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What if My Baby Won’t Swallow Food? Pocketing with Dawn Winkelman, MS, CCC-SLP

In this episode we're talking about:

What pocketing is and what you do if your baby won't swallow
How open cup drinking can help babies better swallow food
When it is - and is not - ok to put your finger in your baby's mouth

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Have you ever finished a meal and found food hanging out in your baby’s mouth? Are you supposed to go in there with your finger and get it out? How does pocketing happen and what can we do to help babies actually swallow their food? In this episode guest Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP will be walking us through what pocketing is and how we can help babies who don’t want to seem to swallow.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

What pocketing is and what you do if your baby won’t swallow
How open cup drinking can help babies better swallow food
When it is - and is not - ok to put your finger in your baby’s mouth

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP is a BLW feeding expert and product designer

Dawn teaches about baby-led weaning and open cup drinking

Dawn designed the ezpz Tiny Cup which your baby can start using at 6 months

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Katie & Dawn co-teach a Choking Prevention and Response Course for parents just starting solid foods who are nervous about choking.

Affiliate discount code KATIE10 for $10 off the choking course

CHOKING PREVENTION AND RESPONSE COURSE

Katie and Dawn’s Choking Prevention and Response course - use affiliate discount code KATIE10 for an additional $10 off, click here to register.

What will I learn in the choking course?

In this course we’re teaching you how to:

➡ Stop unsafe seating situations with our posture checklist proven to protect your child’s airway.

➡ Avoid dangerous household objects and modify choking risk foods to facilitate safe swallowing for infants, toddlers, and school-age children.

➡ Troubleshoot feeding difficulties that can impact safe swallowing at mealtimes, such as pocketing, overstuffing and excessive gagging.

…and the CHOKING PREVENTION & RESPONSE COURSE contains additional info about identifying the difference between gagging, choking and signs of allergic reaction 🌾

You can get $10 off the CHOKING PREVENTION & RESPONSE COURSE with my affiliate discount code KATIE10 by clicking here.

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