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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Planning for Your Next Pregnancy with Emily Ost...
Pregnancy complications are…complicated. Nobody plans to have a miscarriage or preterm birth or uncontrollable vomiting while pregnant. Emily Oster is here to talk about pregnancy complications and how to use data in preparation for your next pregnancy.
37 min
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Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board wit...
How do you do baby-led weaning if your baby goes to daycare? Daycare might say they only do purees, or they won’t offer finger foods. In this episode I share effective strategies for helping your daycare or childcare provider understand baby-led weaning and how and why your baby can safely self-feed even when they are away from home.
15 min
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7 Reasons Why You Should Look in Your Baby's Mo...
There’s a lot going on inside of your baby’s mouth when they start solid foods. Turns out that looking inside your baby’s mouth can give you a heads up if something is going wrong. Speech Language Pathologist Dawn Winkelmann is here to explain how and why to use a tongue depressor when your baby starts eating.
20 min
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Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My B...
How often should babies eat solid food? And do they eat before they have milk or after breastfeeding? Finding a schedule for starting solid foods can be tricky but in this episode I’m sharing my exact feeding schedule for babies in 3 different ages and phases of baby-led weaning.
15 min
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Help Your Baby Learn to Sit Independently with ...
Your baby being able to sit relatively on their own is an important sign of readiness to eat. Pediatric occupational therapist Emma Hubbard explains how to help your baby get prepared to sit along with exercises and tips for reducing choking risk when you start solid foods.
35 min
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10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning
What is the best baby-led weaning food to start solid foods with? Are some starter foods safer for babies than others? In this episode I’ll share 10 of my favorite easy starter foods for baby-led weaning that your baby can start eating at or around 6 months of age.
24 min
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The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby’s Foo...
Even if you make your baby’s food, there’s still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too. Dr. James Rogers from Consumer Reports recently tested a bunch of baby foods and formulas for plastic chemicals and the results will surprise you…even if you eat organic.
33 min
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Egg: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potenti...
What if your baby is allergic to eggs? The only way to know if your baby has an egg allergy is to offer them egg. In this episode I’ll share some easy ways to make eggs safe for babies so your baby can start learning how to safely eat eggs.
13 min
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Are Purees Making Our Babies Jaws Weak? with Ni...
What if pouches and purees are the problem? Limited texture opportunities can compromise infants’ oral facial development and negatively impact bone development in the mouth. Nicole Goldfarb is an orofacial myofunctional therapist here to talk about maximizing your baby’s potential by pushing their palate past purees.
43 min
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Peanut: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Pote...
How do you know if your baby is allergic to peanuts? The only way to know is to offer your baby peanut. In this episode I’m sharing 3 easy ways to safely offer your baby peanut with tips on how to reintroduce peanut early and often to help lower the risk of peanut allergy.
20 min
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You Can't Make Your Baby Eat with Heidi Liefer ...
What if my baby isn’t eating? Is there something I can do to make my baby eat? Heidi Moreland is here to help us stop providing external motivation at mealtimes and start supporting our baby’s internal motivation to feed themselves solid food.
34 min
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Cow's Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby ...
What if my baby has a milk allergy or can’t eat dairy foods? The only way to know if your baby is allergic to cow’s milk protein is to offer them that food. In this episode we look at milk allergy and how to prevent it, including the easiest way to offer your baby this potentially allergenic food and why it’s particularly important for exclusively breastfed babies.
16 min
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Is My Baby Eating Enough? Falling Off the Growt...
Is my baby eating enough and what if they start falling off their growth curve? Dietitian Kat Mikelaites talks about failure to thrive, growth faltering and helping babies get enough nutrition, iron and energy to thrive.
28 min
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Why You Don’t Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between Of...
You do not need to wait 3-5 days between offering new foods to your baby. In fact, waiting that long can actually slow down your baby’s progress and prevent diet diversity. In this episode we look at the research that supports quicker introduction of new foods; it is safe to offer 1 (or more) new food(s) per day and this approach can help reduce the risk of severe picky eating and help your baby learn to safely eat and like real food.
14 min
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Prenatal Vitamins are Kind of a Hot Mess with H...
How did you pick your prenatal vitamin? A new report found that prenatal vitamins might contain more or less of their stated nutrients like folic acid and iron. Helena Bottemiller Evich joins me to talk about how to choose a prenatal vitamin and how safe they are.
31 min
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How to Introduce Allergenic Foods to Your Baby
What if your baby has an allergic reaction to a food? The only way to know if your baby is allergic is to offer them that food…but there are some safety guidelines you want to know about. In this episode we’ll look at the recent research and updated guidelines that support early introduction of potentially allergenic foods and then how to safely prepare those foods to help lower your baby’s risk of food allergy.
14 min
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How to Brush Your Baby's Teeth with @firstgrin ...
Oral care is important but how do you actually brush an infant’s gums or teeth? Pediatric Dentist and mom Ashley Lerman explains the best positioning and technique for brushing your baby’s teeth.
26 min
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5 Starting Solid Food Mistakes Most Parents Mak...
We all make mistakes when we start learning something new - and the same goes for starting solid foods. In this episode I’m sharing 5 common feeding mistakes (full disclosure: I’ve made ALL of these)...and how you can avoid them!
17 min
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How Long Can I Breastfeed? with Ronietra Stewar...
When should I stop breastfeeding? Or should I keep breastfeeding after my baby starts solid foods? In this episode Ronietra Stewart talks about the benefits of continued breastfeeding in later infancy and for toddlers.
31 min
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Can My Baby Start Solid Foods Before 6 Months?
Is it ever safe for babies to start solid foods before 6 months of age? In one instance: yes…but for the remainder of babies, there is no upside - and only potential harm - in starting solid foods too early.
14 min
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Colicky Baby: Can a Low FODMAP Diet Help Colic?...
Do certain foods trigger colic or gut symptoms in your baby? Eliminating FODMAP foods can help adults with irritable bowel syndrome, but should babies be on a low or no FODMAP diet? Kate Scarlata joins me to talk about whether or not a low FODMAP diet can help with colic for colicky babies.
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15 Foods Never to Feed Your Baby
Which foods should babies avoid? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for - but certain foods are choking risk foods or are harmful to developing babies for other reasons. This episode contains 15 foods to not feed your baby in order to preserve their health.
17 min
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Baby-Led Potty Training: Elimination Communicat...
Can you potty-train your baby? Elimination Communication (EC) is a gentle, non-coercive way to respond to your baby’s natural hygiene needs and Andrea Olson teaches about helping your baby potty from birth and how to get out of diapers way sooner than you thought.
36 min
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Why Your Baby’s High Chair Needs a Footrest
How does an adjustable footrest on your baby’s high chair help reduce the risk of choking? In this episode we’ll look at how your baby’s feet resting flat helps stabilize their core and support a safe swallow…and how to fix your high chair if it doesn’t have a footrest or if your baby’s feet don’t reach the footrest yet.
14 min
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Can Baby Massage Help Increase Infants’ Weight?...
Worried that your baby isn’t eating enough or getting enough nutrition from food? Being worried that your baby is going to lose weight is a real fear. There’s some data to suggest that infant massage can actually help increase your baby’s weight. Baby massage expert Helen Thompson is here to teach about baby massage and if it is a way you can help your baby gain weight.
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