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Why Your Baby’s High Chair Needs a Footrest

Why Your Baby’s High Chair Needs a Footrest

FromBaby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro


Why Your Baby’s High Chair Needs a Footrest

FromBaby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

#431: How does an adjustable footrest on your baby’s high chair help reduce the risk of choking? In this episode we’ll look at how your baby’s feet resting flat helps stabilize their core and support a safe swallow…and how to fix your high chair if it doesn’t have a footrest or if your baby’s feet don’t reach the footrest yet.

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why your baby’s feet resting flat on a solid footplate helps reduce choking risk

How to build a DIY footrest if your high chair doesn’t have one

What to do if your high chair has a footrest, but your baby’s feet don’t reach yet


Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/431

Links from this episode

My high chair recommendations:

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3X8iFM4 

Nomi high chair on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3gPd6LU



Other Episodes Related to this Topic

Episode 172 - High Chair Positioning: Reduce Choking Risk Using This One Simple Move with Jeff Durkee of Nomi High Chair


Episode 205 - High Chair Help: What if My Baby Won't Sit in the High Chair?


Episode 379 - Favorite Portable High Chairs for Feeding on the Go



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Released:
May 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for! Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian, baby-led weaning expert and mom of 7 helps you get a SAFE start to solid foods using baby-led weaning. Baby-led weaning helps your baby become an independent eater & prevents picky eating. Join Katie for easy-to-implement infant feeding tips and tricks that will build confidence in your baby’s ability to safely start solid food and self-feed!