007 - Choosing Baby's First Solid Foods with Dr. Nadine Zambrano

"I'm about to start solid food for my baby - what food should I give?"

There's a lot of stress and confusion about this.

"I'm trying to do baby-led weaning, but my baby kept gagging so I stopped. I fed my baby a puree. I feel so guilty. I'm a bad mom."

And then these guilt-ridden moms receive advice like,
"It's good if baby gags! Ignore your mom intuition!"
"You just didn't try hard enough!"

Are these really proven statements?

In this episode, I discuss with pediatrician (and mom of three!) Dr. Nadine Zambrano answers to questions like:

• How do we know baby is ready to start solids?
• How can we select foods that are right for baby?
• What's the single most important thing to remember when feeding baby? (that's not about the food you give!)
• Does baby really need to finish a set amount of food (like what many moms are told!)?

If you enjoyed this episode, let us guide you step by step as you start solids. Find out more about our course Feeding Baby Right.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• FREE guides in the Discerning Parenting Resource Library
• On-demand video course: Feeding Baby Right
• Baby's First Year Kit

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Dr. Nadine Zambrano and Dr. Victoria Ang-Nolasco are co-founders of Hatch and Grow, Inc., which supports parents by taking the stress and guesswork out of parenting.

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