Professor of paediatrics advises parents to introduce food sooner to avoid allergies
A professor of paediatrics in the UK has advised that we should introduce babies to food sooner than we currently do to avoid them developing allergies. The advice comes ‘too late’ in the opinion of Gideon Lack, professor at King’s College London. Lack believes it is becoming a large concern as more and more children are diagnosed […]
2 years ago
Baby food safety: 7 weaning tips an expert wants all parents to know
To support parents beginning their little one’s weaning journey, we sat down with parenting expert Laura Erskine to get her best tips for making weaning safe and easy. Most importantly, your weaning baby does not have the same immunity as adults have, so it is very important to be extra vigilant when preparing homemade food […]
2 years ago
Ready for solids? The squish test will tell you if food is safe for babies
Got a little one who is almost ready for their first taste of solid food? Weaning your baby is such an exciting and also nerve-racking time for parents. There are so many things to take into consideration, and if you are anything like me, you are so terrified of them choking because you gave them […]
4 years ago
Baby-led weaning: 100 easy baby-led weaning finger-food ideas to try
Got a baby who is nearing six months and feel like it’s almost time to introduce him or her to some actual, solid food? Congratulations, parents –a whole new chapter of your life is about to begin. Introducing your up-until-now-milk-only baby to real food is so exciting – and also a little scary. I remember […]
5 years ago
Weaning: 10 ways to see if your baby is ready for solid food
Your baby’s first year on earth is choc-a-bloc with milestones and firsts. One of the more exciting – and also rather nerve-wracking to many – is that of weaning. As in, introducing solid food to your as-of-yet only milk-fed baby. But while it can seem completely daunting and more than a little terrifying to make […]
5 years ago
Ready, steady, wean: Eight tips on weaning every parent should be armed with
Weaning can be an anxious time for new parents. When to start, what to feed, self-lead or spoon-fed – there can be so many questions. In honour of National Weaning Week here in Ireland, which runs from 3rd– 9th May, we caught up with parenting expert, Laura Erskine, to pick her brain about some of […]
5 years ago