Why Do Some Feeding Therapists Disagree with Baby-Led Weaning? with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC

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Not all feeding therapists are on board with baby-led weaning. In fact, many Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists who specialize in infant feeding mistakenly think that baby-led weaning is dangerous or that babies do not have the ability to feed themselves. 

In this interview episode, feeding therapist Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC talks about baby-led weaning in the feeding therapy community and how the next generation of feeding therapists are increasingly embracing this safe and effective alternative to conventional adult-led spoon feeding.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• Why many older feeding therapists object to the idea of baby-led weaning

• How a new generation of feeding therapists is embracing the baby-led approach

• What factors to consider if you’re choosing a feeding therapist for your child

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Gill Rapley, PHD is the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement

• She has a background in midwifery, public health nursing & breastfeeding counseling

• Gill is the co-author of the original baby-led weaning book called “Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide” along with Tracey Murkett.

OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Episode 52 - Tongue Ties & Lip Ties: Do These Affect Baby's Ability to Self-Feed with Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD

• Episode 148 - How Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Babies can Succeed in Self-Feeding with Vikash K. Modi, MD

• Episode 152 - How Do I Know if My Baby Needs Feeding Therapy with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

• Episode 198 - Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Feeding Challenges with Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP/L, IBCLC

• Episode 260 - Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental Delays with Gill Rapley, PhD and Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP/L, IBCLC

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Jill’s website: https://jillrabin.com/

• Follow Jill on Instagram @jillrabinablw

• Jill Rabin is the creator of the Adapted Baby-Led Weaning Approach (ABLW) and she co-authored the groundbreaking book on ABLW “Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too: Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental Delays or Other Feeding Challenges”

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