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Podcast: Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
Episode: Are Purees Making Our Babies Jaws Weak? with Nicole Goldfarb, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
Description: #446: What if pouches and purees are the problem? Limited texture opportunities can compromise infants’ oral facial development and negatively impact bone development in the mouth. Nicole Goldfarb is an orofacial myofunctional therapist here to talk about maximizing your baby’s potential by pushing their palate past purees.Listen to this episode to learn:
What your baby’s mouth should look like at rest…and what to do if it doesn’t
Why your baby should be learning to chew - and not suck - food
How reliance on processed baby foods can change your baby’...