Taste and Flavor Development in Infancy with Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#248: Does your baby have a preference for sweet foods? What flavors of foods are best to offer baby? In this episode we are exploring how babies develop taste and flavor preferences during infancy with Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP. Dr. Ross is a neonatal feeding and pediatric feeding development expert who developed the SOFFI method: Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shownotes for this episode with podcast transcript are at:</span> <a href= "https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/248"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/248</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How babies develop flavor preferences beginning in utero</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Feeding concerns that premature babies may experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendations for transitioning older infants off of the bottle</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes mentioned:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/119"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ep 119 Premature Babies: How to Estimate & Adjust Age for Starting Solids </span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/110"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ep 110 Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD </span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/158"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ep 158 How Premature Babies Can Succeed with BLW with @doctorterrimd Terri Major-Kincade, MD</span></a></l