Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#315: Poaching is a moist-heat cooking method that can be your secret weapon in the kitchen for making foods safer for your baby to self-feed. In this episode I’m sharing 5 of my favorite foods that I regularly poach as part of basic baby-led weaning food preparation.💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/315🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this engaging discussion, Montessori parenting mentor Jeanne-Marie Paynel shares her expertise on the Montessori weaning table. She reveals how these tables foster independence and self-feeding in young children, enhancing the feeding experience. Jeanne-Marie also contrasts Montessori methods with traditional education, emphasizing hands-on, personalized learning. She highlights the importance of family meals and social interactions around the weaning table, aiming to cultivate a healthy relationship with food. Discover practical tips and insights for implementing these ideas at home.

#313: Do you know the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian? In this episode I’m sharing about the dietitian career path and why it’s important to get feeding info for your baby from a credentialed feeding expert. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱REGISTERED DIETITIANS: learn about baby-led weaning and get 15 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) when you join the BABY-LED WEANING with Katie Ferraro CEU program. Click here to learn more: http://www.blwrdcourse.com💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/313🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#312: How good are you at reading your baby’s hunger and fullness cues? Do you observe your baby at mealtimes or are you pressuring baby to eat? In this episode my guest Stephanie Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC is sharing 3 easy techniques we can all start using at mealtimes to ensure we are being responsive feeders.Follow Stephanie on Instagram @learntotalkwithme: https://www.instagram.com/learntotalkwithme/She’s on TikTok @learntotalkwithme: https://www.tiktok.com/@learntotalkwithme Stephanie’s work with The Chicago Feeding Group: https://chicagofeedinggroup.org/ and the Get Permission Institute: https://getpermissioninstitute.com/ 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/312🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#311: When can my baby start eating combination foods? And what is a combination food anyway? In this episode we’re talking about multi-textured foods for baby-led weaning - and when it’s safe for your baby to make this transition with solid foods.💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/311👀 👀 👀 👀 👀I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new baby feeding videos dropping every week.Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#310: What is responsive bottle feeding? How can you be a more responsive bottle feeder with your baby and how does that impact infant health and development? My guest is Alison Ventura, PhD a researcher who studies responsive bottle feeding and who will be sharing some easy tips for implementing responsive feeding throughout infancy, whether that’s breastfeeding, bottle feeding or when you start solid foods.Dr. Ventura’s lab’s responsive bottle feeding page is here: https://healthykids.calpoly.edu/ResponsiveBottleFeeding Healthy Kids lab YouTube video showing responsive bottle feeding is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLnPGJKdPUw Dr. Ventura’s personal website linking to her responsive feeding book is here: https://www.alisonkventura.com/Promoting Responsive Bottle Feeding within WIC article (JAND) is here: https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)00304-X/fulltext 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/310🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#309: What are added sugars and why are they bad for babies? In this episode we’re looking at all of the many ways sugar may be hidden in your baby’s food - and how you can avoid added sugars when your baby is learning how to eat real food. Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcasts on added sugar you might enjoy:🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧Episode 68 - Sugar and Why Your Baby Should Avoid it with Robert Lustig, MD, MSL https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/68Episode 250 - Misleading Marketing Claims on Baby Foods with Ada Lizbeth Garcia, PhD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/250 Episode 269 - Agave: Is it Safe to Offer Babies Agave in Place of Added Sugar? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/269 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new BLW videos dropping every week.Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/309🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#308: Have you ever finished a meal and found food hanging out in your baby’s mouth? Are you supposed to go in there with your finger and get it out? How does pocketing happen and what can we do to help babies actually swallow their food? In this episode guest Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP will be walking us through what pocketing is and how we can help babies who don’t want to seem to swallow.Listen to Dawn teach more about learning to chew and swallow on this previous episode, “How Babies Learn to Chew and Swallow with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP @msdawnslp” at https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/254. Follow Dawn on Instagram @msdawnslp and use ezpz affiliate discount code KATIE10 for 10% off all of the ezpz feeding gear - shop here: http://shrsl.com/1s7beKatie and Dawn co-teach a Choking Prevention and Response course along with a certified CPR instructor. Use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off the choking course - register here: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/enroll/865930?et=paid&ref=c2d554💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/308🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#307: What if someone else helps watch your baby…can THEY do baby-led weaning? If you have a spouse or partner, grandparent or childcare provider who is with your baby during mealtimes, you might be on the fence about letting them feed your baby. In this episode we’re looking at how you can succeed with baby-led weaning whether your baby goes to daycare, stays home with a nanny or if you just need a break!Daycare families: DOWNLOAD my free feeding guide BLW + DAYCARE: HOW TO BE A BABY-LED WEANING ADVOCATE AT DAYCARE by clicking here: https://fortifiedfam.clickfunnels.com/daycare-advocate?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=DayCare%20Advocate%20Guide🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧Fore more advice on making baby-led weaning work if you have childcare help, check out these other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes:Episode 22 - Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/22 Episode 265 - BLW at Daycare: How These Parents Made it Work https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/265 Episode 237 - Getting Grandparents on Board: BLW Across Generations https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/237 Episode 42 - Daycare: How To Be An Advocate for Baby-Led Weaning with Poppy Duhnke https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/42 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀I know you like LISTENING to infant feeding advice, but if you want to SEE what some of these best baby-feeding practices LOOK like, check out my baby-led weaning YouTube channel with new BLW videos dropping every week.Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/307🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#306: Does the term “picky eating” make your skin crawl? My guest Stephanie Cohen, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC isn’t a fan of it either - but picky eating IS something parents ask about and as a feeding therapist, she has thoughts. In this episode Stephanie is sharing some easy ways we can foster independence at mealtimes even from our babies’ first bites.Follow Stephanie on Instagram @learntotalkwithme: https://www.instagram.com/learntotalkwithme/She’s on TikTok @learntotalkwithme: https://www.tiktok.com/@learntotalkwithme Stephanie’s work with The Chicago Feeding Group: https://chicagofeedinggroup.org/ and the Get Permission Institute: https://getpermissioninstitute.com/ Another good episode if you’re interested in picky eating is Episode 36 - Preventing Picky Eating from Baby's First Bites with Katja Rowell, MD https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/36 We talked about picky eating in this episode too, Episode Picky-Eater Siblings + BLW Babies feat. Molly Ferraro https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/90 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshopFollow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/306🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices