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#150: Breastfeeding + Baby-Led Weaning: How to Succeed at Both Simultaneously with Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC

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📝 Episode Description

If your baby is breastfeeding all day, where are you supposed to fit in solid foods? Should you breastfeed before or after meals, and will starting solids affect your milk supply?

In this episode, registered dietitian and IBCLC Jaren Soloff shares practical strategies for balancing breastfeeding and baby-led weaning.

Learn how to schedule milk feeds and solid food meals, what to expect as your baby starts eating more, and how to navigate this transition without feeling overwhelmed or pressured to stop breastfeeding.

Episode 150 - Breastfeeding + Baby-Led Weaning: How to Succeed at Both Simultaneously with Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC - Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro Podcast

👥 About the Guest

Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC, is a registered dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant based in San Diego, California, specializing in breastfeeding, maternal nutrition, and infant feeding.
She is the founder of Whole Woman Nutrition, a practice offering in-home, office-based, and virtual lactation and nutrition support to help families navigate breastfeeding, returning to work, and transitioning to solid foods.
As a mom herself, Jaren brings personal experience to her work and is passionate about helping mothers trust their babies’ feeding cues, feel confident in their breastfeeding journeys, and develop a positive relationship with food.

💡Listen to this episode to learn

1. How to balance breastfeeding and starting solid foods without disrupting your baby’s feeding routine

2. When to offer breast milk versus solid foods and how feeding schedules change as your baby grows

3. Why starting solid foods doesn’t mean you have to stop breastfeeding or worry about your milk supply

🔗 Links From this episode

Visit Jaren’s website Whole Women Nutrition at https://wholewomennutrition.com/
Follow Jaren on Instagram @wholewomennutrition

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📢 Other Episodes Related To This Topic

Episode 211 - How to Schedule Milk Feeds with Solid Food for Baby-Led Weaning
Episode 424 - Breastfeeding & Starting Solid Foods: When Will My Milk Supply Drop Off? with Jessica Smith, MSN, RN, IBCLC
Episode 235 - When to Move Milk Behind Food with Nicole Boehm

🔎 Resources & Research

Meek, Joan Younger et al. “Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.” Pediatrics vol. 150,1 (2022): e2022057988. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-057988
Perkin, Michael R et al. “Randomized Trial of Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Breast-Fed Infants.” The New England journal of medicine vol. 374,18 (2016): 1733-43. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1514210