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Annabel Karmel offers her top tips for weaning your baby
Weaning is one of the most important milestones for mums and dads during the early months of parenthood. Introducing your baby to solid food is not a fixed set of steps; some babies progress more quickly or slowly than others. Not every day will be the same and sometimes they might not want to try…
Posted in Recipes, Weaning
Tagged Annabel Karmel, Breastfeeding, feeding, Purée, The Baby Show, top tips, Weaning
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The three second rule?
While processed foods are often seen as bad, for busy mums they are much safer than natural foods if dropped on the floor. That’s because the higher the salt or sugar content the less chance any harmful bacteria will survive, as a study carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) on behalf of cleaning experts…
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Tagged Bacteria, Cleaning, Feeding your baby, food, food hygiene, Hygiene, News, pseudomonas, Salt, Sugar, Weaning
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Win feeding and weaning tools from OXO Tot
Serve up tasty, nutritious meals for your little one with OXO Tot’s innovative range of feeding and weaning equipment. Created to grow with your child through several stages of development, the design-led OXO Tot collection includes everything from plates, cutlery, bowls and snack cups, to food ricers, apple & pear dividers and freezer trays in…
Disgusting Food ‘Contaminates’ Favourite Nibbles
If you are trying to wean your child, you should be aware that parents who try to get their toddler to eat foods they don’t like by presenting them next to foods they do enjoy should beware – as a new study by a University of Derby psychologist suggests it is likely both foods will…
Win Mini Pots of Goodness from HiPP Organic
We have teamed up with the lovely people at HiPP Organic to offer 15 lucky winners the chance to win a hamper, bursting with weaning goodies including the brand new Mini Pots with a little bit of yogurt. Made from the finest organic fruits, picked at the peak of ripeness and blended with a ‘little…
Additives in children’s food
Anyone who has ever witnessed the fall-out of a children’s birthday party will know the havoc food additives can wreak. However, those brightly coloured sweets and tasty sausage rolls might cause more harm than hyperactivity. We look at the controversy surrounding additives and ask how safe is your food? What are additives? Additives (both natural and artificial) are…
Posted in Allergies - food, Weaning
Tagged allergy, aspartame, Children, E102, E110, E122, E124, E129, E211, E621, E951, E954, Food additives, food allergy, Food Standards Agency, monosodium glutamate, quinoline, Saccharin, sodium benzoate, tartrazine, Weaning
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Question: Giving baby full fat milk
Q: “I have an eight-month-old and have heard that you can start putting them on full fat milk from the age of nine months. Is this true? And what is the best way to stop breastfeeding as all her feeds other than the night and lunch are all on the breast?” The advice at the moment…
Posted in Question & Answer, Weaning
Tagged allergy, Breastfeeding, cows milk, infection, Weaning
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Question: Weaning
Q: “My baby is six months old and I’m still breastfeeding her. However, she does not want solids at all. I have tried various methods – e.g. offering solids before feeds, after feeds etc. Is she still getting all she needs from breastmilk alone at this stage in her development?” A: You have obviously made a…
Question: Weaning a premature baby
Q: “My baby was born at 30 weeks and is now 16 weeks old (corrected age six weeks). I’d like some advice on when to start him on solids. He takes between 6-9oz of milk 3-4 hourly at present.” A: As with babies born at full term, the answer to your question is to go with…
Question: Baby’s falling weight gain
Q: “My eight-month-old son’s weight has dropped from the 75th centile to the 9th. I’m still breastfeeding him although I’d like to stop. He reluctantly drinks 3-4oz formula at a time and at some mealtimes he refuses to eat anything. Have you any suggestions as to how we can increase his weight?” A: There are…
Posted in Baby, Question & Answer, Weaning
Tagged Feeding your baby, Food intolerance, Infant feeding, Underweight, Weaning, Weight gain, Weight loss
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