When and how to start weaning and introducing solids?
For UK mums, when did you start weaning your baby onto solids and how did you know they were ready? What first foods did you try and do you have any tips for getting started? I'd love to hear about your approaches and any advice for handling nerves about choking or reactions.
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We started at 4 months. He’s a very hungry baby anyways but he was sitting up with very minimal support, was tracking our food and showing a lot of interest in it (reaching for our plates)! We started with purées. Mainly vegetables. Sweet potato, butternut squash, things that blended up really easily. As I was breast feeding I added some of my milk into the purées to make it more familiar, but can also do it with formula. We also did baby porridge in the morning at 5 months. Haven’t had an experience with him choking but he will gag bits of food up with the BLW but have only introduced that from 6 months xx
6 months so we went straight into BLW - toast, avocado, mushed broccoli, chicken etc - let them work food through (and out of haha) their mouths and don’t expect huge intake for a few weeks. The aim is fun and familiarity to build a positive relationship with food - they don’t know what it is yet so it’s building that idea of taste, texture etc x
A little good-quality extra virgin olive oil is a great addition when babies start solids. 🫒 Choosing high-quality sources of fat matters: babies need dietary fats to support brain development, provide energy, and absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K.
EVOO provides mainly unsaturated fats and is rich in oleic acid, one of the main fatty acids naturally found in breast milk. A fresh, well-made EVOO also provides vitamin E and naturally occurring antioxidants. Just stir a little into mashed vegetables, puréed meat, beans, or other meals.
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Baby is showing all the signs of readiness sitting unassisted, lost the tongue thrust reflex and can bring objects to his mouth, haven’t started yet.
Will start at 6 months with whatever we’ve got for dinner/ meals. Never done puree or single foods. Introduce allergens individually in the first few weeks then you don’t have to worry about them! Only introduce foods you eat as a family regularly or it can actually increase the risk of an allergy forming x
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When and how to start weaning and introducing solids?
For UK mums, when did you start weaning your baby onto solids and how did you know they were ready? What first foods did you try and do you have any tips for getting started? I'd love to hear about your approaches and any advice for handling nerves about choking or reactions.
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