First weaning - from 4-6 months

There comes a point when you have to bite the bullet and start the weaning process. Current recommendations are to wait until around 6 months, but some babies may be ready earlier - say from around the 4 month mark.

But what do you actually do? Where do you start? Particularly if you are starting weaning early these first meals are going to be little more than tastes and experiments. Most people seem to start with some baby rice (We stock Organix Organic Baby Rice). This mixes with milk or water to a smooth puree and is, to be honest, a pretty taste-free experience, however it can form the basis of a fuit or vegetable puree diluting the strength of the flavour a little.

You would then move on to fruit and vegetable purees. If you cook these youself these baby food freezer trays are invaluable as are a huge number of bowls and plastic food storage items. An alternative to all that mashing and pureeing is to use a commercial baby food such as Plum Baby , or frozen purees such as Truuuly Scrumptious (which we stock in the shop, telephone us is you want to arrange a mail order delivery). These are both suitable from 4 months.

posted by Richard @ 8:14 AM