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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

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17:01

How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/08/05

#455: 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: Which cuts of beef and pork are safest for babies…and why we don’t do steak or pork chops How to make your burgers

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41:44

Planning for Your Next Pregnancy with Emily Oster, PhD

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/08/01

#454: Pregnancy complications are…complicated. Nobody plans to have a miscarriage or preterm birth or uncontrollable vomiting while pregnant. Emily Oster is here to talk about pregnancy complications and how to use data in preparation for your next pregnancy.Listen to this episode to learn: How to prepare for your next pregnancy…especially if the last one didn’t go as planned What words to avoid when talking about pregnancy complications…and what to say instead How doulas help improve birth

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17:43

Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/29

#453: 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: How to talk to your daycare about baby-led weaning…even if they say they “don’t do it” What to cover in your pre-feeding

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23:46

7 Reasons Why You Should Look in Your Baby's Mouth...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/25

#452: There’s a lot going on inside of your baby’s mouth when they start solid foods. Turns out that looking inside your baby’s mouth can give you a heads up if something is going wrong. Speech Language Pathologist Dawn Winkelmann is here to explain how and why to use a tongue depressor when your baby starts eating.Listen to this episode to learn: How to use a tongue depressor to search for pocketed food…and why you would want to! Which oral structures you should get eyeballs on in your baby’s

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17:45

Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My Baby?

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2024/07/22

#451: 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: How to schedule solid foods so most of your baby’s nutrition will come from food by age 1 How often your baby should be eating solid food in phases 1, 2 and 3 of baby-led

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40:07

Help Your Baby Learn to Sit Independently with Emma...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/18

#450: Your baby being able to sit relatively on their own is an important sign of readiness to eat. Pediatric occupational therapist Emma Hubbard explains how to help your baby get prepared to sit along with exercises and tips for reducing choking risk when you start solid foods.Listen to this episode to learn: Why your baby needs the head control associated with independent sitting to support a safe swallow When your baby should be showing you signs of independent sitting and what to look for

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27:48

10 Easy Starter Foods for Baby-Led Weaning

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/15

#449: 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: How to move on the from the simple starter foods of avocado, banana and sweet potato Which meat is easiest to make if you’re scared that your baby is going to choke on meat How to keep trying new

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37:49

The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby’s Food with...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/11

#448: Even if you make your baby’s food, there’s still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too. Dr. James Rogers from Consumer Reports recently tested a bunch of baby foods and formulas for plastic chemicals and the results will surprise you…even if you eat organic.Listen to this episode to learn: What plasticizers are and why they are disruptive to the human body’s endocrine system How plasticizers get into our food supply…and it’s not just from food storage containers Which

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15:19

Egg: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/08

#447: What if your baby is allergic to eggs? The only way to know if your baby has an egg allergy is to offer them egg. In this episode I’ll share some easy ways to make eggs safe for babies so your baby can start learning how to safely eat eggs.Listen to this episode to learn: Which part of the egg contains the potentially allergenic protein: the egg white or the egg yolk? How to safely prepare eggs so your baby can pick them up and self-feed Why an egg ladder can help reintroduce eggs if your

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47:56

Are Purees Making Our Babies Jaws Weak? with Nicole...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/07/04

#446: What if pouches and purees are the problem? Limited texture opportunities can compromise infants’ oral facial development and negatively impact bone development in the mouth. Nicole Goldfarb is an orofacial myofunctional therapist here to talk about maximizing your baby’s potential by pushing their palate past purees.Listen to this episode to learn: What your baby’s mouth should look like at rest…and what to do if it doesn’t Why your baby should be learning to chew - and not suck -

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24:10

Peanut: How to Introduce Your Baby to this...

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2024/07/01

#445: How do you know if your baby is allergic to peanuts? The only way to know is to offer your baby peanut. In this episode I’m sharing 3 easy ways to safely offer your baby peanut with tips on how to reintroduce peanut early and often to help lower the risk of peanut allergy.Listen to this episode to learn: Whether or not your baby is at high risk for peanut allergy When to start offering peanut protein and how often to reintroduce 3 easy ways to make peanuts safe for your baby to eat once

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38:56

You Can't Make Your Baby Eat with Heidi Liefer...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/27

#444: What if my baby isn’t eating? Is there something I can do to make my baby eat? Heidi Moreland is here to help us stop providing external motivation at mealtimes and start supporting our baby’s internal motivation to feed themselves solid food.Listen to this episode to learn: What you’re unconsciously doing at mealtimes that pressure your baby to eat…and how to stop How to help your baby succeed at solid food, without doing the feeding for them Why excessive cheerleading at meals is

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19:08

Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby to this...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/24

#443: What if my baby has a milk allergy or can’t eat dairy foods? The only way to know if your baby is allergic to cow’s milk protein is to offer them that food. In this episode we look at milk allergy and how to prevent it, including the easiest way to offer your baby this potentially allergenic food and why it’s particularly important for exclusively breastfed babies.Listen to this episode to learn: The one single thing you can do to lower your baby’s risk of cow’s milk protein allergy

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31:23

Is My Baby Eating Enough? Falling Off the Growth...

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2024/06/20

#442: Is my baby eating enough and what if they start falling off their growth curve? Dietitian Kat Mikelaites talks about failure to thrive, growth faltering and helping babies get enough nutrition, iron and energy to thrive. Listen to this episode to learn: What parents accidentally do to compromise growth and how you can avoid this stress How to interpret a growth chart…and what to do if your baby falls off their growth path Why Kat uses the term Failure to Thrive vs. Growth Faltering in her

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17:08

Why You Don’t Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between Offering...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/17

#441: You do not need to wait 3-5 days between offering new foods to your baby. In fact, waiting that long can actually slow down your baby’s progress and prevent diet diversity. In this episode we look at the research that supports quicker introduction of new foods; it is safe to offer 1 (or more) new food(s) per day and this approach can help reduce the risk of severe picky eating and help your baby learn to safely eat and like real food.Listen to this episode to learn: Why waiting 3-5 days

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34:30

Prenatal Vitamins are Kind of a Hot Mess with Helena...

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2024/06/13

#440: How did you pick your prenatal vitamin? A new report found that prenatal vitamins might contain more or less of their stated nutrients like folic acid and iron. Helena Bottemiller Evich joins me to talk about how to choose a prenatal vitamin and why there aren’t clear agreements on what should even be in these supplements.Listen to this episode to learn: Which prenatal vitamins may have more or less nutrients than stated on the Supplement Facts panel Why there aren’t standardized

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17:51

How to Introduce Allergenic Foods to Your Baby

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/10

#439: What if your baby has an allergic reaction to a food? The only way to know if your baby is allergic is to offer them that food…but there are some safety guidelines you want to know about.In this episode we’ll look at the recent research and updated guidelines that support early introduction of potentially allergenic foods and then how to safely prepare those foods to help lower your baby’s risk of food allergy. Listen to this episode to learn: What the Top 9 allergenic foods are and how

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29:36

How to Brush Your Baby's Teeth with @firstgrin Ashley...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/08

#438: Oral care is important but how do you actually brush an infant’s gums or teeth? Pediatric Dentist and mom Ashley Lerman explains the best positioning and technique for brushing your baby’s teeth. Listen to this episode to learn: How to brush your baby’s gums with a muslin cloth…even if they’ve already fallen asleep How to position your baby to brush their teeth…and how that position changes for older babies Which type of toothpaste is best for babies and how much to use at each age and

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20:34

5 Starting Solid Food Mistakes Most Parents...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/06/03

#437: We all make mistakes when we start learning something new - and the same goes for starting solid foods. In this episode I’m sharing 5 common feeding mistakes (full disclosure: I’ve made ALL of these)...and how you can avoid them!Listen to this episode to learn: Why bringing a hungry baby to the table doesn’t work and how to schedule solid food with infant milk Why waiting 3-5 days between new foods is totally unnecesary and will actually slow your baby’s progress How to introduce 5 new

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35:16

How Long Can I Breastfeed? with Ronietra Stewart,...

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro ·

2024/05/30

#436: Worldwide, the average age of weaning from the breast is 4 years. Why do we stop breastfeeding so soon in the US? When should you stop breastfeeding? Can you or should you keep breastfeeding after your baby starts solid foods? In this episode Ronietra Steward talks about the benefits of continued breastfeeding in later infancy and for toddlers.Listen to this episode to learn: Why the average age of weaning is so much older outside of the United States How you can extend breastfeeding…even

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