BLW Food Size: Why Do Early Eaters Need Big Pieces of Food? with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
- Why do you cut pieces of food bigger for baby-led weaning?
- What happens if you cut foods too small and why this increases choking risk
- How and when to move your baby from bigger pieces of food to smaller pieces?
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What size do you cut food for baby-led weaning? When is it safe to cut foods smaller for babies? In this episode BLW expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP is teaching why we make BLW foods bigger at first and how you can help your baby succeed in self-feeding by cutting foods the right size early on in self-feeding.
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In this episode we’re talking:
Why do you cut pieces of food bigger for baby-led weaning?
What happens if you cut foods too small and why this increases choking risk
How and when to move your baby from bigger pieces of food to smaller pieces?
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