You may have read or heard somewhere that during weaning, you should wait three days before introducing new foods. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘three-day wait rule’. This blog explains where this notion
I think this may be the most important part of my website – my blog! Here I can give advice, tips and recipes, plus loads more really useful information on nutrition for you and your young family…
You may have read or heard somewhere that during weaning, you should wait three days before introducing new foods. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘three-day wait rule’. This blog explains where this notion
I recently wrote my complete guide to essential nutrients during weaning as well as a separate guide on protein for babies and toddlers. So, in this blog I wanted to focus on another nutrient I
Weaning can be a confusing time, and it feels like there are so many “unknowns.” Parents so often ask me about feeding schedules and whether they should give their baby food or milk first. So
One question I am regularly asked is what happens next once you’ve offered your baby their first tastes and completed the first month of weaning. It’s natural to get past the initial stage of preparing
Weaning is such a huge topic that it is always useful to break it down into smaller, more manageable topics for parents. I’ve written before about everything from weaning equipment, the benefits of baby-led weaning
When sharing advice around weaning, I often talk about “following your baby’s lead” with the pace of the meal and following their cues to help you understand if your baby is full or hungry. I
I recently wrote all about my complete guide to essential nutrients during weaning. In this blog, I wanted to provide a guide to the vitamins and minerals (known as micronutrients) that are important for babies
Starting weaning is an exciting milestone for parents and carers but it comes with an awful lot of questions. When and how should I start? Which approach will work best for my little one: baby-led
One of the most frequent questions that parents ask me is exactly which specific nutrients babies need during weaning. I’ve written before about the importance of nutrition during the first 1000 days of life but
For a long time, weaning typically began with a real focus on offering fruits as baby’s first foods. I’m a huge fan of a more recent approach, Veg Led Weaning, and in this blog I’m
Weaning is a significant milestone in a baby’s life, marking the transition from a milk-only diet to the introduction of solid foods. This process can sometimes make parents a little nervous and I’ve spent a
I’ve written before about My Top 5 Baby Sleep Tips as well as what to if your toddler gets out of bed every night. But today I wanted to focus specifically on weaning and the
For those of you who know me and have read my blog, you’ll probably know that I’m a huge advocate of doing a mixed approach to weaning with some BLW (baby led weaning) alongside spoon
First Foods for Babies: WHY the Veg-Led Approach? Something I talk about ALL the time across my blog and all of my social media channels is about encouraging an approach to Veg-Led weaning for babies.
Many parents are super nervous when it comes to trying new food textures. They often wonder when baby should stop eating purees completely. When it comes to textures during weaning, there isn’t one single way