Building a Professional Network for Baby-Led Weaning with Jessica Coll, RD

#78: When baby-led weaning was still considered risky and unconventional, Jessica Coll, RD, was already teaching workshops to parents in Canada. Now, as the founder of the International Baby-Led Weaning Network for Health Professionals, she’s helping clinicians around the world feel confident supporting families through this feeding approach.

In this episode, Jessica shares how she built her professional network, why she believes dietitians and other providers should be involved in baby-led weaning, and what still needs to change in the way we educate professionals about starting solid foods.

Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How Jessica Coll helped bring baby-led weaning into the professional mainstream in Canada 2.  Why she founded the International Baby-Led Weaning Network for Health Professionals 3.  How her work is driving the role of credentialed feeding experts in the baby-led weaning field

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

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• Visit Jessica’s website and use the code BLW for 20% off membership in the International Baby-Led Weaning Network for Health Professionals: https://www.healthlyinstitute.com/

• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and get $50 off when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50

• 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 70 - The Evidence Behind Baby-Led Weaning with Amy Brown, PhD • Episode 370 - Why Do Some Feeding Therapists Disagree with Baby-Led Weaning? with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC • Episode 500 - From Niche to Norm: The Evolution of Baby-Led Weaning with Gill Rapley, PhD

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