Introducing Solids: An Overview
507 reviews
This overview will help set you and baby up for success, no matter how you choose to feed. You'll learn the signs that baby is ready to start as well as some safety considerations, including how and when to introduce allergens.
Covered in this class
- How to set up for a successful first feed
- Understanding the two feeding philosophies: Purees & baby-led weaning
- Best first foods to try & what to avoid
- How to introduce top allergens
- Infant fluid & nutrition needs
Lessons
Introduction
1:05
The First Feed: Setting You & Baby Up for Success
2:16
Understanding Some Common Feeding Philosophies
1:15
First Foods: What to Try & What to Avoid
2:35
Infant Fluid Needs
1:30
Feeding Through the First Year
1:39
Introducing High-Risk Allergens
1:31
Handouts
Signs Baby is Ready for Solids
Setting up for Baby's First Feed
Pureed Food vs. Baby-Led Weaning
+ 10 more
Meet the instructor
Vanessa Thornton, RD, CSP, is a registered dietitian with a master’s in nutrition from Boston University. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatrics and earned a certificate of training in obesity in pediatrics and adults. Vanessa completed her dietetic internship at a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a parent of two.
Vanessa Thornton, RD, CSP
Reviews
Member
Easily digestible and short! Perfect intro into feeding
Member
Good except on the baby benadryl thing which babies aren't supposed to have
Katherine
Super helpful as I begin to navigate starting solids.
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