These resources accompany my Udemy course on Feeding Your Little Ones. If you know of additional resources that may be helpful, please leave them in the comments here or under the discussion tab on Udemy. I hope you enjoyed the lectures; as usual I welcome your feedback, comments and questions.

Books

Websites

  • Wholesome Baby Food – great recipes and info on both making your own purees and finger feeding
  • Kelly Mom –  Starting Solids while breastfeeding; generally nice source of breastfeeding info in general although some references outdated
  • Baby Led Weaning group on BabyCenter – see esp. their BLW FAQ post; good place to ask questions of other moms doing BLW
  • Rapley weaning –  a wealth of information from the woman who wrote the original book on BLW, again I don’t necessarily agree with all of her ideas about feeding (esp. re: never doing spoon feeding) and there are some good suggestions here.

Key Academic Papers

  1. Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Aug 15;8:CD003517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003517.pub2.
  2. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Volume 126, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S1-S58, December 2010
  3. Effects of Early Nutritional Interventions on the Development of Atopic Disease in Infants and Children: The Role of Maternal Dietary Restriction, Breastfeeding, Timing of Introduction of Complementary Foods, and Hydrolyzed Formulas. Pediatrics Vol. 121 No. 1 January 1, 2008 pp. 183 -191
  4. Infant BotulismAm Fam Physician. 2002 Apr 1;65(7):1388-1393.
  5. Ontogeny, growth and development of the small intestine: Understanding pediatric gastroenterology. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 February 21; 16(7): 787–799.
  6. Age at First Introduction of Cow Milk Products and Other Food Products in Relation to Infant Atopic Manifestations in the First 2 Years of Life: The KOALA Birth Cohort Study: Pediatrics Vol. 122 No. 1 July 1, 2008,  pp. e115 -e122
  7. Timing of Initial Exposure to Cereal Grains and the Risk of Wheat Allergy. Pediatrics Vol. 117 No. 6 June 1, 2006, pp. 2175 -2182

Articles for the Lay Person

  1. Palate & Food Memories Shaped Before Birth  – via NPR news
  2. Infant Development – visuals & info, cool stuff!
  3. Infant 1st Aid for Choking – illustrated guide from BabyCenter
  4. AHA video Rescue for Choking Baby  – YouTube video
  5. Does baby need iron?  – from Kellymom and FAQ on Vitamin Supplementation from La Leche League

Recipes

Remember to introduce whole foods one at a time. Once you’ve done that, combine at will and have fun! Here are some recipes to get you started. Please comment below if you’d like to contribute any ideas. I’d love to know what your little one enjoys.



About Camille Freeman, DCN (she/her)

Hi there! I'm a clinical herbalist and nutritionist specializing in fertility and menstrual health. I run the Monday Mentoring community of practice and also offer continuing education programs for practicing herbalists and nutritionists (Check out this year's Deep Dive!). I'm also a former professor with the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where I taught physiology, pathophysiology, and mindful eating for 17 years. 

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