Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#191 How much food should a 1-year-old baby eat? Much of baby-led weaning is “practicing” for where we want baby to be when he or she turns 12 months, but what feeding milestones and accomplishments do we want to achieve by the time baby turns 1? In this episode we’re exploring sample BLW feeding schedules for babies at 12 months of age.  Listen to this episode to learn: 1. What feeding milestones we want baby to have accomplished by 12 months of age…and what to do if you’re not quite there yet 2. How baby’s rate of growth slows close to the 1 year mark and why you shouldn’t be surprised if your baby starts eating a little less 3. Why snacks and too much milk are the primary saboteurs of the toddler diet…and what you can do to combat them!Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/191Links from this episode: • Ezpz is the company that makes baby and toddler feeding gear. When baby turns 12 months it’s time to size up to their Mini line: the Mini Utensils (contains a fork, no fork milestone before 12 months of age) and the Mini Cup (bigger size for toddlers compared to their baby Tiny Cup). My ezpz affiliate discount code is KATIE10 and you can click here to shop.Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 35: Snacks: Why Early Eaters Don't Need Snacks • Episode 40: 6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 113: Transitioning to Cow's Milk: How Do I Do This? • Episode 139: My BLW Baby at 12 Months Old: What Comes Next?🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

#190 - Can you imagine an 8 ½ year gap between your 3rd and 4th babies? My friend Arlene Peck did just that…and as soon as she found out she was pregnant, Arlene 100% on board wanting to do baby-led weaning. Now Jacob is 6 months old, sitting on his own and she’s about to start his 100 FIRST FOODS with baby-led weaning journey. Listen in as we learn from a mom who did not do BLW with her first 3, but is sharing her before and after concerns, comments and insight during day 1 of baby-led weaning with her 4th baby Jacob. Listen to this episode to learn: How things have changed in the infant feeding space since Arlene had her first baby 14 years ago Why she decided to give baby-led weaning a chance this time around What foods she is growing on her home farm that she is excited to see Jacob try for the first time Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/190Links 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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

#189: How often should babies who are 10-11 months old eat solid foods? Should they be allowed to feel some “casual hunger”, do we drop another milk feed? What about transitioning off of the bottle and onto the open cup. In this episode I am joined by TWENTY moms of babies 10-11 months old who are graciously sharing their schedule and what’s going on with their older babies…this is a little bit of a longer episode, but hoping you can learn from some of their shared experiences about feeding babies who are 10-11 months old.Listen to this episode to learn: How phase 3 of baby-led weaning (the 3rd 8 week session) changes for babies who are 10-11 months old and what to expect in the way of intake, scheduling solid foods, dropping milk feeds and moving towards toddlerhood Why snacks can be a big saboteur of the older infant’s diet and how to be assertive in making between meal milk your baby’s snack so they can be more engaged at mealtime What to expect as baby nears the 1 year mark: allergenic food trials, open cup practice, continuing to offer variety and trickier textures for older babies Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/189Links from This Episode:  Ezpz is the company that makes the silicone suction mats (mini mat for BLW) and the BLW spoons (Tiny Spoon) and BLW open cups (Tiny Cup). My ezpz affiliate discount code is KATIE10 and you can click here to shop. Puffworks Baby is the company that makes baby peanut butter puffs and almond baby puffs, great for introducing 2 separate allergenic food categories: peanut and tree nuts. My Puffworks affiliate discount code is BABYLED and you can click here to shop. 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 35: Snacks: Why Early Eaters Don't Need Snacks Episode 42: Daycare: How To Be An Advocate for Baby-Led Weaning with Poppy Duhnke Episode 40: 6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP Episode 101 Straw Cup vs. Open Cups: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP Episode 183 Bread: When Can Babies Safely Eat Bread? 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

#188: Is your breastmilk the same as my breastmilk? What if my breastmilk is lacking in nutrients that are compromising my baby’s growth? And can I measure the quality of my breastmilk? These are questions that Dr. Stephanie Canale wondered as a new mom and is now working to answer through her work as the founder of Lactation Lab.In this episode Dr. Canale is explaining her breastmilk testing technology and services that are helping moms get a more clear understanding of the quality of their breastmilk and how that impacts their baby’s health.Listen to this episode to learn: How variations in mom’s diet can impact breastmilk and in turn, baby’s growth and development Why we should be questioning the age-old assumption that all human breastmilk contains equivalent amounts and levels of nutrients What changes mom can make in her diet (with food, not supplements) if her breastmilk testing results indicate deficiencies Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/188Links from This Episode:  Lactation Lab website: https://lactationlab.com/ Lactation Lab on Instagram @lactationlab 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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

Discover the ins and outs of feeding babies aged 8-9 months as moms share their baby-led weaning journeys. Learn why this phase is crucial for self-feeding, and how to gauge when to drop a milk feed. Explore why timing and diversity in food options matter, and get practical insights on adapting feeding schedules to encourage your little one’s interest in solids. Tune in for real experiences and tips to help your baby thrive during this exciting mealtime transition!

#186: How bad is it if you don’t eat the same food your baby eats? Are you doing irreparable baby-led weaning damage if you don’t want to or can’t model eating BLW foods with your baby? Registered Dietitian Katelynn Sasaki is joining me on the podcast to break down a few scenarios where you might not want to or can’t eat the same foods as your baby, and what that means (and doesn’t mean) for your baby’s self-feeding success.Listen to this episode to learn: The benefits of modeling self-feeding for your baby...but why it’s also not the end of the world if you can’t swing this Situations where you can’t or might not be able to eat what your baby eats, including medical, child-care, personal preference or picky eating issues...it’s all ok! Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/186Links 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:  Ep 72 How to Create a Pressure-Free Feeding Environment with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S Ep 174 Fostering Food Neutrality from Baby's First Bites with @raisingbodypositivekids Riley Peterson, 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

Wondering how to schedule meals for your 6-7 month old? Discover that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to feeding, with insights from four moms sharing their unique baby-led weaning schedules. Learn why it's best to introduce potentially allergenic foods earlier in the day. Get helpful tips on balancing solid foods with milk feeds, and embrace the flexibility of this feeding journey. Plus, explore innovative pumping solutions for busy parents!

#184: Ever have any clouds of doubt hanging over your head with regard to feeding your baby? Like maybe you were all gung-ho about baby-led weaning at the beginning, but pushback from family and friends or fears about feeding are getting in the way of your success.It’s one thing to say “be positive”, but it’s another to learn the skills that will really help you do so! In this episode I’m interviewing pediatrician, author and parenting expert Dr. Candice Jones about positive parenting and how we can stay upbeat even when feeling defeated about doing baby-led weaning.Listen to this episode to learn: Where to get support for your feeding choices if your family and friends aren’t on board with BLW What to do when feelings of doubt creep in about deciding to skip traditional spoon-feeding How to reframe discussions and the words to use to implement positive parenting in your household Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/184Links from This Episode: Read Dr. Candice Jones’ new book “High Five Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids”  Listen to Dr. Candice Jones’ podcast Kidding Around here Follow Dr. Candice Jones on Twitter here and she’s on Instagram 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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

Discover the best time for babies to start eating bread and the crucial safety tips to consider. Learn why low sodium bread might not be the safest choice and could pose risks. Uncover 20 alternative starchy foods, including whole grains, that can be introduced safely during baby-led weaning. This discussion is packed with vital nutrition insights that every parent should know!

#182: What do babies with reflux or GERD need to do differently when it comes to starting solid foods? In this episode pediatric gastroenterologist Peter Lu, MD is joining me to run through how having GERD affects a baby's ability to do baby-led weaning. Dr. Lu specializes in motility disorders and is a real life first time dad of baby Emma. They’re doing baby-led weaning with her, so he knows exactly what you’re going through too!If you’ve ever been told that starting solid foods early will help manage a baby's GERD, Dr. Lu has some new and exciting research and findings that will reframe how you think about timing your GERD baby’s intro to solid foods.Listen to this episode to learn: Why parents of babies with GERD or reflux symptoms are told to start solid foods early and why we need to reframe the timeline for introduction for babies with reflux symptoms What reflux is, why the worst is probably behind you by the time your baby is ready to start solid foods, and what if any modifications we should make for BLW in GERD babies Dr. Lu’s own baby-led weaning journey with his first baby Emma and his thoughts about dad guilt when it comes to offering her new foods as a working parent  Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/182Links from This Episode: His podcast is called BOWEL SOUNDS - pediatric GI and the medical world Gikids.org PLLU on twitter Plastic surgeon wife IG @drlesliekim 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 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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