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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…
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Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPreventing Processed Food Addiction from Baby's First Bites with Joan Ifland, PhD
#166: Can you become addicted to processed foods? Dr. Ifland is the world’s leading expert in processed food addiction & the co-Author of the textbook…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroLamb: How to Safely Prepare Lamb for Baby-Led Weaning
#165: Your baby can safely eat lamb. Lamb is one of my favorite baby-led weaning foods and in this episode I’m sharing how you can safely prepare lamb so that…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroElimination Communication: Can Your Baby Go Diaper Free? with Andrea Olson
#164: Did you know babies can potty from birth? I had no idea until my guest Andrea Olson from @godiaperfree came on the podcast to educate us about…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBehind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of Katie Ferraro @babyledweanteam
#163: I love a good look at somebody’s else’s schedule...and in this episode I’m sharing a behind the scenes look into my typical daily routine. This is…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Use Sign Language to Improve Mealtime Communication with @signngrow Mary Smith
#162: Curious about communicating with your baby… especially during meal time? Today’s guest Mary Smith shares how sign language can be a fun and educational…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPeanuts: How to Safely Offer Peanuts for Baby-Led Weaning
#161: Babies should be offered peanut protein early and often to help reduce the risk of peanut allergy later in life. But if thick globs of peanut butter are…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhy White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD
#160: Did your doctor tell you to start solid foods with iron-fortified white rice cereal? Today’s guest Dr. Alan Greene is working hard to change the way…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFeeding in Small Spaces: Baby-Led Weaning on a Boat with Genieva Davidson
#159: Could you raise your baby on a boat? Genieva and Jeremy Davidson are doing just that with their Baby Skylar. Skylar is 6 months + 2 weeks and she just…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow Premature Babies Can Succeed with BLW with @doctorterrimd Terri Major-Kincade, MD
#158: Calling all preemie parents. Have you been told that premature babies can’t do baby-led weaning? Well it’s not true and premature babies CAN successfully…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroYogurt: How to Choose the Right Yogurt for Baby-Led Weaning
#157: Can babies eat yogurt? And why is yogurt ok if babies should not have fluid cow’s milk until they turn 1? In this episode we’re exploring the yogurt…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroI Didn't Do BLW with My First Baby(ies)...but Now I Want to with @theperfectmom Desiree Fortin
#156: What if you didn’t do BLW with your oldest baby or babies but now you want to try it out with this baby? Baby-led weaning is one of the VERY FEW things…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBitter Vegetables: How to Safely Feed Bitter Vegetables for Baby-Led Weaning
#155: Can babies eat bitter vegetables? Or is it dangerous to offer bitter foods to your baby? Babies benefit from a variety of taste and flavor exposures…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPregnant and Starting Solids: Juggling Back-to-Back Babies with @mommylabornurse Liesel Teen, RN
#154: This one’s for the mamas who are doing that back-to-back baby thing! What if you’re pregnant but you’re still working on transitioning your existing baby…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroZinc: How to Get Enough Zinc with Baby-Led Weaning Foods
#153: Zinc is kind of like iron’s lesser known micronutrient sibling. It’s not as talked about, but it’s role in growth and development for babies is really…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow Do I Know if My Baby Needs Feeding Therapy with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#152: When does a baby need feeding therapy? And how do I know if my baby needs feeding therapy? Even the phrase “feeding therapy” strikes fear into the hearts…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWhole Grains: How to Safely Feed Whole Grains for Baby-Led Weaning
#151: Can babies eat whole grains? Can they digest whole grains? Is it safe to offer whole grains? Yes, yes and yes! In this episode we’re looking at why whole…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBreastfeeding + BLW: How to Succeed at Both Simultaneously with Heather Dvorak, IBCLC
#150: Can you continue breastfeeding when you start baby-led weaning? Absolutely! And in this special episode Heather Dvorak, IBCLC joins Katie to talk about…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPouches: Why Your Baby Doesn’t Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#149: What are the drawbacks of using baby food pouches? In this episode I’m joined by pediatric swallowing expert and speech language pathologist Dawn…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Babies can Succeed in Self-Feeding with Vikash K. Modi, MD
#148: Can babies with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate successfully do baby-led weaning? July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness month…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHelp! Nobody Around Me Understands Baby-Led Weaning
#147: What if you are the only one who wants to do baby-led weaning? It can feel isolating when other people don’t understand why you are choosing to skip…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroMy BLW Baby at 12 Months Old: What Comes Next?
#139: What nutrition and feeding changes happen when your baby turns 1 year old? What foods should a toddler eat that are different than in infancy? In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroEAT THE 8: How to Use Food to Prevent Food Allergy (...and skip the supplement powder stuff!)
#126: When did allergenic food introduction become about feeding babies supplements and powders and stick-packs? What about good old fashioned food? Research…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroEczema Management and Skincare Made by Moms in Medicine with Evereden Founder Kimberley Ho
#116: Kimberly Ho quit her job as an investment banker after seeing some of the shadier sides of so-called green and clean cosmetic and skin-care companies…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSelf-Care for You When Your Baby is Starting Solids with Christine Sterling, MD
#94: What’s your status with self-care these days? You hear the term “self-care” thrown around a lot in the motherhood and parenting space...but what does it…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBlack Food Matters and Food Justice with Hanna Garth, MPH, PHD
#82: It’s no secret that food and nutrition is traditionally taught through a white-centric lens. In this episode I’m joined by Hanna Garth, a food…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Pick a Milk When Your Baby Turns 1
#79: What changes in feeding when your baby turns 1? Honestly...not a whole lot. But we do make the transition to cow’s milk and that can be kind of tricky for…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroFamily Feeding Gift Guide: Katie's BLW Gift Picks
#78: If there’s a little one on your gift list (...or if you’re looking to buy for the person who helps feed that baby!) this episode is a roundup of some of…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHELP! My Baby Has NO Interest in Food at First
#73: The first few days, weeks & even months of baby-led weaning can feel BRUTAL. Like your baby isn’t eating a lot and you’re worried they’re not “getting…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroSugar and Why Your Baby Should Avoid it with Robert Lustig, MD, MSL
#68: Sure you know your baby doesn’t need sugar. But did you know that added sugars are EVERYWHERE in the commercial food supply, including baby foods? In this…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro100 First Foods Graduates
#67: So what’s the big deal about a baby eating 100 foods? Well the research shows us that babies who are exposed to the greatest number of foods, flavors…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroBLW Food Fast & Slow: Instant Pot Cooking with Jenna Helwig
#66: Do you have an Instant Pot suffering from underuse? Like maybe it’s stowed away in some cabinet...or possibly even still in the box? Well if you have a…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroChopped: BLW Edition Part 2
#65: Your baby is a self-feeding machine just WAITING to happen!! In this episode I’m sharing 5 more foods that you can safely offer your baby for baby-led…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Pre-Load a BLW Spoon: Self-Feeding Technique with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
#64: Yes your baby CAN learn to self-feed using a spoon! You might have heard that baby-led weaning means NOT using purees or a spoon...but that’s not the…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroLeafy Greens: 5 Easy Ways For Your Baby to Safely Eat Greens
#61: Can babies safely eat dark green leafy vegetables? Absolutely! It’s not safe for babies to eat raw greens or foods like lettuce or uncooked spinach or…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroCar Seat Safety and Feeding Considerations with The Car Seat Lady Alisa Baer, MD
#60: You know how they say, “You don’t know what you don’t know…”? Well, when it comes to infant and child car seat safety, I’m always amazed at how much I did…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroChopped: BLW Edition Part 1
#59: Ever wonder what to do with some of the random food at your house? Is there a safe way you can feed it to your baby? In this “Chopped” style episode, you…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroIs it Too Late to Start Baby-Led Weaning?
#57: Am I too late to switch to baby-led weaning? What if I started spoon-feeding my baby but now I want to switch? How old is too old for a baby to learn how…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDog Meets Baby: BLW Do's + Don'ts For The Whole (Furry) Family with Alexandra Parry, DVM
#56: Oh I know it’s cute to see a dog licking up the baby’s leftovers...but it’s actually not a good idea. In this episode veterinarian Alexandra Parry is…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWill 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?…
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroWelcome to the Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro Podcast
Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for! Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian, baby-led weaning expert and mom of 7 helps you get a SAFE…