When Should I Give My Baby Solids?
May 19th, 2010
You may be keen to start the weaning process as early as possible. Starting on the road to eating solid food gives them a great start towards exercising and strengthening th mouth and tongue in order to develop their speech skills.
However, your baby’s digestive system will not be ready to digest solid food until they’re at least [...]
When Should I Give My Baby Juice?
May 19th, 2010
You may be worried about when to give a baby juice or fruit juice. I can recommend that you shouldn’t really be feeding juice to your baby any earlier than six months. They should be getting all their nutrition from breastmilk or formula.
My personal view is that if you do decide to provide juice to [...]
How to Puree Chicken for Babies
May 12th, 2010
It’s important that your weaning babies get the protein they need and chicken can be a good source of this protein. to be honest, Blending chicken can be tough if you haven’t got a decent food blender as it’s not suitable to go through a food mill.
There are some very cheap and suitable hand blenders [...]
Should I Feed My Baby Fruits or Vegetables First?
May 3rd, 2010
It doesn’t really matter if you start weaning your baby with fruit or vegetables to be honest. Your baby can digest them both just as easily. Some experts would argue you should start with vegetables and avoid the sweeter fruits in order to prevent your baby developing a sweet tooth and encourage a preference for [...]
The ‘Four Day’ Rule
February 10th, 2010
You may have seen reference to the four day rule littered around my blog or in parenting forums. If you don’t know what it refers to, i’m here to tell you right now.
The four day rule is simply this:
When introducing new foods to your baby, you should do so by only giving them a small [...]
