Many babies will seem to to choke when first starting to eat solids. This is usually just a gag reflex at a new taste or, if some food has got stuck, they will often manage to dislodge it themself by gagging. In some cases you will need to help them out with a firm pat on the back or in rare cases CPR.
You can usually tell straight away if your baby is choking:
 

They will go quiet or make a strangled noise.
They will often have their mouth open and tongue out …

Once a baby starts to eat solids he or she needs a well balanced diet to help them grow healthily. As a lot of the nutrients and vitamins a baby needs are found most easily in meat and animal products they can be found in other sources of food. The parents of a vegan baby should be aware of their baby’s nutritional needs and seek to replace the missing nutrients with vegan food.
The nutrients and vitamins usually provided by animal products, meat and fish are;
Iron; A baby’s natural store of iron has begun …

To some women breastfeeding comes naturally. To the majority of women there is a steep learning curve and a lot of pain but the below tips can help to make it a more pleasurable and easy experience.

Get Advice: Ask friends relatives, your midwife, health visitor or doctor. Your health visitor and midwife are experts at breastfeeding and have witnessed first hand the problems and successes of other mothers. They can also advise you of local breastfeeding counsellors and groups.

If you have any stomach pains similar to period pains (or even …

 
Weaning can be exciting and stressful and babies rarely turn into accomplished eaters overnight.
For successful weaning enter the phase with a sense of fun, excitement and patience.
If all else fails try some of these helpful tips.
 

In the first month or so don’t worry if you sometimes (or often) resort to powdered baby rice instead of mushing up veg. Those first few weeks are mainly to get baby used to the mouth motions and swallowing and to get their system ready for food
If you do want to avoid gluten and wheat …

A Baby NuNu Gold Star goes to ………… Ella’s Kitchen Pouches
Ella’s Kitchen are a company which creates organic and healthy purees in foil resealable pouches. They are ideal to throw in a nappy bag with no fear of smashed jars or spilled food. You can just squeeze a dollop of puree onto a spoon and feed it to baby. Keep squeezing until baby is full and then screw the top back on and pop it back in your bag.
The pouches are small and light so they can be carried in …

Every child goes through a stage where they refuse to eat or will only eat sweet food. For some it is a day and for others it can be weeks. It can also come at any time. There will sometimes be days where your child has a poor diet or refuses to do anything but nibble. For babies there will be days where they revert to just wanting a bottle or breast feed and turn their nose up at solids.
This is normal and should not be any cause for concern …