Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

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Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food! I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning. On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!

  1. Will Offering Fruit Before Vegetables Make Your Baby Crave Sweet Foods?

    3D AGO

    Will Offering Fruit Before Vegetables Make Your Baby Crave Sweet Foods?

    #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. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why babies naturally prefer sweet flavors…but it doesn’t mean your baby has a “sweet tooth” 2. The science behind early food preferences and taste development 3. How to safely introduce fruit to your baby…without overdoing it or introducing fruit juice Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/23 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 149 - Pouches: Why Your Baby Doesn't Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 155 - Bitter Vegetables: How to Safely Offer Bitter Vegetables for Baby-Led Weaning • Episode 209 - Fruit Vacation: How to Help Babies Who Overly Favor Fruit • Episode 316 - Taste Preferences in Babies: When and How do They Develop? with Alison Ventura, PhD • Episode 498 - Taste Training: Introducing Flavors to Babies with @getpermissioninstitute Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    21 min
  2. Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW

    6D AGO

    Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW

    #22: Are you the only one who believes in baby-led weaning? What if someone else feeds your baby and doesn’t want to do baby-led weaning? In this episode I share 2 mom’s stories of how they are dealing with getting grandmothers on board with baby-led weaning. There’s no script to follow to get your tribe on board with BLW. Every situation is different...yet, you can use these real-life moms’ stories and examples and tailor them to your own situation with your own mother, mother-in-law, spouse or partner. I’ll teach why there is no perfect response that fits each family, but for sure a few mindset tweaks can help keep everyone focused on the goal at hand: raising an independent eater! Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How to deal with people in your inner circle who aren't entirely on board with baby-led weaning (yet 😜): grandparents, spouses and partners 2. Why it's important to get comfortable feeding your baby FIRST before you invite someone else into your feeding environment 3. Tips for staying focused on your goal: raising an independent eater...and not getting distracted by the mess or even how much your baby is (or isn't) eating Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/22 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 53 - Explaining Baby-Led Weaning to a Skeptic: 10 Benefits of Baby-Led Weaning • Episode 237 - Getting Grandparents on Board: Baby-Led Weaning Across Generations • Episode 331 - Interviewing my Mom: How She Didn’t Like BLW at First & Why She Changed 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    26 min
  3. 3 Easy Ways to Increase Iron Absorption in Your Baby

    MAR 18

    3 Easy Ways to Increase Iron Absorption in Your Baby

    #21: Iron is helpful for your baby’s growing body. Knowing how much iron your baby needs and what foods have iron are important; but there are a few simple tweaks you can make that will help your baby absorb more of the iron your baby is eating. In this episode you will learn why babies need iron, how much iron babies need and good sources of iron from both animal and plant foods. I also share 3 easy ways to increase your baby’s iron absorption and ideas about testing iron levels so you know if your baby is getting and absorbing enough iron. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why iron is important to your baby’s developing body but why breastmilk alone will not meet your baby’s iron needs once it’s time to start solid foods 2. The different types of iron containing foods out there and 3 easy ways to use food to help increase your baby’s iron absorption 3. How to know if you’re actually offering your baby enough iron...spoiler alert: there’s a test and not enough parents are asking for it Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/21 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 95 - Make Slippery Foods Easier to Pick Up (+ Add Iron) with these 5 Ingredient Hacks • Episode 104 - How the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD • Episode 137 - Iron: Can My Baby Get Enough Iron from Baby-Led Weaning Foods? • Episode 169 - Iron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat 11mg Iron Per Day? • Episode 263 - Iron Drops: Does My Baby Need Iron Supplements? • Episode 276 - Optimal Cord Clamping and its Effect on Infant Iron Levels with Alan Greene, MD • Episode 374 - Iron Testing and Anemia Screening for Infants with Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD • Episode 375 - Plant Based Sources of Iron 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    31 min
  4. Vomit: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating?

    MAR 13

    Vomit: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating?

    #020: What if my baby vomits when doing baby-led weaning? Is vomiting normal when you start solid foods? It can be scary when your baby vomits, but it is not always a sign of a huge problem. In this episode I cover what you can expect as far as vomiting when your baby starts eating. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why a little bit of vomit is to be expected when your baby starts solid foods 2. How long to wait for solid food feeds after a bottle to help reduce the risk of vomiting 3. When to seek expert help if your baby is vomiting at mealtimes more often than you would expect Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/20 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 230 - FPIES: How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food-Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome? with Marion Groetch, MS, RDN • Episode 197 - Sick Days & Solid Foods: Do I Stop Trying New Foods When My Baby is Sick? 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    13 min
  5. Meat: How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning

    MAR 10

    Meat: How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning

    #19: Are you scared to offer your baby meat? Meat offers a variety of taste, texture and nutrition experiences, but it can be hard to make meat safe for your baby to eat. In this episode I’m sharing my favorite cuts of meat for baby-led weaning, how to make them safe and the best gateway meat to start with if you’re freaked out to feed your baby meat. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Which cuts of beef and pork are safest for babies…and why we don’t do steak or pork chops 2. How to make your burgers not fall apart so your baby can pick them up 3. How to choose the fattier cuts of meat which are safer for your baby to swallow Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/19 Links from this episode: • ezpz: Get all the ezpz feeding gear you’ll be offering this meat out of and use code BABYLED for 15% off at ezpzfun.com. • ProgramBaby-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 165 - Lamb: How to Safely Prepare Lamb for Baby-Led Weaning • Episode 175 - Pork: How to Safely Prepare Pork for Baby-Led Weaning • Episode 176 - BLW at the Butcher: Identifying Ideal Cuts of Meat for Babies with 4th Generation Butcher Cara Nicoletti • Episode 177 - Red Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat • Episode 178 - White Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat • Episode 219 - How to Sous Vide Meat Safely for BLW with Iliana Cruz • Episode 223 - Ground Meat: How to Safely Offer Ground Meat for Babies • Episode 283 - Meat: 5 Cuts of Meat I Never Offer Babies • Episode 383 - Beef: How to Safely Offer Beef to Babies • Episode 342 - BBQ Meats Your Baby Can Eat with Barbecue Pitmaster Taylor Carroll 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    13 min
  6. Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with Baby-Led Weaning

    MAR 6

    Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with Baby-Led Weaning

    #18: How do you do baby-led weaning if your baby goes to daycare? Daycare might say they only do purees, or they won’t offer finger foods. In this episode I share effective strategies for helping your daycare or childcare provider understand baby-led weaning and how and why your baby can safely self-feed even when they are away from home. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How to talk to your daycare about baby-led weaning…even if they say they “don’t do it” 2. What to cover in your pre-feeding daycare meeting…and how you SHOW them this works 3. Which foods to send to daycare and which other ones you do at home instead Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/18 Links from This Episode: • Download the free feeding guide Daycare: How to Be a Baby-Led Weaning Advocate at daycare here: https://babyledweaning.co/resources • CPR: Take this online infant refresher CPR course and use code KATIE10 for an extra $10 off: https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam • ezpz: Get all the ezpz feeding gear you’ll be sending with food to daycare and use code KATIE10 for 10% off at ezpzfun.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 3 - How to Prepare for Baby-Led Weaning: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers • Episode 22 - Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Others on Board with BLW • Episode 222 - Best BLW Advice from Parents & Caregivers Who Have Been There! 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    18 min
  7. Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My Baby?

    MAR 3

    Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My Baby?

    #17: How often should babies eat solid food? And do they eat before they have milk or after breastfeeding? Finding a schedule for starting solid foods can be tricky but in this episode I’m sharing my exact feeding schedule for babies in 3 different ages and phases of baby-led weaning. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How to schedule solid foods so most of your baby’s nutrition will come from food by age 2. How often your baby should be eating solid food in phases 1, 2 and 3 of baby-led weaning 3. When to move your baby’s milk feeds behind solid foods…it’s sooner than you think! Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/17 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 185 - 6-7 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule • Episode 187 - 8-9 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule • Episode 189 - 10-11 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule • Episode 191 - 12 Month Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedules • Episode 211 - How to Schedule Milk Feeds with Solid Food for Baby-Led Weaning 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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

    18 min
  8. 10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning

    FEB 27

    10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning

    #016: What is the best baby-led weaning food to start solid foods with? Are some starter foods safer for babies than others? In this episode I’ll share 10 of my favorite easy starter foods for baby-led weaning that your baby can start eating at or around 6 months of age. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How to move on the from the simple starter foods of avocado, banana and sweet potato 2. Which meat is easiest to make if you’re scared that your baby is going to choke on meat 3. How to keep trying new foods even as you reintroduce familiar foods your baby already eats Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/16 Links from This Episode: • Download the free feeding guide: 10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning here: https://babyledweaning.co/resources • 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 15 - Egg: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food • Episode 160 - Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD  • Episode 249 - Baby-Led Weaning Feeding Schedule: First 10 Days of Baby-Led Weaning 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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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Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food! I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning. On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!

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