#479: Does your baby need teeth to eat? Chewing is more about jaw strength and coordination than having teeth…and you would be surprised how many soft foods your baby can eat before they have a tooth or teeth. In this episode we explore how to safely offer finger fods to your baby before they have teeth.

Listen to this episode to learn:

Which finger foods you should wait until your baby has a least one tooth to offer
Why jaw strength and coordination matters more in chewing than having teeth
How to modify foods to make them safe for your baby to eat…even before they have teeth

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/479

Links from this episode:

Infant Refresher CPR Course - use code KATIE10 for an additional $10 off here
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Other Episodes Related to this Topic

Episode 213 - BLW Teething Tweaks: What Changes Do I Make When My Baby is Teething?
Episode 254 - How Babies Learn to Chew and Swallow with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP @msdawnslp
Episode 469 - Breaking Off a Small Bite: Is This a Choking Risk?

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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.

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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.

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