BABY Born Food Sachets for Doll - Easy for Small Hands, Creative Play Promotes Empathy and Social Skills, For Toddlers 3 Years and Up - Includes 12 Sachets

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unsweetened porridge or lower-sugar cereal mixed with whole milk and topped with fruit, such as mashed ripe pear or banana

Make sure your baby is sitting safely, in an upright position, so they can swallow properly. Keep distractions to a minimum But this is an important part of your baby's development. Encouraging your baby to touch and play with their food will help them learn how to eat and enjoy different foods, flavours and textures. Once your baby is eating solids, it's important to give them a wide variety of foods from the 4 main food groups: Items that are not available in store will take 3-5 working days to be delivered to your nominated store. As your baby grows and develops, their appetite and needs will change. Recognising your little one’s hunger cues, and the signs that they’re full, will help you take these changes in your stride and ensure that your little one is always getting the right amount of nutrition. When you introduce solids, offering a variety of textures and flavour can be the key to lifelong healthy eating.Do not focus on what your baby eats in a meal or a day. It's more helpful to think about what they eat over a week. Show them how you eat

Look for signs that your baby is full, such as turning away from the breast, letting the bottle fall out of the mouth, feeding at a slower rate or losing interest. Once your baby seems full, stop feeding.At 3 months old your increasingly active baby will begin to breastfeed less often, and may sleep for longer stretches at night. It’s best to start feeding your newborn as soon as you notice these early cues, as it’s harder to feed your baby once they start crying. It's best not to get them used to these foods and drinks, as this may make them more likely to want them as they get older. Try homemade You may want to cover the floor with newspaper or a protective mat to make clearing up easier. Let your baby guide you It's a great habit to get into, and one that will hopefully help avoid fussy eating and make your life a bit easier as your baby gets older.

Getting your baby used to eating a variety of foods from the start will help set them up for a lifetime of healthier eating. Having mealtimes around the same time every day can make it easier for your baby to know when it's food time. Foods high in sugar, fat and saltThey might make funny faces, but this does not mean they do not like it. They're just getting used to new flavours and textures. Finger foods Encourage your baby to feed themselves with their fingers. This way they can show you how much they want to eat, and it helps them get used to different foods and textures. It's also good for developing their hand and eye co-ordination. Now your baby’s getting into the swing of eating, you can introduce more and more new textures. A variety of purees, lumpier mashed foods and finger foods will help to broaden your little one’s culinary horizons. Keep in mind that babies need a bit of time to get used to lumps and finger foods, but practice makes perfect so keep offering different textures and stay close to make sure your child is swallowing safely. 10 to 12-Month-Old Feeding Schedule Babies like to choose for themselves and sometimes take their time getting used to different foods. It’s important to include a wide variety of the main food groups in your baby’s diet. This means a healthy mix of:

Know that it’s impossible to overfeed a breastfed baby. This means it’s fine to breastfeed to relieve pressure when your breasts are feeling overly full, or just when you (or your little one) could do with a cuddle. Be patient and keep offering a variety of fruits and vegetables, including ones with bitter flavours, such as broccoli, cauliflower, spinach and cabbage. Read more about helping your baby enjoy new foods and fussy eaters. Drinks for babies and young childrenNo two babies are the same, and this is also true when it comes to how often to feed your newborn. As a very rough guide, in the first few weeks your baby will need to be fed at least 8-12 times every 24 hours, but experts advise feeding your baby ‘on demand’ rather than trying to make them eat a specific amount every day. Months seven through nine can be a good time to add a greater variety and quantity of solid foods to your baby’s diet. During this period you can gradually start to introduce three meals a day – breakfast, lunch and a mid-afternoon meal – alongside feeds as and when your baby needs them. For formula-fed babies, a very approximate guide is that they will need 150-200 ml of formula per kilo of body weight every day until around the age of 6 months old, when you can gradually start to introduce solid foods. However, the rate of feeds can vary day-to-day so it’s still best to follow hunger cues and feed on demand.