Can My Baby Start Solid Foods Before 6 Months?

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#143: How is your baby supposed to eat tiny foods like quinoa, rice or finely chopped vegetables if they can’t pick them up yet? Fritters are one of my favorite ways to transform hard-to-grasp foods into soft, manageable pieces your baby can self-feed. In this episode, I’m sharin ...  Show more

Debunking the Biggest Baby-Led Weaning Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD

#142: Do you really need to wait 3 days between new foods? Does baby-led weaning mean no purees or spoons? And does your baby need to sit completely unsupported before starting solid foods? There are so many baby-led weaning “rules” floating around that it can be hard to know wha ...  Show more

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