Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask if they should give their baby a sippy or straw cup. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to know. Question: Should I give my baby a...
Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask how to manage their baby’s constipation. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to know. Question: How can I help my constipated baby? Answer: It’s almost inevitable that...
How to take the pressure out of mealtimes. One of the hallmarks of my approach to feeding your baby is to do so ‘without pressure’. This is also the advice I give to parents who have...
Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask how much water their baby should be drinking. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to know. Question: How much water should my baby be drinking? Answer: Babies...
Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask if they should continue to give their babies stage 1 formula, or change to stage 2 and beyond. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to...
When your baby turns one (I know, how quickly did that happen?!), milk becomes less important than food. Breastfeeding your baby definitely still has benefits after this age, but if your baby is formula-fed then...
Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask if they can give their babies probiotics. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to know. Question: Are probiotics recommended for babies? Answer: The evidence around probiotic supplements...
BLW vs PUREE vs MIXED FEEDING Which one to choose?! This is one of the MOST COMMON questions I get, but also the one of the biggest areas of confusion. Let’s clarify! BLW Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is a way...
I’m going to start by clarifying that there are no specific recommendations about how much sodium or salt babies ‘need’. And measurement of salt in food is a really tricky issue and fraught with error....
Lots of Baby Mealtimes Subscribers ask how to stop their babies from throwing off the highchair. Here’s a quick summary of the key things you need to know. Question: How do I stop my baby from...
If your baby doesn’t like spoon food, or won’t eat green vegetables, or eats like a bird at dinner time- then what should you do? Here’s a quick clue- the answer is NEVER blame yourself. Here are...
If you've practiced with an open cup, but you'd like your baby to move onto a straw cup for when you're out and about, then this post is for you! Some babies naturally pick up straw...