#65: Social media can be an amazing tool for learning about baby-led weaning…but it can also spread a lot of misinformation. In this episode, I’m joined by five of my expert friends to break down the top five things social media gets wrong about baby-led weaning. From fear-based feeding advice to myths about choking and readiness to start solid foods, we’re setting the record straight with evidence-based insights from professionals who actually know what they’re talking about.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. What bugs Gill Rapley - the lady who pioneered this approach - the most about baby-led weaning on social media
2. Why short-form content often misrepresents what baby-led weaning is really about…but how to harness its powers for good when you’re starting solid food
3. How to spot credible baby-led weaning advice online (...it’s out there!) but tune out the fear-based noise in the meantime
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/65
Links from this episode:
• Follow Aileen Cox Blundell on Instagram @babyledfeeding and her website Baby-Led Feeding
• Follow Jessica Coll on Instagram @healthlyinstitute and her website International Baby-Led Weaning Network
• Follow Dawn Winkelmann on Instagram @mwdawnslp and her website MsDawnSLP.com
• Follow Marsha Dunn Klein on Instagram @getpermissioninstitute and her website the Get Permission Institute
• Read Gill Rapley’s original Baby-Led Weaning book, available on Amazon 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
Other episodes related to this topic:
• Episode 40 - 6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
• Episode 134 - Sauces, Dippers & Toppers for Making BLW Foods Safe with @babyledfeeding Aileen Cox Blundell
• Episode 241 - How did Baby-Led Weaning Get its Name? with Gill Rapley, PhD
• Episode 320 - Supporting Your Baby: Empathy, Readiness and Connection with Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd
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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.
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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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