Episode 94

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25th Jun 2025

Weaning – the next stage, real food!

A continuation of our chat about weaning...the food aspect! 

We spoke about: 

  • Having a book for weaning. 
  • Trying not to worry about it and to try and enjoy it. 
  • Baby’s facial expressions (and our reactions to these!). 
  • How to regulate the feeding and make it a social situation even from the very first taste. 
  • Keeping it positive - we are teaching babies skills for life. 
  • Not tricking children into eating food! 
  • ‘Eating up’! 
  • The kinds of foods your babies can eat. 
  • Pouches – an element of caution… 
  • Sugar and grazing! 
  • Using meal times for connection. 

Our blog – Weaning fun...don't let it be stressful! 

BBC investigation into pouches  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j0l0gg4go 

Charlotte Stirling Reed - https://www.srnutrition.co.uk/ 

Weaning books

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