Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

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Nightshade Vegetables: Can My Baby Be Allergic to Eggplant? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD Oct 31, 2024

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#478: Nightshade vegetables sound…shady. Scary. What are they and why are parents asking more about eggplant allergy in their babies? Pediatric allergies Dr. David Stukus is here to talk about nightshade vegetables, whether babies can be allergic to them and what to do if your baby has a reaction to a new vegetable (...or any food).

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What nightshade vegetables are and whether they really are considered toxic for babies
Why some babies have reactions to eggplant and whether it’s a lifelong condition or outgrown
Whether or not you should hold off on introducing nightshade vegetables like eggplant

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https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/478

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Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

How to streamline your baby food prep so you’re not making special food just for the baby
Why making real food for your baby is actually cheaper than relying on pouches or jarred purees
How much is really costs to make your baby 5 new foods in one week (...that they’ll actually eat!)

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/477

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

How to stand up for yourself and voice dissenting opinions without sounding like a whiner
How to relate to children without friends when you want to talk about your baby all the time
How to show up and speak up at work and in your relationship when you’re overwhelmed by baby life

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/476

Links from this episode:

Sara’s Shameless Mom website is here
Check out Sara’s LinkedIn page here
Burnout Book by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski that Sara mentioned is here
Katie on Sara’s Shameless Mom Podcast talking about baby-led weaning is here
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

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6 Amazon Cutting Tools that Will Make Baby-Led Weaning Easier & Faster for You Oct 21, 2024

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#475: Cutting soft foods into finger food shapes is a surefire way to help your baby safely learn to self-feed. In this episode I’m sharing 6 Amazon cutting tools that will expedite and simplify your food prep time for baby-led weaning.

The 6 cutting tools covered in this episode are available on Amazon here (these are affiliate links):

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why longer shaped pieces of finger foods are safer than cutting up food very small for early eaters
How to quickly and easily cut protein, vegetable, starchy and fruit foods for the different stages of baby-led weaning
How to modify otherwise high risk choking foods like apples and pears to make them safe for your baby to eat

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/475

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why wearable pumps are unlikely to meet your everyday, max breast emptying needs
How a low tech hand pump can be more effective than even some double electric pumps
Which pump is the best for plugging in, battery operating, hand pumping and wearing

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/474

Links from this episode:

Angela’s Consumer Reports article about Best Breast Pumps of 2024
Get $10 off first year of Consumer Reports membership when you sign up here (this is not an affiliate link): https://www.cr.org/blw
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why baby-led weaning does not lead to increased risk of choking compared to adult-led spoon feeding…but what parents need to know in order to reduce choking risk
How baby-led weaning prevents nutrients gaps and why your baby will not suffer from iron deficiency if you teach them to eat these foods from their first bites
Which foods help prevent growth faltering and promote independent eating so you don’t have to force-feed your baby purees from a spoon

Shownotes for this episode + references can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/473

Links from this episode:

Book: Why Starting Solids Matters by Amy Brown
Free Feeding Guide: 15 Foods Never to Feed Your Baby
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

What a nursing strike is and what some of the causes might be to less breastfeeding
How to re-establish a connection with your nursing baby if they’re getting distracted
How to organize solid food feedings around continued breastfeeding for older babies

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/472

Links from this episode:

Learn more about Erin’s smart pacifier that she’s working on at https://latchability.com/
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

How one of the largest choking risk foods can be easily modified and made safe for your baby
Which seasonings are ok for early eaters…and which spices to steer clear of for babies
What to look for on a nutrition facts panel to decide whether you offer a food to your baby or not

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/471

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Listen to this episode to learn:

How just one bag of your pumped breastmilk (4-6 oz) can feed a premature baby for a whole day
Why donor milk is essential for premature babies in preventing NEC - a devastating bowel disease
What you can do if you want to become a breastmilk donor…even if you don’t live near a milk bank

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/470

Links from this episode:

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why longer pieces of food are safer for early eaters to pick up
What happen when your baby bites off a small piece of the longer piece of food
What to do when you baby takes a small bite and how to lower choking risk

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/469

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

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