Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
Is 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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Batch Cooking: 4 BLW Foods You Can Make Ahead o...
Batch cooking. Meal prepping. Mom life pipe dream or reality?! In this episode I’m sharing 4 easy baby-led weaning foods you can make ahead of time.
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Costco Foods Babies can Safely Eat with @costco...
If you shop at Costco and you have a baby, these 2 things go very well together! Henry from the @costcodeals Instagram account is here to share some insider tips about shopping Costco for foods your baby can safely eat…
22 min
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10 Reasons to Go All-In on Baby-Led Weaning
Is baby-led weaning even worth it? Isn’t it cheaper to buy purees? I’m answering those questions plus giving you the top 10 reasons why BLW can make your life WAY easier.
11 min
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Optimal Cord Clamping and its Effect on Infant ...
How long did your doctor wait to clamp the umbilical cord with your baby? If you’re like most parents, you probably have no idea. But the timing of cord clamping can have an impact on your baby’s iron status in infancy and later in life.
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Soy: 3 Ways to Introduce Soy to Babies (…and wh...
How can babies safely learn to eat soy? These are 3 of my favorite ways to offer your baby the potentially allergenic food soy…with 3 reasons why I don’t love soy milk for babies. More baby-led weaning soy information is in Episode 37...
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Baby Has Skin Reactions to Milk, Egg and Peanut...
What if your baby tries a new food and then gets a rash on their face? Or what if you’re doing one of the allergenic foods early on in infant feeding, let’s say cow’s milk, egg or peanut to name the 3 most common pediatric food...
29 min
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Chia or Flax Seed: Which is Better for Babies?
Can babies safely eat flaxseed? What about babies and chia seed? In this episode I’m weighing the pros and cons of flaxseed meal and chia seed when feeding babies, looking at cost considerations, nutrition profile, how you can use each and why...
15 min
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Organic Dairy for Babies: Why to Switch with Br...
Should I buy organic dairy foods for my baby? In this episode Britt Lundgren, the Senior Director of Sustainability for Stonyfield Farm chats about the differences between organic and conventional dairy foods. We’re chatting through all of the...
27 min
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BLW Bootcamp: 3 Days to Get Ready for Solid Foods
What do I absolutely need to know to give my baby a safe start to solid foods? How do I know if my baby is ready to eat? And what things might go wrong once we do start trying real food? If you’re overwhelmed or confused about...
3 min
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BLW Bootcamp: Lessons Learned from 10 Babies St...
Every baby is different…especially when it comes to starting solid foods. In this episode I’m sharing 10 tips I learned recently from helping 10 different babies start baby-led weaning. From how long to wait after a bottle feed to do food to...
19 min
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Agave: Is it Safe to Offer Babies Agave in Plac...
Is it safe to offer babies agave? Is it really a “natural” sugar and is it less harmful for babies than other added sugars? In this episodes we’re looking at agave and whether it is a food to include in the infant weaning diet, potential...
7 min
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Second Baby BLW: How I'm Doing 100 First Foods ...
Do you do baby-led weaning differently the second time around? I’m chatting with two-time mom Lauren McClure who did 100 FIRST FOODS with her daughter…and is now helping her son do the same, albeit with some different approaches to starting...
22 min
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Fermented Foods: Can Babies Safely Eat Fermente...
Can babies safely eat fermented foods? Fermenting foods is one of the world’s oldest methods of preserving foods, with some pretty legit potential health benefits. In this episode we’re looking at what types of fermented foods babies can eat...
15 min
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Infant Weight Loss: What to Do When the Doctor ...
What do I do if my baby is losing weight after we start solid foods? Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD is a pediatric dietitian specializing in infant growth and development. We’re breaking down the case of a breastfeeding mom with a 9 month old baby...
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BLW at Daycare: How These Parents Made it Work
What if my baby goes to daycare but I want to do baby-led weaning? Maybe daycare has never HEARD of BLW…or they’ve never seen it done properly. Does that mean your baby doesn’t get the chance to self-feed from their first bites? No! In...
11 min
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Mealtime Meltdowns: How to Reset Your Mindset w...
If your baby does not eat, that does not make you a bad parent! Dr. Becky Kennedy from @drbeckygoodinside is on the BLW podcast helping us cool our jets when it comes to mealtime meltdowns with babies. Dr. Becky is a clinical psychologist and...
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Iron Drops: Does My Baby Need Iron Supplements?
When should I give my baby iron drops…or are they a good idea at all? In this episode I’m walking you through the pros and cons of iron supplements, what the side effects are, why they can be dangerous for babies and children and how food...
17 min
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Why I Almost Quit BLW with Miranda James
If you’ve ever felt like a feeding failure, Miranda James doesn’t want you to quit baby-led weaning. Miranda is a first time mom who really struggled when her baby started solid foods. Her family and husband didn’t support her baby...
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DIY High Chair Hacks for Safer Baby-Led Weaning
Does your high chair have an adjustable footrest? If not you can make your own. In this episode I’m sharing a few of my favorite DIY high chair hacks that will make it safer for your baby to eat…and that don’t cost you hardly any money to...
9 min
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Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Deve...
#260: Did you read any books about baby-led weaning before you started? Gill Rapley is the pioneer of BLW and co-author of the original baby-led weaning book…and Jill Rabin is a speech language pathologist and feeding therapist who adapted BLW for...
29 min
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Pasta Water Cooking Method for Making Rice Lowe...
If your family eats rice, you can modify the cooking method to help lower arsenic. In this episode we look at the pasta water cooking method for making rice lower in arsenic. By cooking your rice in a lot of water you can reduce arsenic without...
13 min
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Can I Overfeed My Baby Solid Food?
What if my baby eats too much food? Can babies overeat with baby-led weaning? In this episode we’re exploring concerns from parents and caregivers about babies who (their words) “eat too much.” We’ll look at portion sizes…and why there...
17 min
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4 Helpful BLW Food Prep Tips You Might Not Know...
It is not your job to make your baby eat…but you are responsible for what the baby eats, when they eat and where they eat. This is Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility in Feeding Theory in practice - but what if you’re not sure...
9 min
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What Type of Oil Should I Use for Baby-Led Wean...
#256: Is it ok to use oil when cooking for your baby? And what type of oil is best? In this episode we are exploring added fats for babies who are just starting solid foods. Oil is important for your baby’s brain health, for providing energy and it...
8 min
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5 Things I Would Do Differently if I Started BL...
I love a good failure reflection and this episode is FULL of it for you. If I were starting baby-led weaning all over again, here are 5 things I would do differently. In order to bring you this episode, I went BACK into my phone to...
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