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Welcome to

From Fruit to Focaccia:

A Mediocre Guide

to Starting Solids

Hello and welcome! I’m Dr. Lauren Hughes, a pediatrician, IBCLC, wife, mother, and recent semi-influencer here with some consolidated, non-fear based information on starting solids because feeding your baby should be FUN!

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The Mediocre Guide to Starting Solids Covers:

  • Signs of readiness

  • Choking

    • Prevention

    • Gagging vs Choking

  • Is food before 1 just for fun?

  • Allergenic foods and reactions

  • Parents with allergies

  • Babies with eczema

  • What do you feed them?

  • Water and straws

  • Frequency of meals

  • Balancing boobs, bottles, and meals

  • Milk after 1, with a section specifically on cow's milk

  • Specific diets (veganism, vegetarian, etc) and allergen exposure

  • Bottle and pacifier weaning

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