Breastfeeding & Beyond:

Introducing Solid Foods to Your Breastfed Baby


This class covers everything you need to know for starting solids: why & when to introduce solid food, how to introduce solids (including spoon-feeding and baby-led weaning methods), and what foods to offer. Additional topics include food allergies, recommended supplies, and tips for avoiding picky eating.

You'll also receive the Breastfeeding & Beyond Companion Guide (digital download) that contains all of the information you'll want to have at your fingertips when starting your baby on solid foods. 

More than 90 minutes of class content. Go at your own pace and replay as many times as you like.

You will have access for 1 year.



Why & When of Starting Solids


  • Benefits of starting solids
  • When to introduce solid foods
  • Developmental readiness
  • Risks of starting too early
  • Solid food myths
  • Allergies
  • Questions for your baby's doctor
How to Feed Solid Foods



  • Responsive feeding
  • Methods: traditional (spoon-feeding), baby-led weaning, combo
  • Supplies & gear
  • Creating a safe and happy feeding environment
  • Transitioning from breastfeeding to solids
  • Sample schedules & volumes
  • Avoiding picky eating
  • Introducing allergenic foods
  • Gagging & choking


What Foods to Offer



  • First foods
  • Foods to avoid
  • Food preparation & safety

Included with your class:

Breastfeeding & Beyond Companion Guide
(PDF Download)

This companion guide includes all of the information you'll want to have at your fingertips when introducing your baby to solid foods:


  • Sample schedules & volumes
  • First food options
  • Foods to avoid
  • Allergenic foods & signs of allergic reactions
  • Table for recording introduction of allergenic foods
  • Links to recommended products
  • Links to additional resources

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Your Instructor

Rebecca McCann, BSN, RN, IBCLC, PMH-C


Rebecca has been working with breastfeeding families since 2005. She started her career as a mother-baby RN and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2010. She worked in the hospital as a Lactation Consultant on mother-baby units and in the NICU for 10 years before opening a private practice. Rebecca has taken advanced training in oral habilitation, tethered oral tissues, feeding reflexes, and bottle refusal. She is also certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C)