2024 โข 14min
Is Bone Broth Before Food Good for My Baby?
#417: Is bone broth safe for babies? Can I give my baby bone broth before they start solid foods? Bone broth is having a momentโฆbut itโs not a magical superfood that your baby needs. In this episode weโre looking at how to offer bone broth responsibly but why it should not be given to babies under 6 months of age.Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/417 ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง ๐งOther podcast episodes related to this topic:Episode 193 - Protein: How Much Protein Does My Baby Need?Episode 252 - The Risk of Homemade Infant Formulas with Farryl Bertmann, PhD, RDN๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ฑNot 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.๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏWant guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODSโข 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐Be 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.๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐If 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


