#81: Not everything marketed as a “baby-led weaning essential” belongs in your kitchen. In this episode, I explain 5 things you should skip when starting solid foods…and why some popular feeding products can delay development or encourage the wrong skills. Fewer gadgets, more confidence, and a baby who learns to eat real food, it’s all in here!

Listen to this episode to learn: 
1. Why some popular baby-feeding products can actually interfere with your baby’s oral development and give a false sense of safety

2. Which baby gear you can skip entirely when starting solid foods, saving money without sacrificing safety
3. How to keep starting solid foods simple while helping your baby learn the skills they actually need to eat real food confidently

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/81

Links from This Episode:

HIGH CHAIRS mentioned in this episode:

• Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair

• Nomi high chair

SPOONS mentioned in this episode:

• ezpz Tiny Spoons designed by BLW feeding expert

• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and get $50 off when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50
•  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

Other episodes related to this topic:
• Episode 40 - 6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
• Episode 101 - Straw Cup vs. Open Cups: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

• Episode 144 - What Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD

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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN and use the code BLWPOD50 to save $50 when you sign up.

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Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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