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Vitamin K and your baby
By Sarah Lawson on 26/03/2010 00:15:40
Why your growing baby needs vitamin K and the reasons for having a vitamin K injection at birth
Many new parents may be aware of the importance of vitamin K in helping the body's blood to clot naturally. This is because some newborn babies are born without enough vitamin K, and therefore most health professionals advise administering a vitamin K injection at birth as a matt...
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Vitamin A and babies
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/02/2010 02:51:41
This vital vitamin aids growth in children, but it's important not to take in too much. So what's the best way of giving your child vitamin A?
they hold, their sweet, usually mild taste, and their colourful appearance to brighten any meal.For babies, mushed carrot is a great first weaning food. For toddlers, steam carrot or mash it with potato or in rice. When you feel your child is safely beyond
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Vitamin D and your baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/02/2010 01:42:03
Vitamin D is an important nutrient for your baby, and increasingly scientists rate its anti-cancer powers, so how do you bring it into your baby's diet?
Why is vitamin D important?Vitamin D helps build healthy bones and teeth, aiding the body's use of its mineral intake. It also helps your baby make the most of the calcium he's having. Without enough vitamin D a child can be at risk of rickets. Rickets is a condition where the bo...
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How to get started with baby purees
By Clare Firth on 01/10/2012 11:39:39
You don't need to be a Nigella to whip up yummy meals for your newly weaning little one when you follow our quick and easy guide
, using the back of a spoon.5. Add milk or waterAt the start, weaning babies usually find it easier to eat purees that have a very liquid consistency – almost the same as milk – so use that cooking water you reserved, or some expressed breastmilk
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Are we making our babies crave salt?
By Kimberley Smith on 23/12/2011 11:16:39
Modern, salty foods are making babies want the taste of sodium too young, according to research
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Weaning and breastfeeding
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/08/2010 02:21:43
When your baby begins to move on to solids, you don't need to stop breastfeeding
during the day, while things are still changing and new for your weaning child, do at least try to keep up morning and night feeds if you can.Starting to weanFirst experiences of eating are, to some babies, simply a distraction from milk so don't be put
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Health and hygiene safety tips for preparing baby food
By Emma Docherty on 24/11/2010 09:20:49
Avoid upset tummies and worse when you're weaning your baby
cleanWhen you first start weaning and you're using milk in the food you're giving your baby, you should sterilise bowls and spoons.If it's not possible to fit these in the steriliser or you're worried the plastic will perish in the steamer then just run
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Weaning signs: is your baby ready?
By Clare Firth on 01/10/2012 11:10:59
From waking at night to stealing food from your plate, we explain the signs that your baby is ready to move on from milk
teeth to eat solids. The gums are surprisingly efficient at chewing early weaning feeds; a good job, as some tots don’t get their first teeth until after their first birthday!Fact: Your baby is gaining weight wellBabies are generally ready for solids
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Calcium and your baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 24/11/2010 06:53:44
Calcium is important in building bone and muscle strength as your baby grows
and mushed or soft to eat broccoli and spinach are great options. For older children, nuts, seeds and some canned fish (small fish such as tinned mackerel) can be valuable sources of calcium.What about milk intolerant or vegan babies?If you are raising your
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Baby led weaning: what is it and it is right for your baby?
By Susan Lee on 20/10/2010 01:42:41
You may have read about BLW but what is it, is it safe and what are the pros and cons?
-feeding with purees.Why no purees?With health guidelines recommending that you start weaning at six months, BLW suggests that we should tailor first foods to the types of things six-month-olds will be interested in and can, literally, handle. By six months, babies
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