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Mar 2025
26m 23s

Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Gettin...

KATIE FERRARO
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#22: Are you the only one who believes in baby-led weaning? What if someone else feeds your baby and doesn’t want to do baby-led weaning? In this episode I share 2 mom’s stories of how they are dealing with getting grandmothers on board with baby-led weaning.


There’s no script to follow to get your tribe on board with BLW. Every situation is different...yet, you can use these real-life moms’ stories and examples and tailor them to your own situation with your own mother, mother-in-law, spouse or partner. I’ll teach why there is no perfect response that fits each family, but for sure a few mindset tweaks can help keep everyone focused on the goal at hand: raising an independent eater!


Listen to this episode to learn:

1. How to deal with people in your inner circle who aren't entirely on board with baby-led weaning (yet 😜): grandparents, spouses and partners

2. Why it's important to get comfortable feeding your baby FIRST before you invite someone else into your feeding environment

3. Tips for staying focused on your goal: raising an independent eater...and not getting distracted by the mess or even how much your baby is (or isn't) eating


Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/22


Links from this episode:

• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program 

•  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners


Other Episodes Related to this Topic

• Episode 53 - Explaining Baby-Led Weaning to a Skeptic: 10 Benefits of Baby-Led Weaning

• Episode 237 - Getting Grandparents on Board: Baby-Led Weaning Across Generations

• Episode 331 - Interviewing my Mom: How She Didn’t Like BLW at First & Why She Changed


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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.


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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.


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Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.


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