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How to Prepare for Baby-Led Weaning: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers
- What the most important safety feature on your high chair should be…and why most high chairs don’t have this
- What to do if your baby chokes on food and how to administer back blows if your baby does choke
- How to safely introduce peanut…and which babies should consider peanut even before 6 months of age
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Episode Description
What can you do to help your baby get ready to start solid foods safely? From picking out the best high chair to knowing how to introduce allergenic foods like peanut, here are 5 things parents and caregivers can do to get prepared for baby-led weaning.
Links from this Episode
- Online Infant Refresher CPR Course - use affiliate code KATIE10 for an additional $10 off lifetime access to this online CPR class
- High Chair recommendations - look for an adjustable footrest…the Stokke Tripp Trapp is my favorite but here are some other high chairs that also have footrests.
- Puffworks Baby Peanut puffs for introducing peanut protein: affiliate code BLWPOD for discount
- ezpz First Foods Set for suction mat, baby-led weaning spoons and open cup: affiliate code KATIE10 for discount
Other Episodes Related to this Episode
- Episode 132 - CPR Skills that can Save Your Baby's Life when Choking with Brandon Doersken at https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/132
- Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD at https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/227
- Episode 290 - Pre-Feeding Skills: What Can My Baby Do Before Beginning Solid Foods? with Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA at https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/290
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