For this episode I sat down with Katie Ferraro MPH, RDN, CDCES to talk alllll about starting solids with your baby using a baby led weaning approach! She is so knowledgeable in this area and it was a super helpful and informative conversation.
What we covered:
- What exactly is BLW?
- What’s the difference between BLW and traditional spoon feeding?
- Can BLW help with picky eating?
- Benefits of baby led weaning
- Are babies more likely to choke when doing a BLW approach?
- How to create a positive feeding environment for your baby
- Ideas for your baby’s first foods
- How many times a day to offer solids at different stages
- Signs of readiness to look for before starting solids
- At what age should babies start solids?
- The importance and benefit of diet diversity early on
- Do we need to wait 3-5 days between new foods?
- Allergenic foods & allergic reactions - what to know
- Textures to avoid for early eaters & what to offer instead
- How to balance out meals for our babies
- And more!
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- Tubby Todd 10% off link (baby skin products): shop here
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Other resources:
- Check out my blog post with Baby Led Weaning Tips & Other Resources We Loved when we were starting solids - click here
- Amazon Affiliate Storefront – lots of feeding items we love saved to my “BLW” list! Shop here
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