#450: Your baby being able to sit relatively on their own is an important sign of readiness to eat. Pediatric occupational therapist Emma Hubbard explains how to help your baby get prepared to sit along with exercises and tips for reducing choking risk when you start solid foods.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Why your baby needs the head control associated with independent sitting to support a safe swallow


2. When your baby should be showing you signs of independent sitting and what to look for along the way


3. How to properly position your baby in their high chair and why floor seats are not recommended for feeding

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/450

Links from this episode:

• Emma’s website: www.brightestbeginning.com 


• Emma’s courses: https://brightestbeginning.com/courses/
  


• Emma’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EmmaHubbard 


• 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 284 - Postural Support when Starting Solid Foods with Emma Hubbard, Pediatric OT
  


• Episode 336 - Baby Feeding Milestones, Floor Seats and Hip Dysplasia with @milestones.and.motherhood KC Rickerd, PT, DPT
  

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