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Hosted by Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian, College Nutrition Professor and mom of 7, the Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro podcast covers everything you need to know to give your baby a safe start to solid foods using baby-led weaning.

#458: Bananas are Bad for Babies...and Other Historical Infant Feeding Practices with Jennifer Traig

#458: Bananas are Bad for Babies...and Other Historical Infant Feeding Practices with Jennifer Traig

Did you know a common parenting practice of yesteryear involved withholding fruit like bananas from babies because fruit was associated...

#457: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating?

#457: What if My Baby Vomits when Eating?

What if my baby vomits when doing baby-led weaning? Is vomiting normal when you start solid foods? It can be...

#456: Why You Shouldn't Brush Your Baby's Teeth with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

#456: Why You Shouldn't Brush Your Baby's Teeth with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

Do you brush your baby’s teeth? What if they could brush their own teeth? Dawn Winkelmann is here to talk...

#455: Podcast Episode: #455- Meat: How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning

#455: Podcast Episode: #455- Meat: How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning

Are you scared to offer your baby meat? Meat offers a variety of taste, texture and nutrition experiences, but it...

#454: Planning for Your Next Pregnancy with Emily Oster, PhD

#454: Planning for Your Next Pregnancy with Emily Oster, PhD

Pregnancy complications are…complicated. Nobody plans to have a miscarriage or preterm birth or uncontrollable vomiting while pregnant. Emily Oster is...

#453: Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with Baby-Led Weaning

#453: Daycare: How Can I Get Caregivers on Board with Baby-Led Weaning

How do you do baby-led weaning if your baby goes to daycare? Daycare might say they only do purees, or...

#452: 7 Reasons Why You Should Look in Your Baby's Mouth with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

#452: 7 Reasons Why You Should Look in Your Baby's Mouth with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

In this episode How to use a tongue depressor to search for pocketed food…and why you would want to! Which...

#451: Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My Baby?

#451: Feeding Schedules: How Often Should I Feed My Baby?

How often should babies eat solid food? And do they eat before they have milk or after breastfeeding? Finding a...

#450: Help Your Baby Learn to Sit Independently with Emma Hubbard, Pediatric OT

#450: Help Your Baby Learn to Sit Independently with Emma Hubbard, Pediatric OT

Your baby being able to sit relatively on their own is an important sign of readiness to eat. Pediatric occupational...

#448: The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby’s Food with Consumer Reports' James E. Rogers, PhD

#448: The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby’s Food with Consumer Reports' James E. Rogers, PhD

Even if you make your baby’s food, there’s still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too....

#447: Egg: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#447: Egg: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

What if your baby is allergic to eggs? The only way to know if your baby has an egg allergy...

#446: Are Purees Making Our Babies Jaws Weak? with Nicole Goldfarb, MA, CCC-SLP, COM

#446: Are Purees Making Our Babies Jaws Weak? with Nicole Goldfarb, MA, CCC-SLP, COM

What if pouches and purees are the problem? Limited texture opportunities can compromise infants’ oral facial development and negatively impact...