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 How does an adjustable footrest on your baby’s high chair help reduce the risk of choking? In this episode we’ll look at how your baby’s feet resting flat helps stabilize their core and support a safe swallow…and how to fix your high chair if it doesn’t have a footrest or if your baby’s feet don’t reach the footrest yet

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1. Why your baby’s feet resting flat on a solid footplate helps reduce choking risk

2. How to build a DIY footrest if your high chair doesn’t have one

3. What to do if your high chair has a footrest, but your baby’s feet don’t reach yet

🔗 Links From this episode

My favorite high chair recommendations with discounts and deals (these are affiliate links):

• Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair (new): RThe free tray gift with purchase offer is no longer available for the Tripp Trapp High Chair but you can get a free Tripp Trapp storage ($40 value) when you purchase the Tripp Trapp using the code BABYLED

• Stokke Clikk High Chair: The free storage bag offer is no longer available for the Stokke Clikk but you can get a free Clikk cushion ($49 value) when you purchase the Stokke Clikk high chair using the code BABYLED

• Mockingbird High Chair: Receive a free Early Eaters Dishware Set ($50 value) when you purchase the Mockingbird high chair using the code BABYLED: click here to shop

•  Unilove FeedMe Portable High Chair: Get 15-20% off my favorite portable high chair (discount changes depending on color/stock) with the code BLWFEEDME: click here to shop

• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and save $50 when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50 (this program is approved for 30 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians) 

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• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners — free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

📢 Other Episodes Related To This Topic

• Episode 492 - Mockingbird High Chair Review with @hello_mockingbird Stephanie Kaplan

   

• Episode 490 - Tripp Trapp vs. Nomi High Chair: Which One is Better?

   

•  Episode 488 - Best High Chairs for Baby-Led Weaning

   

•  Episode 205 - High Chair Help: What if My Baby Won't Sit in the High Chair?

   

•  Episode 379 - Favorite Portable High Chairs for Feeding on the Go

🔎 Resources & Research

• Hedge, A., Jaitli, R., Jagdeo, J., Ruder, M., & Akaogi, M. (2003). Effects of Chair Design on Toddler Behavior. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 47(6), 932–936. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120304700620 

   

• Opsvik, Peter. Rethinking Sitting. Gaidaros Forlag AS, 2017.

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