#58: How to Get Started with Baby Led Weaning with Dietitian Katie Ferraro

For this episode I sat down with Katie Ferraro MPH, RDN, CDCES to talk alllll about starting solids with your baby using a baby led weaning approach! She is so knowledgeable in this area and it was a super helpful and informative conversation.

What we covered: 

• What exactly is BLW? 
• What’s the difference between BLW and traditional spoon feeding? 
• Can BLW help with picky eating? 
• Benefits of baby led weaning  
• Are babies more likely to choke when doing a BLW approach? 
• How to create a positive feeding environment for your baby 
• Ideas for your baby’s first foods 
• How many times a day to offer solids at different stages 
• Signs of readiness to look for before starting solids 
• At what age should babies start solids? 
• The importance and benefit of diet diversity early on
• Do we need to wait 3-5 days between new foods? 
• Allergenic foods & allergic reactions - what to know 
• Textures to avoid for early eaters & what to offer instead 
• How to balance out meals for our babies 
• And more! 

CONNECT WITH KATIE: 

• Get Katie’s 100 First Foods list HERE 
• Follow her on IG for tips: @babyledweanteam 
• Check out the Baby Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast here 

AFFILIATE LINKS: 

• Tubby Todd 10% off link (baby skin products): shop here 
• Expecting & Empowered workouts for pregnancy & postpartum - use my affiliate code WELLNESSFORTHEWIN to save on your subscription to the app: click here to learn more and buy 

Other resources: 

• Check out my blog post with Baby Led Weaning Tips & Other Resources We Loved when we were starting solids - click here 
• Amazon Affiliate Storefront – lots of feeding items we love saved to my “BLW” list! Shop here 

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