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#258: What if my baby eats too much food? Can babies overeat with baby-led weaning? In this episode, we’re exploring concerns from parents and caregivers about babies who (their words) “eat too much.” We’ll look at portion sizes…and why there are no set portion sizes for babies as well as safety concerns, hunger and fullness cues, and then why your baby’s growth chart is actually the best indicator of whether or not they’re getting enough nutrition from food.

Need more ideas of foods your baby safely CAN eat? Grab your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on this free one-hour online video training called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS. Sign up here: https://babyledweaning.co/

The small portion-sized suction mats that I mentioned in this episode are the ezpz Mini Mats. I like that they remind us to keep baby’s portion sizes small - and to offer a variety of foods during the weaning process. If you’re shopping the ezpz Mini Mats you cna get 10% off everything at ezpzfun.com with my affiliate ezpz discount code KATIE10.

Right now I’m really digging the growth chart app I mentioned in the episode called…wait for it…Growth! You can enter your baby’s height and weight from their doctor appointments and well checks and keep an eye on their path to health in this app which you can find here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/growth-baby-child-charts/id446639811 

Safety matters when starting solid foods and we talk about how overstuffing can lead to choking in some instances. Make sure you’ve taken a refresher infant CPR course before starting solid foods. The CPR class I take each quarter is linked here and you can get an extra $10 off that class with my affiliate discount code KATIE10. The Choking Prevention and Response course I co-teach is also linked and code KATIE10 works for 10% off there too.

…and there were LOTS Of other growth related BLW podcast episodes I’ve recorded and expert interviews that were mentioned in this episode. You can find them all on the shownotes page located here: https://blwpodcast.com/258

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SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• Why portion sizes really don’t matter because there are no set portion sizes for babies…just keep things small to reduce food waste and offer your baby a variety of foods

• When to worry about your baby jumping up or down on their growth chart…but also how most growth chart aberrations are results of poor data and inaccurate measurement. Always measure and weigh your baby at home before you go to the doctor, just to keep them honest in their tracking!

• What to do if your baby eats too much food at once…but why it’s less than you think because with baby-led weaning, the baby learns to listen to and respond to their hunger and fullness cues, so you’re kind of off the hook!

LINKS FROM EPISODE

I mentioned quite a few other resources in this episode - here are links, some of which are affiliate links meaning I earn a small amount of money when you also support these small businesses:

• Ezpz feeding gear, my affiliate discount code KATIE10 works for 10% off all of these 100% foodgrade silicone suction mats and bowls:

  • ezpz Mini Mats 

  • ezpz Mini Bowls

  • ezpz Tiny Bowls
    

• CPR - take an infant refresher CPR course before you start solid foods. This is the CPR class I take and recommend and my affiliate discount code KATIE10 works for 10% off CPR and the Choking Prevention and Response Course I also co-teach here.

OTHER EPISODES from episode

I mentioned quite a few other mini training BLW episodes I have done or interviews I have conducted with feeding experts in this interview. The growth related episodes are all linked for you here - save them and listen later if you don’t have time to right now:

• Episode 54 - Overstuffing: What If My Baby Takes Big Bites? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

• Episode 215 - Portion Distortion: Why Aren't There Set Portion Sizes for Baby-Led Weaning?

• Episode 110 - Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD

• Episode 77 - Baby Hunger & Fullness Cues: What They Are & How to Spot Them

• Episode 133 - Don’t Drip Food: How to Pre-Portion for Baby-Led Weaning

• Episode 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed

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