Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#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 be…and why most high chairs don’t 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 peanut…and which babies should consider peanut even before 6 months of age Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/423 Links 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 footrest…the 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#422: What if you don’t love cooking new foods, prepping food for your baby or your other kids…or even just being in charge of food in general? So much of what moms are tasked with falls under this banner of the “invisible load” that you’re 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 “weaponized incompetence” 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/422 Links from this episode: Check out Erica and Momwell’s website: https://www.momwell.com/ and follow Momwell on Instagram @momwell  Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 372 - Mom's Mental Health: Strengthening Parenthood Through Therapy with @momwell Erica Djossa, PHM-C 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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/2 Links 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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#420: Do you feel anxious about your baby starting solid foods? Nervous that your baby will choke on food? Raising babies is stressful…and we don’t always get the support we need as new moms. Today I’m joined by someone who thinks we should be doing things - and supporting new moms differently Her name is Andrea Niles, she’s 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.  …and 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 period Andrea’s website for Prospera Women’s Mental Health is here and you can follow her @prosperamhw on Instagram Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/420  🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 292 - Holiday Food Stress Stuff: Coping Tips from @diaryofanhonestmom Libby Ward Episode 214 - Overcoming Anxiety in the Feeding Relationship with Jo Cormack, PhD Episode 32 - Post-Partum Depression: How a BLW Plan Helped This Mom 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 Rapley’s 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). 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 Bob’s 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  🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other 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, MPH Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#417: Is bone broth safe for babies? Can I give my baby bone broth before they start solid foods? Bone broth is having a moment…but it’s not a magical superfood that your baby needs. In this episode we’re 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  🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other 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, RDN 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#416: What are the signs that your baby is ready to start solid foods? What if your baby isn’t sitting up at 6 months, is it ok to do purees? Or what if you think your baby is ready EARLY even though they’re not 6 months yet?  In this episode Registered Dietitian and Early Intervention Specialist Amy Manojlovski, RDN shares some of the most important indicators that your baby is ready to start solid foods. She’s explaining typical vs. atypical development milestones that center around nutrition so that you can determine when your baby is really ready to start solid foods. Follow Amy online at https://happylittletummies.com/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/416 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 141 - BLW Basics: Is My Baby Ready to Start Solid Foods? Episode 230 - FPIES: How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food-Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome? with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 Schedule when Starting Solids with Aubrie DeBear, PsyD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 EOE are sometimes confused with reflux and in this episode Dr. Antonella Cianferoni, MD, PhD explains what EOE is…why it sometimes gets confused with REFLUX, how it’s treated as an allergic disease….and I think you’ll be surprised because the treatment and certainly the diagnosis is quite different than the other allergic diseases we’ve covered here on the podcast. CHOP’s Center for Eosinophilic Disorders: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/center-pediatric-eosinophilic-disorders  American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED): https://apfed.org/about-ead/egids/eoe/ Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/414  🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 230 - FPIES: How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food-Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome? with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN Episode 182 - GERD: Does Starting Solids Early Help Babies with GERD? with Peter Lu, MD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 351 - Label Reading 101: What to Look for in Foods You Offer Your 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 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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.to/3E6150s 101 Descriptive Words for Food https://amzn.to/3dUw5FN Let’s Play with Our Food Activity Book https://amzn.to/3ykPefM Follow Dani on Amazon @kid.food.explorers  Shownotes for this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/412  🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 73 - HELP! My Baby Has NO Interest in Food at First Episode 358 - My Baby is Dropping Food: What Do I Do? 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 related to this topic: Episode 48 - How to Flavor, Season & Spice Your Baby's Food with Kanchan Koya, PhD Episode 207 - 5 BLW Sauce Recipes to Make Swallowing Safer 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 the 100 FIRST FOODS™ 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. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/411 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 start solid foods. Check out Cinnamoms online at https://www.cinnamoms.org/ or on Instagram @cinnamoms_ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/410 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 82 - Black Food Matters and Food Justice with Hanna Garth, MPH, PHD Episode 98 - Breastfeeding + Scheduling Solid Foods with @milkymamallc Krystal Duhaney, RN, IBCLC Episode 220 - Proposed WIC Food Package Changes for Infants with Darlena Birch, MBA, RDN Episode 244 - WIC Grocery Haul with TikTok Mom Sunni Rudd @justsunni 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 Infant Formulas with Farryl Bertmann, PhD, RDN Episode 333 - Vitamin D Drops: Does My Baby Still Need Vitamin D Drops After Starting Solid Foods? Episode 365 - Vitamin C for Babies: What to Know 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 your first 100 days’ 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. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/409 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 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 your first 100 days’ 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. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/408 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 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 your first 100 days’ 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. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/407 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 327 - BLW on the Go: How to Pack a Feeding Bag for Traveling Episode 233 - Can I Travel with a BLW Baby? Episode 71 - Travel + Restaurants: Taking Your BLW Show on the Road 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 the 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. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 213 - BLW Teething Tweaks: What Changes Do I Make When My Baby is Teething? 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 https://babyledweaning.co/program 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 your first 100 days’ 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. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/405 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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

#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 Keeper Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/404 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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 your first 100 days’ 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. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other podcast episodes related to this topic: Episode 98 - Breastfeeding + Scheduling Solid Foods with @milkymamallc Krystal Duhaney, RN, IBCLC 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 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