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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Are banana’s really good for little ones, or should they be limited?
When should you change from giving full fat milk to semi skimmed?
When can you start giving cows milk and which one is the best to use?
Whats the best age to introduce solids
not really got any questions as my kids are well passed that stage. we loved baby led weaning tho.
how do I get a fussy child to try new things?
Where is the best place to get nutrition guidance and support?
What is a good portion size for an 8 month old and how can I get her to stop spitting out anything slightly lumpy?!
When buying jarred baby food are there any ingredients that I should be concerned about?
At 7 mths how much food should a baby eat? She is bf if that makes any difference, she’s having two small meals a day, but I’m worried if I start giving more food her milk intake will drop
Should solid foods be cut in certain shapes to prevent choking?
My baby daughter is very adventurous with her food, she loves the taste of everything (Unlike all my other children! She even loves spicy curries! She does seem to get bored with the food her brothers and sisters eat, and is always trying to taste her daddies & my food! We like our food spicy, and we are worried that this will upset her delicate tummy, so is their a guide on what types of spices my 9 month old can eat? xxxx
I’m worried about over or under feeding my baby, how will I know if baby is getting enough solid food when weaning is established. I currently breastfeed on demand, do you still give milk on demand when they have solids, or eventually limit it?
How many times should you give a baby food they are not so keen of? Eg three times?
Should I hold off on the sweeter foods like sweetcorn and butternut squash, and get baby used to more savoury options first?
My 7 month old son is still very small he was ill at birth then found to have a milk allergy later and lost weight on the medicated milk but now drinks his bottles and eats his jars (no milk added) but he won’t entertain the 7 month jars which are lumpier (he has no teeth yet too) do you think I should stay on first stage for another month due to his slow start??
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how do you encourage your little one to start using knife/fork/spoon
I know someone who did everything wrong at the weaning stage and her child is at school still eating baby food. It’s so important to allow messy textures and exploration, especially so the baby is relaxed and enjoys the process.
What to do about choking concerns?
what is the best food to start weaning a 1st born who seems to spit out everything we have tried so far