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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…
Episodes
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSetting Your Baby's Sleep Schedule when Starting Solids with Aubrie DeBear, PsyD
#146: Will starting solid foods help your baby sleep through the night? Sleep consultant Dr. Aubrie DeBear joins me to separate fact from fiction when it comes…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBaby-Led Weaning Basics: My Baby Isn't Eating Very Much...What's Wrong?
#145: Is your baby barely eating any of the food you offer? If most of the food ends up on the floor, in the high chair or everywhere except your baby’s mouth…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhat Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD
#144: What did babies eat before baby food was invented? Food historian Amy Bentley, PhD, author of Inventing Baby Food, joins me to unpack how commercial baby…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBaby-Led Weaning Basics: How to Make Fritters for Self-Feeding Babies
#143: How is your baby supposed to eat tiny foods like quinoa, rice or finely chopped vegetables if they can’t pick them up yet? Fritters are one of my…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDebunking the Biggest Baby-Led Weaning Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD
#142: Do you really need to wait 3 days between new foods? Does baby-led weaning mean no purees or spoons? And does your baby need to sit completely…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBaby-Led Weaning Basics: Is My Baby Ready to Start Solid Foods?
#141: Is your baby really ready to start solid foods? If you’re getting conflicting advice about starting at 4 months, waiting until 6 months, sitting…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy Starting Solid Foods Can Make Even an Experienced Mom Feel Like a Beginner
#140: Why does starting solid foods make you feel like a brand-new mom all over again? Even parents who work in the baby space can feel nervous and unsure when…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroThe Day Before Solid Foods: Exactly What to do Before Your Baby's First Bite
#139: Your baby is almost ready to start solid foods…so what should you actually do the day before that first bite? In this episode, I’m walking you through…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroMom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get Your Feeding Choices with Chriselle Lim
#138: What do you do when other people do not agree with the way you have decided to feed your baby? It can be especially hurtful when you feel judged by other…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroIron: Can My Baby Get Enough Iron from Baby-Led Weaning Foods?
#137: Can your baby really get enough iron from baby-led weaning foods without relying on iron-fortified baby cereal? Yes…but you do need to know which foods…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPeanut Butter Puffs for Safely Introducing Peanuts to Babies: A Conversation with @puffworks founder Greg Murphy
#136: Early introduction of peanut protein can help reduce the risk of peanut allergy, but how do you safely introduce peanut when thick globs of peanut butter…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroToddler Milks: Why You Don't Need to Buy These Formulas
#135: Does my baby need a toddler milk or a toddler formula after turning 1? What if you’re worried about growth or brain development or immunity, do these…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSauces, Dippers & Toppers for Making BLW Foods Safe with @babyledfeeding Aileen Cox Blundell
#134: Dry meats and breads can be a choking hazard...but adding sauces, dippers and toppers is an easy way to make these foods safer for baby-led weaning. I’m…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDon’t Drip Food: How to Pre-Portion for Baby-Led Weaning
#133: What’s the deal with dripping food? Dripping food is our control-freak way of regulating the pace of baby’s eating...and while it may seem harmless (and…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCPR Skills that can Save Your Baby's Life when Choking with Brandon & Caitlyn Doersken
#132: Before your baby starts solid foods, there is one thing I hope every parent does: take an infant CPR course. While choking is rare, it is a very real…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDairy Free Cooking for Food Allergies Babies with Kathlena The Allergy Chef
#131: What do you do if your baby is diagnosed with a cow’s milk protein allergy just as you’re starting solid foods? While most babies can safely eat dairy…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy Benadryl is Not the Best Idea when Introducing Allergenic Foods with @raisinggoodparents Phil Boucher, MD
#130: Do you really need to have Benadryl on hand before introducing your baby to the Top 9 allergenic foods? In this episode, I sit down with pediatrician Dr…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroExploring the Eczema & Food Allergy Risk Link with Rebecca Hartman, MD MPH
#129: If your baby has eczema, you may have heard that it could increase their risk of developing a food allergy. But what does the research actually say, and…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroIntroducing Allergenic Foods: Ask Me Anything
#128: Food allergies are serious…but the only way to help lower your baby’s risk of food allergy is to offer allergenic foods early and often. Easier said than…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow Do Vegan Families Introduce Potentially Allergenic Foods? with @plantbasedjuniors Alexandra Caspero, MS, RD and Whitney English, MS, RD
#127: Thinking about raising your baby on a vegetarian or vegan diet? Wondering if it’s possible to do baby-led weaning without meat? In this episode, I’m…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhat Dietitians Don't Know About Baby-Led Weaning: Bridging the Education Gap
#126: You spent years studying nutrition…so why can starting solid foods with your own baby still feel so overwhelming? If you’re a dietitian who is also a new…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy are False Positive Results in Food Allergy Testing so Common? with David Stukus, MD
#125: Worried your baby might be allergic to a food you haven’t even offered yet? You’re not alone. Many parents feel anxious about introducing allergenic…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroUsing an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD
#124: What if your baby reacted to egg…does that mean eggs are off the table forever? Not necessarily. In this episode, food allergy researcher and dietitian…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHELP! My Baby has a Contact Rash from a New Food with Ron Sunog, MD
#123 What should you do if your baby gets a rash around their mouth after trying a new food? Before you panic and assume it’s a food allergy, listen to this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroNon-toxic Household Cleaners that Actually Clean Food Mess with Branch Basics Co-Founder Allison Evans
#122: Starting solid foods can feel messy fast: food on the floor, sauce on the high chair, stains on your baby’s clothes, and sticky hands touching…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroAcidic Foods for Babies: Does the pH of a Food Matter?
#121: Are acidic foods like tomatoes, strawberries, citrus, or yogurt too harsh for your baby? In this episode, we’re looking at whether the pH of a food…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFood Positivity: What to Say (and What Words to Skip) with Arielle Dani Lebovitz, MS, RD
#120: If you’re worried about saying the wrong thing when your baby is starting solid foods, this episode is for you. In this conversation with registered…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPremature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age for Starting Solids
#119: Starting solid foods can feel confusing when your baby was born early. Do you go by your baby’s actual age or adjusted age? And what if someone told you…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy I Built a Better Bib with Bapron Baby Founder Kelsey Larsen
#118: A good bib can make starting solid foods feel so much more manageable…but not all bibs are designed with your baby’s development in mind. In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy Your Baby Refuses Foods They Used to Like...and What to Do About It
#117: Is your baby suddenly refusing a food they loved yesterday? Food rejection can feel frustrating when you’re just starting solid foods, but it’s also a…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCalm Baby, Safer Eating: Simple Regulation Tips Before Meals with Jennifer Berry, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC
#116: If you feel the tension rising before mealtimes with your baby, Jennifer Berry is here to help. She’s a feeding specialist with some really simple…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBRAT Diet for Babies with Diarrhea: Does it Work?
#115: When your baby has diarrhea, should you stop regular foods and switch to bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast? The BRAT diet is old-school advice that…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroRevolutionizing Infant Feeding Gear with ezpz Founder & CEO Lindsey Laurain
#114:Do you ever watch Shark Tank and see a really good product that was born out of necessity by a new parent? That’s exactly the story behind ezpz. In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro4 & 5-Month Olds: Your Baby-Led Weaning Pre-Feeding Plan
#113: Your baby does not need solid foods at 4 or 5 months…but that does not mean there is nothing to do. In this episode, I’m walking you through the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDitching Diet Culture: Fostering Your Baby’s Healthy Food Relationship with Vanessa Rissetto, MS, RD
#112: If you’ve ever thought, I do not want my baby to grow up with all of the messed up food stuff I grew up with, this episode is for you. In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBaby-Led Weaning Grocery Shopping: What to Buy & What to Skip
#111: What should you actually buy at the grocery store when your baby is getting ready to start solid foods? In this episode, I’m walking you through a simple…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCatch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD
#110: If your baby is on the smaller side and you’ve been told to start solid foods early to help your baby gain weight, this episode is for you. That advice…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPurees to Baby-Led Weaning: How to Transition to Finger Food
#109: Still stuck in puree mode, but know your baby needs to move to finger foods? In this episode, you’ll learn exactly how to transition from spoon-feeding…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDo Babies Need Probiotics? with James Marin, RD, EN and Dahlia Marin, RDN, LD
#108: Do babies need probiotics? If you’ve been hearing all the buzz about gut health, the microbiome, and supplements — and wondering whether your baby needs…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBack to Work & Baby-Led Weaning: How 3 Moms Did It
#107: Heading back to work and wondering if baby-led weaning can still work for your family? In this episode, you’ll hear from three real moms who share how…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroOne Pot or Pan Dinner Ideas for Baby-Led Weaning with Ellie Krieger, MS, RDN
#106: Want your baby to eat modified versions of the same meals the rest of the family is eating…without making separate food? In this episode, Ellie Krieger…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro5 Survival Skills for Managing the BLW Mess
#105: If the mess of baby-led weaning feels overwhelming, you are not alone. In this episode, I’m breaking down 5 practical survival skills to help you manage…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD
#104: Iron is one of the nutrients parents worry about most when starting solid foods, and this episode introduces a surprisingly simple tool that may help…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWeek 1 Syllabus: First 7 Days of Starting Solid Foods
#103: Not sure what to feed your baby in the very first week of starting solid foods? In this episode, I’m walking you through a simple 7-day syllabus…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroThe Future of Baby-Led Weaning with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 2)
#102 In Part 2 of this conversation with Gill Rapley, PhD, the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning approach, we look ahead at the future of baby-led…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroStraw Cup vs. Open Cup: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#101: Should your baby learn to drink from an open cup or a straw cup first? In this episode, pediatric swallowing specialist Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroThe History of Baby-Led Weaning with its Founding Philosopher Gill Rapley, PhD (Part 1)
#100: Gill Rapley, PhD helped give baby-led weaning its name, and more importantly, its philosophy: feeding led by your baby, not done to your baby. In Part 1…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroAre Organic Foods Better for My Baby?
#99: Organic foods can feel like the “best” choice for your baby…until you’re staring at the price tag and wondering if you’re cutting corners if you buy…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhere did Picky Eating Come From? with Helen Zoe Veit
#98: Picky eating can feel like it comes out of nowhere…one day your baby eats everything and then the next day - boom - you have a picky eater on your hands…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroMushrooms: How to Offer Mushrooms Safely to Babies
#97 Mushrooms are one of the trickiest textured foods to offer safely to your baby…because that rubbery, spongy texture can make it hard for early eaters to…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Talk to Your Pediatrician About BLW with @pedsdoctalk Mona Amin, DO
#96: If you want to do baby-led weaning but you’re worried your pediatrician won’t support it, this episode will help you walk into that conversation with more…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroMake Slippery Foods Easier to Pick Up (+ Add Iron) with these 5 Ingredient Hacks
#95 Slippery foods like avocado, ripe pear, banana, and cooked apples can be frustrating for your baby to pick up…especially early on before that pincer grasp…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFrom 3 Naps to 2: The 8-Month Routine Reset for Sleeping + Eating with Alejandra Zuniga
#94 Around 8 months, many babies start eating more confidently, drinking a little less milk, and transitioning from 3 naps to 2…so it can feel like your whole…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroReintroducing Familiar Foods Back on Your Baby's Plate
#93 If you offered a new food once and your baby wasn’t into it, that doesn’t mean it’s a “no”...it just means it needs to come back around in your rotation…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Choose a Safe Seat for Your Baby to Eat with Kirsti Vandraas
#92: Ever wonder why some high chairs seem to “work” for starting solid foods while others leave your baby slumped, feet dangling, and frustrated? In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPantry Planning for Baby-Led Weaning
#91: Starting solid foods doesn’t mean buying special baby food, or adding weird ingredients to your shopping list. In this episode, I’m showing you how to use…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroA Big Sister’s Perspective on Picky Eating with Molly Ferraro
#90: If you’re starting solid foods with your baby and feeding an older child who’s more selective, this episode is for you. In this throwback conversation…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFreezer Aisle Finds for Baby-Led Weaning
#89 The freezer aisle isn’t off-limits when you’re starting solid foods…you just need to know what to look for. In this episode, I’m breaking down 5 freezer…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWriting Your Family's Food Story with Chef Julia Nordgren, MD
#88: Many parents come into starting solid foods carrying their own food baggage harboring worries about picky eating, pressure at the table, or repeating…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro7 Baby-Led Weaning Mistakes I Made So YOU Don't Have To
#87: I’ve been a dietitian for 25 years and teaching baby-led weaning exclusively for almost a decade…but that doesn’t mean I didn’t make mistakes when my own…