Over the last few months, regular readers will have been following our weaning story. With Gemma and Jacob we tended to follow the ‘traditional’ weaning approach – a mix of spoon fed purees and finger foods. Max has been a much more baby led approach. We noticed at an early age that he liked to sit at the table when we ate, he liked to explore food with his hands, and he liked to copy us, trying to hold a spoon and fork as soon as he gained control of his hands. Because of this, we followed his lead, and let him choose what to eat and when. It has resulted in some very odd combinations – cheese and orange, pineapple and cabbage – but he is the least fussy eater of all 3 children and we have yet to find anything he won’t eat. Baby led weaning has definitely worked for us.
I have recently teamed up with the lovely team over at Tesco Baby, and we have a very exciting #BabyFoodChat planned for next week. I will be meeting with a panel of experts to chat about all things weaning and baby feeding related – and we want YOU to get involved too!
What does a good diet for little one look like? How should you deal with food allergies? Is it five portions of fruit and veg a day – or seven? And what about vegetarian and other specialist diets? For the answers to these and other questions, don’t miss your chance to quiz the panel of baby nutrition experts. Post your questions here, email me or Tweet me using the #BabyFoodChat hashtag and I can ask the experts for you!
So who will I be talking to?
Katie Fordham ANutr – nutritionist at Danone Baby Nutrition UK
Dr Rebecca Chicot PhD – child development and parenting expert, and co-founder of The Essential Parent Company
Dr Sarah Temple – children’s GP
As you can see – there is an expert available to answer any type of weaning/feeding question you can throw their way! I am really excited about putting all your questions forward, so please do get in touch! Everyone who leaves a question will be entered into the prize draw to win a £25 Tesco gift card and a weaning set.
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How much should my baby be eating at 7 months?
How can I make weaning less wasteful?
Silly question really but one that always concerned me. With BLW is it best to give larger or smaller pieces of food. I worry that the smaller could be a choking hazard (we’ve all done it and panicked for a split second!) But also that the larger could be just as bad. X
What is the best healthy finger food to give?
Which foods should I not give?
whats the best way to introduce baby to meats ?
My son won’t eat lumps. What can I do to get over this?
how soon can I introduce cows milk
how do you do it without them refusing the food?
When should I expect my child to be on 3 meals a day?
Should I omit foods that parents have allergies and/or intolerances to?
whats the best foods to try first
how to make a fussy eater eat fruits
What’s the best food to start with on solids?
Why does my little one only eat food when he’s making a real mess?
When a baby should stop breastfeeding?
Sometimes my lo looks a little red faced after eating tomatoes – should I avoid them?
How to ensure that my baby has enough iron .. I suffer from anemia, and worry about passing it on.
should you wait till 6 months to start weaning
Should I avoid foods if parents or other children have allergies to it
What is the current best baby milk formula as I used SMA gold when my son was small and am now starting a new one (baby that is) at 40!