Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#60: You know how they say, “You don’t know what you don’t know…”? Well, when it comes to infant and child car seat safety, I’m always amazed at how much I did NOT know! In this episode timed to release during CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK I had the extreme pleasure of interviewing The Car Seat Lady aka Alisa Baer, MD all about car seat safety with a ton of side convo about why we don’t feed babies in the car.Alisa’s mom is the OG Car Seat Lady and along with her mom and her childhood friend Emily, this 3-lady team has done over 50,000 carseat installs. Alisa is also a board certified pediatrician and she PACKED this interview full of really thoughtful, actional tips for how we can improve our child’s car seat experience.There are a lot of self-proclaimed “experts” in the car seat field: Alisa is not one of them. She does car seats, full time, nothing else. She is not sponsored and does not take endorsements from car seat companies. She is a straight shooter and tells it like she sees it, based on an INCREDIBLE amount of research and knowledge from her team’s over 70 years combined experience in the field. If you’re one of those people who doesn’t like to compare a million different options, The Car Seat Lady is going to be right up your alley.Listen to this episode to learn: The 3 most common mistakes she sees parents of babies age 6-12 making when they install and place babies in the car seat When it’s time to transition from an infant seat to a convertible seat and what to look for...not to mention why most other countries besides the US keep their children rear-facing well beyond 2 years of age Why it’s never safe to feed a baby in the car but what you might consider if you do do car snacks for toddlers and older children. Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/60Links from this episode: The Car Seat Lady website The Car Seat Lady on Instagram @thecarseatlady Youtube channel for great information and demonstrations Seat Belt Pretensioners Keeping Pets Safe in the Car Car Seat Buying Guide Bench vs Captain's Chairs  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

#59: Ever wonder what to do with some of the random food at your house? Is there a safe way you can feed it to your baby? In this “Chopped” style episode, you guys shared a bunch of foods and ingredients in your house that you wanted to know how to make safe for baby-led weaning...and I’m answering your BLW food prep questions in this special episode!Listen to this episode to learn:5 chopped foods were tofu, parsnips, pineapple core, greens, bell peppersShownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/59Links 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: SOY: HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR BABY TO THIS POTENTIALLY ALLERGENIC FOOD HOW TO FLAVOR, SEASON, & SPICE YOUR BABY’S FOOD WITH KANCHAN KOYA, PhD HOW TO DO “PUREES FOR A FEW DAYS” WHEN STARTING SOLID FOODS 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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

#58: What should you do if your baby has an allergic reaction to a new food? In this interview I’m joined by pediatrician and food allergy specialist Ron Sunog, MD who knows exactly what to do (...and also shares some tips on what NOT to do!).You don’t need to park your car outside of the Emergency Department to trial new foods with your baby in the event of a reaction. Dr. Sunog is walking us through the more logical precautionary steps to take as we introduce our babies to potentially allergenic foods, and then what to do in the (rare) event that your baby does have a reaction.Dr. Sunog is the author of the book EAT THE EIGHT: Preventing Food Allergy with Food and the Imperfect Art of Medicine. And in this interview he’s dishing on Epi-Pens, Benadryl and talking us through which babies are at higher risk for food allergies and how those families (plus lower risk ones too) can and should be prepared for allergic reactions when starting new foods. Listen to this episode to learn: Which foods babies are most likely to have allergic reactions to...and what we should be on the lookout for to identify a potential allergic reaction to a new food Why some food reactions go away on their own but why others may require intervention, including Benadryl...and how to know your baby’s Benadryl dose (it involves talking to your pediatrician, not reading the medicine bottle!) What constitutes high risk for babies and what parents who have food allergies themselves or babies who are at high risk for food allergies should do regarding introduction of potentially allergenic foods Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/58Links 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

Wondering if it's too late to start baby-led weaning? Fear not! The discussion tackles how even older babies can master self-feeding, urging parents to let go of the spoon. Insights into the 'flavor window' reveal how important it is to introduce a variety of foods early for better acceptance. Plus, discover handy tips for transitioning from spoon-feeding to allowing your little one to take charge at mealtime. Embrace the journey and learn how to fast-track your baby’s self-feeding success!

#56: Oh I know it’s cute to see a dog licking up the baby’s leftovers...but it’s actually not a good idea. In this episode veterinarian Alexandra Parry is sharing tons of tips for your whole (furry) family when it comes to mixing dogs with self-feeding babies.Dr. Parry is diving deep on all sorts of dog-related “Do’s and Don’ts”, some of which will surprise you. Like maybe you knew grapes were toxic to dogs (I didn’t!) but she’s also breaking down by MOST of the food your baby is eating should not end up in your dog’s mouth!As a mom of a baby-led weaning baby herself, Alexandra really understands the desire for parents to get dogs involved at mealtimes. But as someone who was bit in the face by her own dog as a child, Dr. Parry helps us avoid the behaviors that will put either our dog or our baby in harm’s way.Listen to this episode to learn: Why even the “nicest dogs” should never be at face level with babies. Your child’s safety is the most important, but Dr. Parry has great advice for preventing accidents with dogs in the first place. Foods that are known to be toxins to dogs. Obviously a lot of food ends up on the floor, but Dr. Parry is sharing which of these new foods baby is trying can be problematic and harmful for dogs and how to avoid them ending up in your dog’s gut! How to keep your dog feeling like part of the family while separating your pet from your baby when the baby is learning how to eat. Dr. Parry shares her own experiences as a BLW mom and animal owner going through this experience as we speak! Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/56Links from this episode: Follow Alexandra Parry, DVM’s baby Oakley on his baby-led weaning journey on Instagram at @oakes.eats 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

BONUS #2: Purees are an important texture for your baby to master...but they’re not the ONLY texture your baby can eat. In this bonus episode feeding expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP explains how you can honor the principles of baby-led weaning and promote independent eating while also incorporating purees for your baby.Dawn specializes in pediatric swallowing and is the feeding expert and a product designer for ezpz. She encourages self-feeding by spoon using a pre-loaded spoon technique and she explains how to do so safely in this episode.You can incorporate purees for your baby along with other traditional baby-led weaning soft solid foods. Dawn also provides tips on switching from purees and talks about important feeding milestones you can help your baby achieve with baby-led weaning.Listen to this episode to learn: Why purees are an important texture for your baby to master...but they’re certainly not the ONLY texture your baby should get stuck on! How to teach your baby to self-feed with a pre-loaded spoon...so you can honor the principles of baby-led weaning by allowing baby to regulate his or her intake Why you want to use an appropriate sized baby-led weaning spoon...and Dawn shares the background behind why she designed the Tiny Spoon the way she did for ezpz Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/bonus2Links from this episode: Check out Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP - better known as @msdawnslp on her website here Here is a link to the Tiny Spoon from ezpz that Dawn designed & discusses in the episode, get 10% off with code KATIE10 (this is for babies 6-12 months) Once your baby sizes out of the Tiny Spoon, check out the Mini Utensils (fork + spoon set) also designed by Dawn, these are for 12 months+ and 10% code is KATIE10 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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#23: Ever wonder if feeding your baby fruit is going to give your baby a sweet tooth? Does offering fruit before vegetables cause babies to crave sweet foods? Fruit is an important food group for your baby to tackle...but too much of a good thing is not a good thing! In this episode we explore why fruit is your friend (...albeit in moderation), why your baby does not need juice and tips on how to serve baby-led weaning fruits safely to your baby.  I also share why the “banana lipstick” (...offering your baby half of a banana with skin still on the lower quarter of it) is NOT my favorite baby-led weaning trend with tips on a safer (cleaner) way to offer your baby this easy to feed fruit.  If you’re ready to raise an independent eater and prevent picky eating then let’s get started learning about baby-led weaning together! Subscribe, rate and review the podcast here. FREE BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE WORKSHOP: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link FOLLOW @BABYLEDWEANTEAM ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:https://blwpodcast.com/23  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BONUS: Wondering if you need to hold off on introducing allergenic foods to your baby because of COVID-19 or coronavirus? Pediatrician and food allergy expert Dr. Ron Sunog joins me to discuss starting allergenic foods with your baby during COVID-19.In this episode Dr. Sunog walks us through what puts a baby at high or elevated risk for food allergies. Babies who are not at elevated risk will benefit from earlier introduction of potentially allergenic foods, even during COVID-19.Dr. Sunog explains how you can determine if your baby is at high risk for food allergies, and how you can safely proceed introducing these foods even during the coronavirus quarantine.Listen to this episode to learn: Why babies should continue to be introduced to allergenic foods during COVID-19...and why the benefits of introducing far outweigh those of withholding What to look out for if your baby does have a reaction and how to respond...it’s less common and less scary than you might think Safe ideas for introducing peanut protein to early eaters who can’t yet eat intact nuts or globs of peanut butter because of choking risk Shownotes for this episode can be found here:https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/bonus1Links from this episode: Read Dr. Sunog’s book EAT THE EIGHT BOOK: Preventing Food Allergy with Food & the Imperfect Art of Medicine  LISTEN to Katie’s podcast episode #12 Why You Don’t Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between Trying New Foods 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱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 and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for! Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian, baby-led weaning expert and mom of 7 helps you get a SAFE start to solid foods using baby-led weaning. Baby-led weaning helps your baby become an independent eater & prevents picky eating. Join Katie for easy-to-implement infant feeding tips and tricks that will build confidence in your baby’s ability to safely start solid food and self-feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices