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Anyone have an overstuffer on their hands? Do you know the type of baby I’m talking about? SUPER eager about eating (a good thing…) but also kind of scary and you’re worried your baby might choke (a bad thing…)?

Well in today’s episode I’ve got speech language pathologist and pediatric swallowing expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP joining me to talk about some practical ways to handle over-stuffing.

If your baby eats fast or takes big bites and you’re not sure whether or not this is safe or what to do...Ms. Dawn has you covered with tons of tips, exercises and scripts for handling some of these panic-inducing moments.

And if your baby is on the other end of the spectrum - as in not even interested in food yet - there’s still some great info in here for you, so you’ll know what to do when your baby eventually DOES get into eating more food!

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In this episode, Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP is joining me to talk about:

• What is overstuffing? I actually thought it was a term Dawn made up, but in SLP/swallow land it’s a real thing, and Dawn shares what we’re looking for when we say “overstuffing”

• How her 3-strip approach can help slow your baby down (without you having to intervene in baby actively self-feeding)

• The progression of different “chews” babies learn from munch chew to rotary chew and also why having baby’s feet resting flat on a solid footrest can help reduce overstuffing (and prevent choking).

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