The foods a baby eats in its first few months can not only influence her taste buds and preferences for life but they will have a profound affect on her short and long term health.  Little wonder then that many new parents can feel a little daunted at the prospect of weaning their child onto solid foods.

There’s certainly a lot to think about such as how do you know when your child’s ready?  Which foods are safe to give when?  What texture should they be?  How much should you give?  When should you give it?  The truth is however that armed with a few key bits of information there is no need for any parent to feel worried about weaning as it is in fact a fantastic and unique opportunity to not only lay down some nutritional foundations for your child that they will benefit from for the rest of their lives but also to introduce your little one to one of life’s greatest pleasures – food!

There is no ‘right’ age to introduce solids, as every baby is different.   Current government guidelines recommend waiting until your baby is approximately 6 months old as it is about this time when he/she will start needing more nutrients than are available in milk alone...

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• Your baby starts demanding feeds more often
• Your baby still seems hungry after her usual milk feed
• She was sleeping through the night but has started to wake for an extra feed when previously she slept through
• Begins to take an interest in the foods you and other members of the family are eating
• Is beginning to chew hands excessively and put things in her mouth.
• Is still hungry after feeds even when you have increased the amount of milk you are giving.

Here you will find all the information you require when starting to wean your child in this section you will find the equipment you will need the hygiene, preparation, storing and cooking it's all here simply click the read more link below to see the full page.

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Here you will find all the information you need to provide your child with what they need and when, this section is broken down into stages, we make it so easy here at So Baby...

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