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Fun first foods: An easy guide to introducing solid foods (Revised 2011)

Contents:How this booklet will help you
What is weaning about?
When should weaning begin?
Signs to help you tell if your baby is ready for other foods
Allergies in the family?
Making Food Fun
Stage 1: Getting Started
Stage 2: Moving On
Stage 3: Mini Meals
When can my baby eat...?
What can my baby drink?
How to prevent your baby choking
More information on weaning

Signs to help you tell if your baby is ready for other foods

Your baby’s routine may alter when she is close to 6 months. The following signs can suggest she is ready for other foods as well as milk:

  • wanting more milk after you have finished a feed or demanding feeds more often
  • waking up during the night after starting to sleep through (check she is not ill)
  • eye and hand co-ordination is better
  • beginning to bite or chew and ready to swallow food taken from a spoon.
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