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Book Review: Baby-Led Feeding

By Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RDN author of Born To Eat & the Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies

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Have you heard the buzz around a baby-led weaning (BLW) approach to feeding infants? If not, get started here with “What is Baby-Led Weaning?” . This popular feeding method is no longer just a trend, it’s here to stay. If you’re digesting your way through the many articles around why (Here’s 5...

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5 reasons baby led weaning wins every time

By Leslie Schilling

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Making your own baby food at home is a hot trend, but it may be an unnecessary step when you start introducing solids with infants. It was once recommended to start infants on solids around four to six months of age. This age window may not have allowed for physical...

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Your top infant feeding safety questions–answered!

By Leslie Schilling

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Feeding your infant can be an exciting time for the whole family. With these top infant feeding questions answered, you’ll feel more confident for the first bite. Is it safe to give my baby solids as a first food? Yes. A few years ago the age recommendation on feeding infants...

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Beef for baby? Here’s why it’s a healthy choice

By Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RDN author of Born To Eat & the Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies

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Is a baby-led weaning approach on your radar? If so, you may have seen pictures of adorable babies munching on steak fingers. Yes, it’s true, steak fingers are a popular first food amongst baby-led weaning families, and with good reason. Beef is packed with zinc, iron, and selenium all of...

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What is baby-led weaning?

By Leslie Schilling

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I still remember waiting for the doctor to say baby-led weaning wasn’t a good idea. When I told him that my daughter was eating the same foods we ate, just cut in a way she could hold and served in an appropriate texture for gumming the food, he smiled and...

Should You Bank Your Baby’s Cord Blood and Cord Tissue?
For nine months, our bodies are doing everything possible to protect our babies… and then they’re born. And as parents, we still do everything we can to keep them safe. Including preserving their stem cells at birth through cord blood and cord tissue. But, what is this process actually like? How can it help? And…
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Pregnancy Weight Gain: What To Expect
Gaining weight during pregnancy is inevitable. Your baby's growth and development depend on it. However, the amount of weight you gain could make the difference between a healthy pregnancy, and one that's more complicated. How much weight should you gain and when? Where does the weight go during pregnancy? And what should you do about…