Weaning

9 Reusable Baby Food Pouches To Know

Say goodbye to single-use plastic containers and hello to a more eco-friendly approach to nourishing your baby.

Baby Feeding Sets: Ultimate Tableware For Your Little One

Any of these baby feeding sets would be ideal for making mealtimes a little more straightforward.

Which Highchair Is Best For Your Baby?

We take a closer look at Stokke’s FOUR star-players in the highchair world to help you decide.

Everything You Need to Know About Baby Teeth

Different children react in different ways to teething, just bear in mind that it is a normal physiological process, and any discomfort is quite transient.

10 Easy Weaning Tips To Get You Started

This week is National Weaning Week, so we’ve teamed up with our friends at Beaba to provide you with some expert weaning advice to help you get started.

Charlotte Stirling-Reed Answers Your Quick-Fire Questions On Weaning

Charlotte Stirling-Reed’s tips and advice to help give parents that all-important confidence with weaning.

YIPPY! Meet The New High Chair From Moji

The Yippy High Chair offers top-notch quality and stylish design thanks to its durable Rubberwood construction and German engineering.

3 Easy Weaning Recipes For Busy Parents (Purées, Muffins & More!)

We understand how difficult and time-consuming it can be to prep and cook homemade food, so check out these three easy weaning recipes, complete with YouTube how-tos!

12 Go-To Dairy Free Packaged Snacks For Older Babies & Toddlers

I’ve found it really difficult introducing foods to my CMPA daughter, who suffered terribly with reflux, silent reflux and general gut issues up until around 7 months. There aren’t many dairy free snacks out there, but here are 12 of my go-to, all favourites. 

Best Foods For Weaning Your Baby

Weaning is such an important time and I remember so well the excitement and nerves that come with learning how to wean, and what things to start with.

Best Highchairs To Wean Your Baby

Here are our top pick of the best highchairs, from long lasting to the bright and beautiful, there is something for every budget. 

Batch Cooking Recipes & Expert Tips To Save, Time, Money, And Energy This Christmas

Beaba’s weaning ideas, recipes, tips and products to give you a helping hand in the kitchen this Christmas

Parental Control, Ep 75: Charlotte Stirling-Reed Troubleshoots Toddler Mealtimes

Leading baby and child nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed is on hand to problem shoot a whole host of questions surrounding toddlers and mealtimes.

Annabel Karmel’s Top 10 Tips For Fussy Eaters

Instead of getting overwhelmed at each mealtime, there are plenty of effective ways to deal with a fussy eater to help add harmony to mealtimes.

How To Raise A Happy Eater With These Simple Organic Baby Meals

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Organix have launched a delicious new range of organic Baby Meals. The new collection will introduce a variety of More

Matchstick Monkey’s Stylish NEW Mealtime Collection Every Parent Should Know

From teething to teatime, Matchstick monkey has launched into homeware, with Mealtime, a stylish new weaning range.

14 Of The Best Baby Friendly Cafes In London

Wondering where to go in the capial? Check out My Baba’s 2022 updated guide to the best baby friendly cafes in London.

Weaning Week: Dietitian Tips For Every Age And Stage

To celebrate Weaning Week, Beaba’s go-to dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine from Nics Nutrition is on hand with lots of simple weaning advice for every age and stage.

Top Tips & Essential Products For Weaning Baby

The typical signs your baby is ready for food include being able to sit up independently, being able to reach out for food, hold it, and put it in their mouth and most importantly, be able to swallow their food.

Are You Confused About When To Start Weaning? Dr. Zoe Williams Explains All.

We spoke to Dr Zoe all about the challenges parents face when introducing solid foods to their babies, how best to overcome them, and the impact that modern life and social media can have on the weaning journey.

10 Great Reasons To Try Healthy Family Meals From My Little Foodie

We love how My Little Foodie is reframing our children’s relationships with food by getting kids in the kitchen.

Everything You Need To Know About Dehydrated Food For Babies And Toddlers + Recipe Inspo

Learn how to create delicious dehydrated food and snacks for babies, toddlers and the rest of the family with the new Dry ‘n’ Snack food dehydrator from Béaba.

Can Pregnancy And Breastfeeding Define Your Child’s Food Preferences?

Is your child a fussy eater? A limited diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding may have be defining your child’s taste likes and dislikes.

Parental Control, Ep 46: Annabel Karmel On Fussy Eaters – Are Parents To Blame?

Fussy eaters. We ask the tough question: are parents to blame for picky eating? 

Winter Weaning: The Best Foods To Cook Your Baby This Christmas

Beaba’s guide to baby food at Christmas includes some must-read weaning do’s and don’ts, as well as some fantastic Christmas Day weaning recipes they’ll love.

Parental Control, Ep 40: Rebecca Wilson On Family Food, Easy-To-Make Recipes And Weaning

Award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author and Instagram sensation Rebecca Wilson joins the show to talk about weaning and family food.

How To Make Baby’s Baked Potatoes From Ella’s Kitchen

Wondering how to make delicious jacket potatoes your weaning baby can enjoy? Ella’s Kitchen recipe for baby’s baked potatoes is taken from The First Foods Book.

3 Summer Recipes Perfect For Weaning Your Baby

Three delicious batch cooking recipes perfect for summer weaning from the Organix Baby and Toddler Cookbook.

Parental Control, Ep 31: How To Feed Your Fussy Eater With Ciara Attwell

Ciara Attwell shares her top tips for feeding fussy eaters, fail-safe go-to meals and how to save time and money when it comes to food shopping and cooking.

Go Green With These Top Tips For Eco Friendlier Weaning

Top tips on eco-friendly weaning from Nuby and frugal food expert and blogger, Kayley Monaghan.

Consultant Paediatrician On How To Wean A Baby With Reflux

Consultant Paediatrician in Allergy, José Maia e Costa shares his expert advice on weaning a baby with reflux.

Weaning Your CMPA Baby: Important Things You Need To Know

Specialist paediatric dietitian Dr Rosan Meryer talks to us about Cows’ Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and weaning: where to start, and what to look out for.

Worried About Weaning? Paediatric Dietitian Reveals Everything You Need to Know

When is the right time to start weaning? What is baby-led weaning? Paediatric Dietician Bianca Parau responds to questions about weaning.

Parental Control, Ep 28: Annabel Karmel on Weaning, Snacking & Allergies

Annabel Karmel joins Leo on the show to chat about how to wean (puree or baby-led), allergies, snacks, and how to encourage the kids to be more involved in the kitchen.  

Annabel Karmel

Annabel Karmel: How To Successfully Wean Your Baby

Best-selling author and the UK’s number one baby and child nutritionist Annabel Karmel sat down with us to discuss all things weaning. We’ve pulled More

Best Eco-Friendly Weaning Products For Your Growing Children

We take a look at Beaba’s range of non-toxic, sustainable and mostly plastic-free weaning products for babies and growing children.

Everything You Need To Know About Egg Allergies In Babies & Children

When it comes to allergies in children, and due to the nature of baby’s weaning, egg sits almost at par with cow’s milk as being the most prevalent form of allergy. This is closely followed by a peanut allergy.

10 Top Tips For Dealing With Picky Eaters

Young children have control of so little in their lives – so it’s natural that some children discover that what goes in and out of the mouths is one of the first things that they can control!

How To Teach Your Baby To Drink From An Open Cup

We asked the experts at Babycup for some advice on how to get started. 

healthy eating

Parental Control, Ep 16: Changing Your Family’s Eating Habits For A Healthy Future

Nutritionist Rhaya Jordan joins Leo in this latest podcast episode to talk about how you can change your family’s eating habits.

How To Introduce Solid Food To Your Baby

To help guide you on your weaning journey, we’ve spoken to Orla Hugueniot, a senior public health nutritionist and outlined a few tips and suggested recipes to help get you started.

Top Tips On How To Raise A Healthy Vegan Baby

Parents who are interested in raising a vegan family are understandably concerned that their plant-based diet should contain all the nutrients required for the demands of a growing baby or active toddler.

Why You Need to Look After Your Baby’s Milk Teeth

Your baby is busy growing a grand total of 20 milk teeth, yep, TWENTY. The complete set consists of eight incisors, four canines and eight molars. They might be tiny, but every tooth has its own very important function.

Five Easy & Healthy Weaning Recipes Perfect for Christmas

If you’re looking for simple, healthy and not to mention yummy weaning recipes for your baby this festive season, you’ve come to the right place. Using fresh and whole ingredients, you can prepare, steam, blend and cook in no time at all.

My Baba Measure: What’s Hot This Week

From experience day gifts and supporting HIV awareness to a magical Christmas house to glittery, festive flip flops, here’s what the My Baba team are loving this week.

Food For The First Time! Baby Reviews Next-Day Organic Delivery Service

We came across baby food company Bellato Baby, who are revolutionising how us busy on-the-go parents feed our littlest ones. I was really excited for Billy to try out the range in this video of his first ever food experience.

Top Tips to Enjoy Happy & Healthy Family Mealtimes

While 86% of parents believe it’s important to eat dinner as a family, less than half actually eat together every night. Almost a quarter spend their mealtimes in front of the TV, while 16% spend theirs at separate tables.

My Baba Measure: What’s Hot This Week

From bath toys and baby carriers to plastic-free wet wipes and luxurious gelato, here’s what the My Baba team are loving this week. Matchstick More

3 Baby-Friendly Recipes The Whole Family Can Enjoy

Save on time and washing up when baby reaches the six-month mark by making baby-friendly meals for the whole family.

My 5-Month Old Baby is Refusing to Sleep… I Need Help!

I’m absolutely done in today. I had to leave my five month old baby with my mother in law and go and sit in the car and cry.

Here’s How to Make Baby Brunch Pizzas

Baby Brunch Pizza’s recipe from British Lion eggs and Annabel Karmel, suitable from 12 months onwards.

Baby Chicken and Pea Carbonara

Baby chicken and pea carbonara recipe from British Lion eggs and Annabel Karmel, suitable from 9 months onwards.

Lovely Lentil and Egg Puree

Lovely lentil and egg puree recipe from British Lion Eggs and Annabel Karmel.

The New Piccolo Products You’ll Be Adding To Your Weekly Shop

Piccolo has added a couple of other treats to its ever-growing range. Here’s what you’ll be adding to your basket.

A Modern Mama’s Guide to Happy, Healthy Weaning

Beth set up the Young Gums Instagram and blog as a place for like-minded new parents to chat about how to feed their babies (and themselves) in a positive and healthy way.

Cherry Healey

Cherry Healey On Her Post Baby Body, Style Tips And Weaning

We interviewed the very lovely TV presenter Cherry Healey, known for her hugely successful BBC3 documentaries. Cherry has also written for several publications including Grazia, More

20 Cute Feeding Accessories for the Kids This Summer

If you’re starting out on your weaning journey with your little one, check out our recommendations for the best feeding accessories for little hands and hungry mouths. 

Toddler mealtimes

How to Get Your Toddler to Sit Still and Try New Foods At Mealtimes

Nicole Freeman founder of the award-winning cookery school for kids The Kids’ Kitchen answers some popular reader questions on toddlers, young children and mealtimes.

How I Allergy Weaned My Baby

Leonora talks about her personal experience weaning her baby and advises on the stages she went through.

Why Introducing Allergenic Foods At 6 Months Could Prevent Allergies

The status quo for a long time has been to avoid introducing potential allergens in the first few years of life, but is this still the case?

Why Food Play Should Be A Key Part Of Your Weaning Routine

Food play can make parents feel anxious, but what if we told you food play is a key part of your baby’s development? Here are some top tips to encourage it.

Is Your Baby Gagging? Here’s Why

An extract taken from Looking out for Number Two by Bryan Vartabedian.

Leo Reviews: Top 3 Steamers To Hit The Baby Market

Leonora Bamford reviews the latest steamers. The trio include the BÉABA Babycook, Tommee Tippee and the Philips AVENT 4-in-1 Baby Food Steamer.

Spoon Feeding

6 Spoon-Feeding Techniques to Create Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits

Nancy Ripton and Melanie Potock, authors of ‘Baby Self-Feeding’, encourage you to make your own informed decision on whether or not to feed your More

10 Baby Weaning Recipes

A great selection of baby weaning recipes great for introducing food to your baba!

Chicken and Apple Balls – The Perfect Finger Food

My son Nicholas refused to eat chicken until I came up with this dish, which is now one of my signature recipes. Although he More

Dill Fish

Delicious Homemade Dill Fish Fingers

Offer this to your little ones from 10 months+. Dill, an aromatic, bitter and citrusy herb, is perfect with fish. Dill also has antioxidant More