FAQs for Babies
What milk should I give my baby now that I’ve started weaning?
Even though you’ve started weaning you should not change the milk your baby is drinking. If you’re feeding your baby breast milk or formula milk or a combination of both carry on until they are 12 months old. After 12 months you can change to whole fat cow’s milk.
Can any foods give babies allergies?
If there’s a history in the family of things like asthma, hay fever or eczema then babies are more likely to be allergy prone. Foods like milk, eggs, nuts, seeds, fish, shellfish and wheat are common allergen foods and if you are worried you should introduce these foods one at time after 6 months
My baby doesn’t like lumpy foods. What should I do?
Getting your baby used to different textures is important and this usually happens at around 7 months. Babies may take some time to get used to the lumps and may refuse and spit them out which is totally normal. You can try to mash soft ripe fruit and cooked veggies and pasta .Keep trying at feeds with food closest to completely pureed at first and then gradually increase the lumpiness until your little one is eating properly lumpy meals.
Can a baby with no teeth eat finger foods?
Your babies gums are pretty hard and so even without any teeth they should be able to eat finger foods. Try not to give them very hard foods like carrot sticks, grapes and apple slices. Toast, bread and pitta bread or pieces of soft fruit like banana, peach and pears are perfect weaning foods.
Aren’t there different weaning stages?
Every baby develops at a different rate and so there are no hard and fast rules. The best way to find out if your baby is ready to eat new foods and textures is to simply try them. There are however thought to be 3 stages to weaning.
- 6 months – your baby is ready for smooth fruit and vegetable purees and baby cereals.
- 6- 9 months – you can start to introduce other foods like mashed rice, noodles or pasta, lentils and pulses, full-fat dairy products, such as yoghurt and fromage frais and puréed or mashed-up meat, fish and chicken. They can now eat mashed up foods with lumps and soft finger foods.
- 9-12 months - you can combine foods and your little one is working up towards eating minced and chopped up foods with the rest of the family. Your baby can start to eat harder finger foods.
My baby is only 4 months old and still seems hungry soon after a milk feed. Can I start to give her solids?
It’s normal for babies of 4 months to appear hungrier than usual. They are more than likely going through a growth spurt. Giving them extra breast milk or formula milk will give them what they need
If you do however choose to introduce solids earlier, please speak with your health visitor or GP before. Don’t give solids to your baby if they’re under 4 months old
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