Mom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get Your Feeding Choices with Chriselle Lim
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroShow Notes
#138: What do you do when other people do not agree with the way you have decided to feed your baby? It can be especially hurtful when you feel judged by other parents for choosing baby-led weaning or bypassing traditional spoon-feeding. In this episode, stylist and digital content creator Chriselle Lim joins me to talk about mom-shaming, feeding judgment and how to handle criticism about your parenting choices. Whether you have one follower or millions, those comments can still sting. Listen to learn how to tune out the noise, move past unwanted opinions and feel more confident in the feeding choices you are making for your baby.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. How to handle mom-shaming when others criticize your feeding choices
2. What you can do to move past negative comments about your parenting decisions
3. Why the people you surround yourself with can influence your confidence as a parent
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/138
Links from This Episode:
• Chrisells is the co-founder of a number of Bumo businesses: BÜMO means “parents” in Korean.
• Bumowork: Offers a well-designed work space and licensed, on-site childcare under one roof.
• YouTube Channel Catching Up with Chris Link
• Chriselle Lim IG page HERE
• Podcast Being Bümo with Chrisele Lim
• TikTok Channel: @chrisellelim
• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and save $50 when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50
• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners
Other episode related to this topic: • Episode 331 - Interviewing my Mom: How She Didn’t Like BLW at First & Why She Changed • Episode 22 - Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Doubters on Board with Baby-Led Weaning • Episode 184 - Positive Parenting: Staying Upbeat When You’re Feeling Defeated about Baby-Led Weaning with Candice Jones, MD
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