Pouches: Why Your Baby Doesn't Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

#149: Baby food pouches are convenient…but does your baby actually need them? In this episode, pediatric feeding and swallowing expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP, explains why sucking purees from a pouch can limit important sensory and feeding experiences when your baby is learning how to eat. You’ll learn why exposure to a variety of textures matters, how pouches differ from offering purees on a spoon, and what to do instead if you’re worried your baby isn’t eating enough at mealtime. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why sucking pureed food from a pouch can limit important sensory and feeding experiences for your baby 2. How pouches differ from offering purees on a spoon when your baby is learning how to self-feed 3. What to do instead of reaching for a pouch when you’re worried your baby isn’t eating enough at mealtime Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/149 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 and get $50 off when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50 • 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 62 - Why Sensory Play Matters when Starting Solid Foods with Dawn Winklemann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 195 - Texture 101: Tips for Trying Trickier Textures with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP • Episode 64 - The Right Way to Use a Pre-Loaded Spoon with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 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. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 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 and save $50 off when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 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. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts or rate this show on Spotify podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices