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Jun 9, 2025 • 16min

How to Build a Balanced Baby-Led Weaning Plate

Discover how to create a balanced plate for your little one by introducing one new food daily while recycling familiar options. Learn practical tips for partitioning meals into manageable segments, maximizing enjoyment without overwhelming your baby. Explore innovative high chair features that support safe and comfortable dining. Finally, uncover the ideal food combinations to promote independent eating and streamline meal times, while also considering options for busy parents.
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Jun 5, 2025 • 28min

Just Starting Baby-Led Weaning? Ask Me Anything...

#44: Are you just starting out with baby-led weaning and FULL of questions about whether your baby can safely self-feed? Well then, this is the episode for you! I’m going to rapid fire answering your questions about getting a SAFE start to baby-led weaning. In this Ask Me Anything episode I’m covering the topics of readiness to feed, gagging, food refusal, scheduling, weaning from the bottle, dealing with doubters and family members who say, “you were spoon fed and you turned out fine!!”. Also diving into what your baby should drink, flavoring your baby’s food without salt and sugar, daycare, constipation and CHEESE!! Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How much gagging is normal? My 7 MO seems to be hating BLW b/c he is gagging a lot 2. If baby refuses a food, should we get something different out or accept & try again next meal? 3. @ckbillman1 How many times a day offer BLW to 6-7m old, how many meals/d until 1 year 4. @mrsrobinson1229 How/When to wean from bottle, what should timeline be 5. @jessigreer1 What to tell family when they say “but you turned out fine” I didn’t; I don’t like veg 5. @jenc818 Do you offer water every meal? How much? 6. @patelzil how can i incorporate indian vegetables dishes with spices...trying to raise veg baby 7. @babielonian how do I know if my 6m old ready to start? 8. @vidd.au what cheese can 8 month old baby have? 9. @bri0085 v interested in BLW but do daycare 3X a week, recommend purees there? 10. @reginanelan how to deal with extreme constipation and pain? Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/44 Links from this episode: • Use KATIE10 for $10 off on all Online CPR Training Courses • Today’s podcast is brought to you by Baby Quip, the #1 baby equipment rental service delivering clean, safe & insured rented baby gear RIGHT to your door. They’re now available in more than 500 cities in the US & Canada & you can check them out at babyquip.com • 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 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed • Episode 58 - What do I do if My Baby Has an Allergic Reaction? with Ron Sunog, MD • Episode 368 - Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD • Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 2, 2025 • 16min

Sesame: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

Discover the rising concerns around sesame allergies, which have made it a top contender for allergenic foods. Learn effective ways to safely introduce sesame to your baby's diet using tahini and black sesame seed powder. The focus is on practicality and safety, with tips to avoid choking hazards while monitoring for allergic reactions. Perfect for parents eager to explore new foods with their little ones!
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May 29, 2025 • 43min

Is Cow's Milk a Must for Toddlers? with Sophie Egan

#42: Does your one-year-old really need to drink cow’s milk? In this episode, food writer and mom of twins Sophie Egan, author of How to Be a Conscious Eater, joins me to explore the cultural, environmental, and ethical reasons some families choose to skip cow’s milk after age one. We’re digging into what it means to make conscious food choices for your baby—and your planet…and whether or not skipping cow’s milk is a good idea. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Challenge the idea that cow’s milk is a toddler must-have and explore where that recommendation really comes from 2. Discover why some families are skipping cow’s milk—for reasons that go beyond just nutrition 3. Learn how to make food choices that reflect your values around health, culture, and the environment—even with young kids Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/42 Links from this episode: • Visit Sophie’s website https://www.sophieegan.com/  • Read Sophie’s email newsletter “Climate Kitchen” written for climate curious parents and empowering food loving families who care  https://climate-kitchen.beehiiv.com/  • Read Sophie’s book How to Be a Conscious Eater on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/426PUUs • Listen to Sophie Egan on the Pressure Cooker podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-why-american-kids-drink-so-much-milk/id1625942344?i=1000657895609 • 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 285 - Are Plant-Based Milks Safe for Babies? • Episode 76 - Sustainable Meat: Smart Selections for Starting Solids with Diana Rodgers, RD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 26, 2025 • 18min

Shellfish: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#41: Shellfish is one of the Big 8 allergenic foods (...the 8 foods that account for about 90% of food allergy) and even though it is one of the more common pediatric food allergies, it’s the one that I find parents are the most hesitant about introducing to their babies. That may be because we are less inclined to be making shrimp and crab and scallops at home than some of the allergenic foods, but it’s still a category of food we should introduce to baby early and often to help prevent shellfish allergy down the road. In this episode we’re looking at a few easy ways to introduce babies to shellfish. You can do pieces of shrimp or some of the more rubbery mollusks, but I prefer to wait until baby has at least 1 tooth and has tried some trickier textured foods out before diving right into the rubbery pieces of shellfish. Making shrimp into shrimp cakes or patties is a really easy way to offer shellfish in a baby-led weaning form that is easy and safe for babies to self-feed. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Which types of shellfish are considered more vs. less allergenic 2. How to safely prepare 3 types of shellfish (...and rubbery shrimp cocktail is not one of them!) 3. Why your baby is unlikely to react the first time they have shellfish…but pay attention time 2 👀 Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/41 Links from this episode:⁠ • 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 31 - Fish: How to Introduce Your Baby to This Potentially Allergenic Food • Episode 130 - Why Benadryl is Not the Best Idea when Introducing Allergenic Foods with @raisinggoodparents Phil Boucher, MD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 22, 2025 • 33min

6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

#40: Did you know it’s TOTALLY find to skip the sippy cup phase? As a new mom, this was news to me. I just assumed baby went from breast or bottle to a sippy cup and then eventually to an open cup.  But my guest Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP set me straight! She’s a speech language pathologist specializing in infant feeding and pediatric swallowing and she designed my FAVORITE baby-led weaning cup, the Tiny Cup for ezpz. Dawn’s sharing 6 reasons why you want to skip the sippy cup and I think they’re going to blow your mind. From not being necessary to actually downright dangerous and potentially interfering with baby’s ability to hit feeding and speech milestones, you’re going to be looking at the sippy cup in a whole new skeptical way my friends! Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How sippy cups were invented by adults, for adults and they’re not developmentally ok for babies 2. Why sippy cups impede feeding and speech milestones…and what to do instead 3. How to help your baby move from the breast or bottle right to an open cup, no sippy cup needed Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/40 Links from this episode: • ⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP on her website www.msdawnslp.com and her Instagram @msdawnslp • ezpz Tiny Cup (6 months+), ezpz Mini Cup + Straw System (9 months+) - use the code BABYLED for a 15% discount, shop here (this is an affiliate link): https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED • 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 101 - Straw Cup vs. Open Cups: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 356 - Open Cup Practice: 3 Tips for Simplifying Your Technique • Episode 396 - Are 360 Cups Ok? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 19, 2025 • 34min

Tree Nuts: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

Latifat Okara, a public health nutritionist and founder of Nom Nom Babies, discusses the early introduction of tree nuts to infants, highlighting its potential to reduce allergy risks. She shares practical tips on safely serving tree nuts, emphasizing the importance of modifications like almond flour and thinned nut butter. Okara clarifies why almond milk doesn’t suffice for introducing nut protein and notes which tree nuts are best for babies, with a surprising reminder that coconut isn’t included. This is a must-listen for parents looking to expand their baby's palate safely!
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May 15, 2025 • 34min

Healthy Baby Food in Nigeria with Latifat Okara

#38: Soy is one of the Top 9 allergenic foods, but it often causes confusion for parents when their baby is starting solid foods: can my baby eat soy and if so, what’s the safest way to prepare it? In this episode, you’ll learn how to safely introduce soy to your baby for 2 different ages and stages, plus a look at soy milk and why it’s not ideal for babies. We’ll cover soy allergy stats, debunk some common myths, and walk through the best practices for offering this food early and often. If you’ve heard conflicting things about soy, this episode will give you the facts you need to move forward confidently. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How overreliance on pap in Nigeria contributes to malnutrition - and how Latifat helped her daughter thrive with more nutritious local foods 2. Which other nutrient-dense weaning options Latifat and her team began to explore that babies can actually eat (...including crayfish!) 3. How cultural beliefs, religious practices and seasonal food availability shape infant feeding practices in Nigeria Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/38 Links from this episode: • Helping Babies Get a Nutritious Start in Life - article about Latifat Okara’s work from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health • Nomnom Babies - Latifat’s infant weaning Instagram page @nomnom_babies • Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) information page on soy and soy allergy, click here. ⁠https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/common-allergens/soy⁠ • 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 149 - Pouches: Why Your Baby Doesn't Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 316 - Taste Preferences in Babies: When and How do They Develop? with Alison Ventura, PhD • Episode 410 - Empowering Black and African American Breastfeeding Families with @cinnamoms_ Toncé Jackson, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 12, 2025 • 19min

Soy: How to Introduce Your Baby to This Potentially Allergenic Food

#37: Soy is one of the Top 9 allergenic foods, but it often causes confusion for parents when their baby is starting solid foods: can my baby eat soy and if so, what’s the safest way to prepare it? In this episode, you’ll learn how to safely introduce soy to your baby for 2 different ages and stages, plus a look at soy milk and why it’s not ideal for babies. We’ll cover soy allergy stats, debunk some common myths, and walk through the best practices for offering this food early and often. If you’ve heard conflicting things about soy, this episode will give you the facts you need to move forward confidently. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why soy is less allergenic than the other foods on the Top 9 list of potentially allergenic foods, but still no less important to introduce to your baby early and often 2. The easiest way to introduce your baby to soy (...spoiler alert: it’s tofu) and I’m including tips on what type of tofu to choose and how to serve to baby safely 3. A comparison of tofu vs. soymilk for the introduction of soy to baby and why tofu is a better bet than soy milk for a number of reasons Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/37 Links from this episode: • Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) information page on soy and soy allergy, click here. https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/common-allergens/soy • 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 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD • Episode 285 - Are Plant-Based Milks Safe for Babies? • Episode 493 - Vegetarian Baby-Led Weaning: A Practical Guide for Plant-Based Families 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 8, 2025 • 43min

Preventing Severe Picky Eating from Your Baby's First Bites with Dr. Katja Rowell

#36: How does typical picky eating differ from severe picky eating and are both or either preventable?In this episode family doctor turned child feeding specialist Katja Rowell, MD walks us through steps to helping babies develop a foundational love of food from their first bites, along with tips on differentiating between typical and extreme picky eating, and what to do and where to go if you do think your baby’s feeding behavior is not typical. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How does typical picky eating differ from severe picky eating? 2. Which pressure tactics parents engage in at mealtimes without even realizing… 3. Where to go if you suspect your baby’s behavior is more than typical picky eating...but also why many parents' fears about picky eating are unfounded Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/36 Links from this episode: • Visit Dr. Rowell’s website The Feeding Doctor at https://www.thefeedingdoctor.com • Read Dr. Rowell’s books Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating and Helping Your Child When Mealtimes are Hard on Amazon (these are affiliate links) • 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 90 - Picky-Eater Siblings + BLW Babies feat. Molly Ferraro • Episode 306 - Picky Eating Prevention Tips with Stephanie Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC • Episode 462 - Is this Picky Eating or ARFID? with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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