Gagging vs. Choking: What is the Difference?

#129: If your baby has eczema, you may have heard that it could increase their risk of developing a food allergy. But what does the research actually say, and what should you do when you’re introducing allergenic foods? In this episode, I sit down with board-certified dermatologi ...  Show more

#128: Food allergies are serious…but the only way to help lower your baby’s risk of food allergy is to offer allergenic foods early and often. Easier said than done, right? In this Ask Me Anything episode, I’m answering eight real questions from parents about safely introducing a ...  Show more

#4: What is the difference between gagging and choking? Many parents are fearful to start solid foods because they are fearful of their baby gagging on food. But gagging is actually a good thing: it’s a natural and necessary part of the learning how-to-eat process.   In this epis ...  Show more

#238: Is choking serious business? Of course it is! Although rare, choking is a real risk and a primary concern for all parents when starting their baby on solids. To help ease this anxiety, I am joined by Brandon Doerksen who is the founder of Thrive Training Institute which is ...  Show more

#51: Ever wonder if there is a right (or wrong) temperature that the food you offer your baby should be? In this episode, we’re looking at which foods babies can have frozen, cold, room temperature and warm. We’ll also cover some basic food safety precautions regarding temperatur ...  Show more

#1: Welcome to the Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy podcast! I’m your host Katie Ferraro, a Registered Dietitian, college nutrition professor and mom of 7 specializing in baby-led weaning. I S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E-D spoon-feeding my oldest...but when I discovered baby-led weaning for the rest ...  Show more