Stop when your baby shows signs that they've had enough. This could be firmly closing their mouth or turning their head away. If you're using a spoon, wait for your baby to open their mouth before you offer the food.
Do not force your baby to eat. Wait until the next time if they're not interested this time. Be patient and keep offering a variety of foods, even the ones they do not seem to like. It may take 10 tries or more for your baby to get used to new foods, flavours and textures. There will be days when they eat more, some when they eat less, and then days when they reject everything. Do not worry, this is perfectly normal.
Let your baby enjoy touching and holding the food. Allow them to feed themselves, using their fingers, as soon as they show an interest. If you're using a spoon, your baby may like to hold it or another spoon to try feeding themselves. Keep distractions to a minimum during mealtimes and avoid sitting your baby in front of the television, phone or tablet. Show them how you eat. Babies copy their parents and other children. Sit down together for family mealtimes as much as possible.
This helps them learn how to chew, move solid food around their mouth and swallow. Some babies like to start with mashed, lumpy or finger foods. Just keep offering them lumpy textures and they'll eventually get used to it. Safety and hygiene When introducing your baby to solid foods, it's important to take extra care to not put them at risk.
Key food safety and hygiene advice: always wash your hands before preparing food and keep surfaces clean cool hot food and test it before giving it to your baby wash and peel fruit and raw vegetables avoid hard foods like whole nuts, or raw carrot or apple remove hard pips and stones from fruits, and bones from meat or fish cut small, round foods, like grapes and cherry tomatoes, into small pieces eggs produced under the British Lion Code of Practice stamped with the red lion are considered very low risk for salmonella and safe for babies to eat partially cooked Always stay with your baby when they're eating in case they start to choke.
Choking is different from gagging. Your baby may gag when you introduce solid foods. If your baby is gagging: their eyes may water they might push their tongue forward or out of their mouth they might retch to bring the food forward in their mouth or vomit Equipment checklist High chair.
Your baby needs to be sitting safely in an upright position so they can swallow properly. Always use a securely fitted safety harness in a high chair. Never leave babies unattended on raised surfaces. Plastic or pelican bibs. It's going to be messy at first! Soft weaning spoons are gentler on your baby's gums. Small plastic bowl. You may find it useful to get a special weaning bowl with a suction base to keep the bowl in place.
First cup. A messy mat or newspaper sheets under the high chair to catch most of the mess. Plastic containers and ice cube trays can be helpful for batch cooking and freezing small portions. Find out more: tips to help your baby enjoy new foods children's food: safety and hygiene foods to avoid giving babies how to stop a child choking baby and toddler safety Feeding your baby: from 0 to 6 months Breast milk is the best food your baby can have during their first 6 months of life.
Babies do not need baby rice to help them move to solid foods or sleep better. Vitamins for babies It's recommended that breastfed babies are given a daily supplement containing 8. This is because formula is fortified with vitamin D and other nutrients. Find out more: benefits of breastfeeding how to make up baby formula vitamins for children Feeding your baby: from around 6 months When they first start having solid foods, babies do not need 3 meals a day.
Pick a time that suits you both, when you do not feel rushed and your baby is not too tired. Allow plenty of time and let your baby go at their own pace. Keep offering different foods, even foods your baby has already rejected. You can continue breastfeeding for as long as you both want.
First foods You might want to start with single vegetables and fruits. Include vegetables that are not sweet, such as broccoli, cauliflower and spinach. Make sure any cooked food has cooled right down before offering it to your baby. Remember, babies do not need salt or sugar added to their food or cooking water. Finger foods As soon as your baby starts solid foods, encourage them to be involved in mealtimes and have fun touching, holding and exploring food. Offering your baby finger foods at each meal is a good way to help them learn to self-feed.
But never introduce solids before 17 weeks. I had felt under pressure to start earlier from family but wanted to wait until the advised time 6 months. Research suggests that weaning before 4 months may be linked to an increased chance your child will become overweight. If you decide to wean before 6 months, the Department of Health advises against giving your baby any of the the following foods, as they may lead to illness or allergies:. You may need to express at work to keep your breasts comfortable.
Keep the milk refrigerated and bring it home in an insulated cool bag. Some mothers find regular expressing difficult to maintain. However, your baby can be offered an infant formula when you are at work, and still be breastfed at home.
Many mothers and babies are able to continue to partially breastfeed for many months with this more flexible arrangement. Make the snack fun by putting the food into a lunch box and adding interesting healthy foods. Place a rug on the floor so he can have a picnic. Having a special DVD or television show to put on while you feed can help keep your toddler occupied and happy. Have a special book to read or toy to play with during feeding time. This can act as a distraction and make feeding a special time.
Tell your son that you will spend some time playing with him when you have put the baby down to sleep. Make sure you carry through with any promises you make to spend time with your son. Providing some structured attention with mummy or daddy can really make a difference as does encouraging extended family and friends to share some of their attention with both your son and baby.
As you have a couple of weeks until you are admitted to hospital, building up a supply of breast milk in your freezer will provide milk for your baby when you are unable to feed. In hospital, arrange ahead for your baby to room in with you as per hospital policies to promote, protect and support breastfeeding , with the support of your partner or alternately to be brought into you at regular intervals to breastfeed.
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