Tips & Tools

Episode 41 — Baby-Led Feeding & Starting Solid Foods: Expert Tips for Parents

Dr. Krupa Playforth joins host Dr. Bracho-Sanchez to discuss baby-led feeding. She provides tips for when to introduce solids, how to safely offer peanut butter and other common food allergens, what to do if your baby is a picky eater, and how to prevent choking.

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Krupa Playforth, MD, FAAP

Dr. Michael Pistiner is a pediatric allergist and the Director of Food Allergy Advocacy, Education, and Prevention at Mass General for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston. He specializes in food allergy prevention and management in infants and toddlers, with a focus on early introduction strategies and the development of clinician support tools. Dr. Pistiner's team has proposed Dr. Krupa Playforth is a board-certified general pediatrician, and the co-author of the AAP book, Baby Leads the Way. Dr Playforth is a member of the AAP Virgina chapter.

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Theme music composed by Doug Nagel.

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Last Updated: 5/8/2025

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