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Courses by Flourish Pediatric Therapy and Lactation/Transitioning Your Baby to Solids: How, When, Why…All You Need to Know!
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Transitioning Your Baby to Solids: How, When, Why…All You Need to Know!

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  • 27 Lessons

Are you anxious about the prospect of introducing your baby to solids? Overwhelmed with the amount of information to sift through in figuring out your approach? Not sure if you want to spoon feed or try baby led weaning? If you are looking for practical recommendations and strategies to get your baby from bottles/breast to eating real food and drinking from a cup/straw, you've come to the right place.
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Contents

Introduction

Introduction
  • 5 mins
  • 12.5 MB

Typical Development of Feeding Skills

Learn about how babies typically progress with feeding skills in the first year of life.

Typical development of feeding skills
  • 4 mins
  • 5.79 MB

WHY introduction to foods at the right time matters...and WHEN is that, anyway?

When you introduce solids will impact how you approach it and how it goes, and there are important factors to consider in that decision!

Food before 1....is just for fun? Nope. Goodness no!
  • 3 mins
  • 4.69 MB
When to introduce solids
  • 3 mins
  • 4.66 MB
Allergy risk reduction
  • 9 mins
  • 14.3 MB
Signs that baby is ready for foods
  • 7 mins
  • 19.4 MB

WHAT you'll need (equipment recommendations)

Learn about what you should look for in a high chair/seating system and ideal baby utensils.

Equipment needs
  • 14 mins
  • 22.8 MB
Equipment recommendations

    HOW to introduce foods: spoon feeding or baby led weaning?

    We'll cover what you need to know re: your options for introduction (spoon feeding vs. baby led weaning) and techniques for either option.

    How often should my baby be eating solids?
    • 4 mins
    • 5.46 MB
    Traditional spoon feeding vs. Baby Led Weaning
    • 5 mins
    • 6.61 MB
    Spoon feeding techniques and what to offer your baby
    • 13 mins
    • 34.2 MB
    spoon feeding tips video
    • 3 mins
    • 13.2 MB
    Baby Led Weaning...it is riskier?
    • 11 mins
    • 15.7 MB
    Picking foods for your baby
    • 9 mins
    • 14.6 MB
    Resistive foods (and how these help to develop chewing skills) + video of babies self feeding
    • 7 mins
    • 19.2 MB
    Teaching chewing and spitting foods out
    • 5 mins
    • 15.8 MB
    Video review of teaching chewing/spitting out
    • 3 mins
    • 14.6 MB
    Teaching Cup and Straw Drinking
    • 7 mins
    • 19.2 MB

    Common Struggles and How to Overcome Them

    Many families find themselves struggling with a few things during the transition to solids and cup/straw drinking. We'll cover the most common ones and what you can do about them, as well as when it's time to seek skilled help.

    Gagging and choking
    • 4 mins
    • 7.56 MB
    Establishing Routines
    • 6 mins
    • 9.61 MB
    Limited interest or not eating enough
    • 6 mins
    • 8.12 MB
    Illness and teething
    • 2 mins
    • 1.76 MB
    Picky eating
    • 5 mins
    • 5.51 MB
    Medical issues impacting feeding and weaning from bottles
    • 4 mins
    • 4.26 MB
    When it's time to seek out help
    • 5 mins
    • 7.38 MB

    Resources and conclusion

    Learn about where to go from here if you want to dive deeper into infant feeding or have additional questions.

    Resources and conclusion
    • 2 mins
    • 2.31 MB
    Course Evaluation