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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Mom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get ...
What do you do if other people don’t agree with the way you have decided to feed your baby? It can be especially hurtful when you’re feeling judged by other moms about doing baby-led weaning or bypassing traditional spoon-feeding. In...
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Iron: Can My Baby Get Enough Iron from Baby-Led...
Will my baby get enough iron if I do baby-led weaning? And what are the best high iron foods for babies to eat? Your baby can eat real foods that have iron (and you do not have to feed iron-fortified baby foods foods if you don’t want to!)...
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Peanut Butter Puffs for Safely Introducing Pean...
Early introduction of peanut protein for babies helps prevent against peanut allergy. But how do you do safely introduce peanut if thick globs of peanut butter are a choking hazard for babies? Greg Murphy, serial entrepreneur and...
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Toddler Milks: Why You Don't Need to Buy These ...
Does my baby need a toddler milk or a toddler formula after turning 1? What if you’re worried about growth or brain development or immunity, do these products make toddlers healthier? The answer is no, you don’t need to be buying these...
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Sauces, Dippers & Toppers for Making BLW Foods ...
Dry meats and breads can be a choking hazard...but adding sauces, dippers and toppers is an easy way to make these foods safer for baby-led weaning. I’m joined by Aileen Cox Blundell of @babyledfeeding who is sharing some super sauce ideas...
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Don’t Drip Food: How to Pre-Portion for Baby-Le...
What’s the deal with dripping food? Dripping food is our control-freak way of regulating the pace of baby’s eating...and while it may seem harmless (and cleaner!) dripping can actually interfere with your baby’s ability to learn HOW to eat...
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CPR Skills that can Save Your Baby's Life when ...
What can you do to get ready for starting solid foods before your baby is ready? Take an infant refresher CPR course. Getting your infant CPR skills up to snuff is incredibly important when preparing to start solid foods and baby-led weaning....
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Dairy Free Cooking for Food Allergies Babies wi...
Are you struggling to cook for your family with food allergies? In this episode, I’m joined by Kathlena who is The Allergy Chef to talk all about dairy-free cooking. Kathlena has almost 200 allergies and intolerances and created...
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Why Benadryl is Not the Best Idea when Introduc...
Do you need to have Benadryl at the ready when introducing your baby to solid foods? I’ve always recommended parents discuss with their pediatrician and know their baby’s Benadryl dose in the event they need to use it when introducing...
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Exploring the Eczema & Food Allergy Risk Link w...
Did you know that varying degrees of eczema in your baby can impact food allergy risk? In this episode dermatologist, BLW and food allergy mom Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH is joining me to talk about how eczema and food allergy risk are linked....
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Introducing Allergenic Foods: Ask Us Anything w...
There are no dumb questions when it comes to food allergy awareness! In this episode my colleague pediatrician Ron Sunog, MD and I are answering YOUR questions about introducing allergenic foods to your baby. What if the parent has a food...
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How Do Vegan Families Introduce Potentially All...
How can babies be plant based and still meet their nutrient needs? In this episode I’m joined by Whitney English, MS, RD and Alexandra Caspero, MS, RD - two dietitians known collectively as @plantbasedjuniors. Whitney and Alex are...
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EAT THE 8: How to Use Food to Prevent Food Alle...
When did allergenic food introduction become about feeding babies supplements and powders and stick-packs? What about good old fashioned food? Research demonstrates that early introduction of allergenic foods helps prevent food allergies...but...
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Why are False Positive Results in Food Allergy ...
Did you know that up to 50% of positive food allergy test results are false positives? Parents are ALREADY anxious about introducing allergenic foods and widespread testing when not indicated is making anxiety worse. In this episode,...
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Interviewing my Mom: How She Didn’t Like BLW at...
BONUS: Ever been told by your mom, “Well, you were spoon-fed and you turned out just fine?!” SAME. It took my mom a LONG time to come around to baby-led weaning. In this special Mother’s Day episode I’m interviewing my own mom, Mary...
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Using an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy...
What if your baby has had an allergic reaction to egg? Is there ever the option that baby can eat eggs again? Yes. And an egg ladder may help. Carina Venter, noted allergy researcher and dietitian is joining me to talk about using an egg...
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HELP! My Baby has a Contact Rash from a New Foo...
What if your baby gets a red rash or a contact rash around the mouth or lips when trying a new food? Is this something to worry about? Will it go away on its own? Or is it a sign of a bigger problem? Pediatrician Dr. Ron Sunog who...
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Non-toxic Household Cleaners that Actually Clea...
The MESS associated with baby-led weaning can be very off putting for parents. Although we can’t avoid the mess and getting messy is part of how your baby learns to eat, we can be selective in what cleaning products we choose for cleaning up...
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Acidic Foods for Babies: Does the pH of a Food ...
What’s up with the pH of baby foods? Can babies eat acidic foods? Should I avoid acidic foods for babies? Does the pH of the foods we feed our babies even matter? In this episode I’m diving into the data about acidic foods and feeding them...
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When Cow's Milk Doesn't Cut it with Simona Irwi...
Ever heard of a formula company who lists “generosity” as one of their corporate values? I hadn’t either, until I discovered Kabrita. As part of our series spotlighting female-run feeding companies, in this episode I’m...
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Premature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age ...
When can premature babies start solid foods? If your baby was born before 40 weeks gestation you might have heard the term “adjusted age”. In this episode we’re analyzing this concept of adjusted or corrected age and determining what...
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Why I Built a Better Bib with Bapron Baby Found...
Everybody knows a good bib is essential for starting solid foods. But not all bibs are really the best bets for babies. Kelsey Larsen’s first baby had a lot of sensory issues with standard bibs and that inspired her to create her signature...
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Game Meat: How to Offer Game Meats Safely to Yo...
Is it safe for babies to eat game meat? We’re talking about venison and deer, elk, moose, wild boar and other wild animals and birds...how do you make them safe for babies to eat? Game meat offers unique taste and texture opportunities...
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Eczema Management and Skincare Made by Moms in ...
Kimberly Ho quit her job as an investment banker after seeing some of the shadier sides of so-called green and clean cosmetic and skin-care companies. She launched Evereden with the belief that there could be a truly clean line of skin-care for...
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BRAT Diet for Babies with Diarrhea: Does it Work?
The BRAT diet has been recommended for decades as a way to combat diarrhea. BRAT is an acronym standing for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. But does BRAT work and should it be used for babies? In this episode we’re looking at...
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