Wean in 15: Up-to-date Advice and 100 Quick Recipes

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And third, they need to be able to swallow food. The tongue has a thrust reflex, where babies may push more food out of their mouth than they let in. So they need to lose that reflex.

Yes, she loves to eat and she is quite a foodie! I love challenging her with new dishes and coming up with new recipe ideas, using spices like paprika and cumin in curries. She’s not the sort of baby who loves a big steaming bowl of green beans and broccoli, but she’s a big fan of flavour!kk: It sounds like the key takeaway from this book is that by following the weaning journey, your baby can gradually progress from breastfeeding or formula feeding to eating a variety of foods with different flavors and textures. Once they start eating larger meals over time, you can naturally decrease their desire for breast milk or formula. And that this journey is unique for each baby, so as a parent, you can be responsive to their individual pace and needs. Add the coconut milk and squash to the pan and continue cooking for 8-10 minutes or until the squash is cooked through. Stir in the lime juice, spring onions and coriander. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes to allow the flavours to meld together. Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs before serving. Serve with Rice. Variety is important too, so you want your baby to be open to a wide variety of nutritious foods. Babies need to develop their palate. Breastmilk or formula is smooth and sweet. So introducing other foods will be a new experience. Think about the different textures and tastes. Yes, I learnt a lot from Charlotte. She coached me through the whole process with Indie, and she was brilliant at giving advice when I was unsure about anything.

Parents should also be getting the whole family involved in mealtimes – even if it’s just adding some finishing touches to a dish, like a few berries on top of some porridge. These little things are so important, as they enable kids to connect with the food in a positive way. vp: Great question, the author recommends using a spoon, but there are a few different ways to do this. A lot of the recipes are simple things like purees, plus lots of textured foods to enhance baby’s senses, like mashed butter beans and kidney beans. This is the tastiest curry in the whole book. Remember your baby’s appetite can vary day-to-day, so don’t be upset if they don’t eat all the food you offer them.So Erin, my wife, for example, would nurse Lily as soon as they woke up, but we’d wait about an hour before feeding her a scrambled egg and avocado mash for breakfast. vp: So the next step is to go slow and proceed gently. It’s a gradual process, especially in the first few weeks. We knew if she had anything sweet, she would love it and eat all of it. But, our goal was to get her used to foods like broccoli, spinach, and kale. A lot of those have more bitter tastes than sweet ones.