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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 FerraroAllergenic Foods: Why Your Pediatrician Isn’t Talking About This with Ron Sunog, MD
#226: What if my doctor is not on board with feeding my baby the allergenic foods? How do I know it’s safe to offer my baby peanuts? My doctor said to hold-off…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBehind the Scenes: Making the Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast
#225: We have now hit the two year anniversary of the BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY Podcast! To celebrate, I am giving you a behind the scenes look into the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSugarproofing Your Baby with Michael Goran, PhD
#224: How much sugar is OK for my baby? According to the current dietary guidelines, it is recommended to avoid any added sugars for babies zero to twenty-four…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroGround Meat: How to Safely Offer Ground Meat for Babies
#223: Is ground meat safe for babies to eat? Of course! In this episode we’re looking at ways to offer different types of ground meat to babies but also how to…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBest BLW Advice from Parents & Caregivers Who Have Been There!
#222: Ever wondered what helped other parents and caregivers be successful at baby-led weaning? It is often common for all parents to experience the same…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroGagging: What do I do if My Baby Gags on Food?
#221: Gagging vs. choking: What’s the difference and when should you worry? It is important to understand that gagging is part of the feeding process when…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroProposed WIC Food Package Changes for Infants with Darlena Birch, MBA, RDN
#220: For those who are currently WIC participants or WIC educators there may be LOTS of great nutritional changes in the horizon for the food package issued…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Sous Vide Meat Safely for BLW with Iliana Cruz
#219: Ever wonder what other ways you can use to cook meat for your baby during baby-led weaning? In this episode Iliana Cruz, an owner of a meat processing…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDown Syndrome BLW Success Stories with @ableappetites Sabrina Smiley Evans, MS, CCC-SLP
#218: What are some feeding challenges for babies with Down syndrome? Can baby-led weaning work if my baby has Down syndrome? In this episode speech-language…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCrackers: How to Safely Select, Prepare & Offer Crackers for Babies
#217: Are crackers safe for early eaters to eat? When can babies safely eat crackers? In this episode we will be discussing when it is safe to offer crackers…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFood Allergy & Kids: What’s New and Notable with Ron Sunog, MD
#216: Just in case you are wondering if there are any updates in the pediatric food allergy world…Dr. Ron Sunog, who is a pediatrician specializing in…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPortion Distortion: Why Aren't There Set Portion Sizes for Baby-Led Weaning?
#215: What portion sizes should I be offering my baby when starting solids? Reality is that there is no clear or definitive guideline to what an exact portion…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroOvercoming Anxiety in the Feeding Relationship with Jo Cormack, PhD
#214: Feeling anxious about starting solids? Although it's pretty common for parents and caretakers to experience feelings of anxiety when facing the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW Teething Tweaks: What Changes Do I Make When My Baby is Teething?
#213: Do I have to wait until my baby has teeth to offer solids? Nope!..And although teething is often a time when babies begin to experience a change, it is…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Part II with Amee Severson, MPP-D, RDN
#212: How does baby-led weaning fit into the intuitive eating model? and What can I do to teach my baby mindful eating? In this second part of the 2-part…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Schedule Milk Feeds with Solid Food for Baby-Led Weaning
#211: Should I feed my baby less milk after starting solids? Do I feed my baby solids before or after milk? And how much milk should my baby drink when…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Part I with Sumner Brooks, MPH, RD, CEDRD
#210: What is intuitive eating? And how can I raise my baby to be an intuitive eater? Finding a balance between offering a variety of foods and the necessary…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFruit Vacation: How to Help Babies Who Overly Favor Fruit
#209: Ever been on a fruit vacation?...Well, it’s probably not what you think but if you are worried that your baby might be eating too much fruit, then taking…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHeavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD
#208: Does baby food really contain heavy metals that are toxic for my baby? Well according to the tests that Consumer Reports conducted on fifty nationally…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro5 BLW Sauce Recipes to Make Swallowing Safer
#207: How can I make my baby’s food safer for baby-led weaning? Dry foods often increase choking risks for babies but one way to make swallowing safer is by…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroStay in Your Lane: Parent & Baby Roles in Infant Feeding with Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA
#206: What is my feeding role as a parent and how do I make sure that I stay in my lane to ensure a healthy feeding relationship with my baby? Oftentimes it is…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHigh Chair Help: What if My Baby Won’t Sit in the High Chair?
#205: Positioning a baby properly on a high chair is easier than you may expect, it’s getting the baby to WANT to stay on their high chair that may be the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroData-Driven Feeding Decisions with Emily Oster, PhD @profemilyoster
#204: Ever wonder how you can equip yourself with the tools to make the best decisions for your baby? Being a parent involves an overwhelming number of duties…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroVegan Mom, Cattle-Rancher Dad & a BLW Baby: Family Feeding Dynamics with Suzy Quebbeman
#203: Is it possible to be Vegan but feed your baby meat?...Of course! In this episode Suzy Quebbeman who is a vegan mom, married to a cattle-rancher and…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroGut Check: Microbiome and Food Allergy Development with Liam O’Mahony, PhD
#202: Have you ever wondered how the bacteria present in your baby’s gut can have an effect on allergic reactions? In this episode researcher, professor and…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroOrder of BLW Foods to Feed: Does it Matter?
#201 What foods should be introduced first when starting baby-led weaning? Although there are certain situations where some foods need to be introduced later…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCombo Feeding: Can I Do BLW + Traditional Spoon-Feeding Together? with Gill Rapley, PhD
#200: Is it possible to “combine” baby-led weaning with traditional spoon-feeding? This approach is sometimes called “combination” or “combo feeding”. To…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBeginner's Guide to Baby-Led Weaning: Starting Solid Foods Safely with Baby-Led Weaning
#199: What things do I need to know or get before starting baby-led weaning? How do you minimize the mess and which bibs are best? In this episode I’m walking…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroAdapted Baby-Led Weaning for Feeding Challenges with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP/L, IBCLC
#198: Is baby-led weaning unsafe for babies with feeding difficulties? Is it even attainable to successfully transition babies with special needs into solids…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSick Days & Solid Foods: Do I Stop Trying New Foods When My Baby is Sick?
#197: Do I stop trying new foods when my baby is sick? Is it safe to offer my baby food if they are sick? In this episode we’re exploring some techniques for…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroRituals for Weaning: Making Your Baby's Mealtimes Memorable with @morningaltars Day Schildkret
#196: How can you make your baby’s mealtime memorable? Day Schildkret is an internationally renowned artist who has inspired many people around the world to…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroTexture 101: Tips for Trying Trickier Textures with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#195: How do you get your baby to eat new textures? What texture of foods can babies safely eat? In this episode baby-led weaning expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW Food Size: Why Do Early Eaters Need Big Pieces of Food? with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#194: What size do you cut food for baby-led weaning? When is it safe to cut foods smaller for babies? In this episode BLW expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroProtein: How Much Protein Does My Baby Need?
#193: Why does protein hold so much POWER over parents?! Most adults eat too much protein and are obsessed with protein for all the wrong reasons…and we do NOT…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBest BLW Advice from the Leading Feeding Experts
#192: When is my baby ready to start baby-led weaning? What does an allergic reaction to food look like? Why are pouches bad for babies? …in this episode I’m…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro12 Month Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule
#191 How much food should a 1-year-old baby eat? Much of baby-led weaning is “practicing” for where we want baby to be when he or she turns 12 months, but what…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy This Mom Decided to do BLW After Spoon-Feeding Her First 3 with Arlene Peck
#190 - Can you imagine an 8 ½ year gap between your 3rd and 4th babies? My friend Arlene Peck did just that…and as soon as she found out she was pregnant…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro10-11 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Schedule
#189: How often should babies who are 10-11 months old eat solid foods? Should they be allowed to feel some “casual hunger”, do we drop another milk feed? What…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBreastmilk Testing: Why Measure the Quality of Your Breastmilk? with @lactationlab Stephanie Canale, MD
#188: Is your breastmilk the same as my breastmilk? What if my breastmilk is lacking in nutrients that are compromising my baby’s growth? And can I measure the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro8-9 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule
#187: How often should babies who are 8-9 months old eat? And what foods should they be eating? Is it time to drop a milk feed yet? Inside of this episode I’m…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhat if I Don't Eat the Same BLW Foods as My Baby? with Katelynn Sasaki, MS, RDN
#186: How bad is it if you don’t eat the same food your baby eats? Are you doing irreparable baby-led weaning damage if you don’t want to or can’t model eating…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro6-7 Months Old Babies: Sample BLW Feeding Schedule
#185: What feeding schedule should my 6-7 month old baby be on if we just started solid foods? How many times a day should I try food...am I doing it too much?…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPositive Parenting: Staying Upbeat When You're Feeling Defeated about Baby-Led Weaning with Candice Jones, MD
#184: Ever have any clouds of doubt hanging over your head with regard to feeding your baby? Like maybe you were all gung-ho about baby-led weaning at the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBread: When Can Babies Safely Eat Bread?
#183: Is bread the best food for early eaters to eat? When can babies safely eat bread? In this episode we’re diving into bread for baby-led weaning, looking…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroGERD: Does Starting Solids Early Help Babies with GERD? with Peter Lu, MD
#182: What do babies with reflux or GERD need to do differently when it comes to starting solid foods? In this episode pediatric gastroenterologist Peter Lu…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhich Thanksgiving Foods Can Babies Safely Eat?
#181: Bring that baby up to the table for Thanksgiving! In this episode we’re digging through the Thanksgiving menu to find foods that babies can safely eat…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFood Allergies FAQs with Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH
#180: Does feeding allergenic foods to your baby freak you out? In this episode we are joined by leading food allergy researcher and author Ruchi Gupta, MD…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy I Wait to Feed These 5 Foods
#179: Babies can eat MOST foods if they’re prepared safely...but there are a few baby-led weaning foods I prefer to wait to feed. Inside of this episode I’m…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhite Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat
#178: What is white meat and is it safe for babies to eat? In this episode we are exploring various types of white meat: poultry and fish, including ideal cuts…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroRed Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat
#177: Red meat vs. white meat: what’s the difference when it comes to feeding your baby? In this episode we’re looking at some ideal cuts of red meat for…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW at the Butcher: Identifying Ideal Cuts of Meat for Babies with 4th Generation Butcher Cara Nicoletti
#176: Can babies safely eat meat? You bet! In this episode Cara Nicoletti, a 4th generation butcher is helping to identify some ideal cuts of meat for baby-led…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPork: How to Safely Prepare Pork for Baby-Led Weaning
#175: If your family eats animal products, pork can be a great first food for baby-led weaning. In this episode I’m walking you through the meat counter at…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFostering Food Neutrality from Baby's First Bites with @raisingbodypositivekids Riley Peterson, RD
#174: Do you ever catch yourself saying negative things about food at mealtime even when you don’t realize you’re doing it? Our babies and kids are watching…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroMore BLW Q&A: Ask Me Anything with Katie Ferraro
#173: In this part two episode, I’m answering your called-in baby-feeding questions that you just can’t find the answer to anywhere. We will cover exposure to…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHigh Chair Positioning: Reduce Choking Risk Using This One Simple Move with Jeff Durkee of Nomi High Chair
#172: Positioning your baby properly in a high chair is easier than you think! In this episode we’re joined by Jeff Durkee from Nomi High Chair who is sharing…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW: Ask Me Anything Q&A with Katie Ferraro
#171: Ever had one of those burning baby-feeding questions and you just can’t find the answer anywhere? In this episode I’m tackling a few of your called-in…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSensory 101: What Motivates Babies to Eat? with Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd
#170: If “learning to eat is a sensory experience,” ...what does that really mean? In today’s episode renowned pediatric feeding expert Marsha Dunn Klein is…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroIron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat 11mg Iron Per Day?
#169: Does your baby need to be eating 11 mg iron per day? If you look quickly at the recommendations for infants you’ll see 11 mg per day for babies 6-12…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW Fears: Advice for Overcoming Infant Feeding Fears from 5 BLW Experts
#168: What’s holding you back from going FULL ON with baby-led weaning? Maybe you’re on the fence about whether you can truly skip traditional…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBaby-Led Weaning Experts Answering Your Frequently Asked Baby-Led Weaning Questions
#167: How do I know if my baby’s tongue thrust reflex is gone before starting solid foods? What if I have a preemie or smaller-sized baby, should I really…