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Bananas are Bad for Babies...and Other Historical Infant Feeding Practices with Jennifer Traig
#458: Did you know a common parenting practice of yesteryear involved withholding fruit like bananas from babies because fruit was associated with sin? Author Jennifer Traig joins me to discuss the history of infant feeding practices, how things have changed over the years and why your baby is probably going to be alright whether or not you decide to do baby-led weaning or adult-led spoon feeding of purees.
Listen to this episode to learn:
How the timeline for when to introduce solid foods to babies has shifted from 6 weeks to 6 months
Why colostrum was historically discarded in some cultures…
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