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Purees + BLW with SLP Feeding Expert Dawn Winkelmann

In this episode, Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP joined me to talk about how to safely incorporate purees in the early stages of baby-led weaning. We covered:

  • Why purees are an important texture for your baby to master...but they’re certainly not the ONLY texture your baby should get stuck on!
  • How to teach your baby to self-feed with a pre-loaded spoon...so you can honor the principles of baby-led weaning by allowing baby to regulate his or her intake
  • Why you want to use an appropriate sized baby-led weaning spoon...and Dawn shares the background behind why she designed the Tiny Spoon the way she did for ezpz

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Episode Description

 Purees are an important texture for your baby to master...but they’re not the ONLY texture your baby can eat. In this bonus episode feeding expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP explains how you can honor the principles of baby-led weaning and promote independent eating while also incorporating purees for your baby.

Dawn specializes in pediatric swallowing and is the feeding expert and a product designer for ezpz. She encourages self-feeding by spoon using a pre-loaded spoon technique and she explains how to do so safely in this episode.

You can incorporate purees for your baby along with other traditional baby-led weaning soft solid foods. Dawn also provides tips on switching from purees and talks about important feeding milestones you can help your baby achieve with baby-led weaning.

About the Guest

  • Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP is a speech language pathologist specializing in pediatric swallowing
  • She is the award-winning product designer for ezpz and created the Tiny Cup and Tiny Spoons for baby-led weaning
  • Dawn is passionate about helping babies start solid foods safely

Links from Episode

  • Check out Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP - better known as @msdawnslp on her website here
  • Here is a link to the Tiny Spoon from ezpz that Dawn designed & discusses in the episode, get 10% off with code KATIE10 (this is for babies 6-12 months)
  • Once your baby sizes out of the Tiny Spoon, check out the Mini Utensils (fork + spoon set) also designed by Dawn, these are for 12 months+ and 10% code is KATIE10
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