At different stages of life, humans require different things to grow. A baby starts off, relying solely on milk; but as time goes on, milk alone becomes insufficient and ineffective for the baby’s proper growth. At this point, the human body starts to require other types of food and relies less on breast milk; this is where weaning becomes necessary. Basically, Weaning is the process of gradually introducing an infant human or another mammal to what will be it’s adults diet- solids, while withdrawing the supply of it’s mothers milk.
Although, breast milk or formula milk provides nutrients needed for the first year, protects the digestive system and reduces the chances of infection, introducing well selected number of solid food helps your baby learn to eat and form healthy eating habits, develops the teeth and jaw; its also helps babies learn to identify colors, shapes, tastes and textures. The World Health Organization now recommends that weaning a baby should begin after they are six (6) months old. This is to enable the baby’s digestive system to get ready for solids, and to produce the necessary enzymes for digesting protein in foods.
Introducing solids before your baby’s system is ready, is the most common cause of infant food allergies and intolerance. Introducing solids later than necessary could result in your baby lacking sufficient provision of energy and essential nutrients required for growth; therefore, it is important to start weaning at the right time for your baby.
Not all babies will be ready to start weaning at the same time, it is your job as a parents to determine whether the time is right. This depends on the sign your baby exhibits, as babies are unique and different. If you’re not sure when it’s time, it is important to consult your baby’s GP or nutritional therapist to help in making the decision, because babies may also differ based on time and type of birth.
Contrary to belief, when weaning, the quantity of solid your baby eats should not be important. As babies gets used to eating and developing physically, the quantity that they eat would also increase. What is more important is getting your baby used to the idea of eating and exploring the senses of taste, smell as well as developing motor skills from spoon feeding or finger feeding. Therefore, it is important to involve a variety of texture and flavors. It is also important to enjoy the experience’don’t get cranky when your baby isn’t responding to this nutritional exercise… take time to understand your baby.
Everything You Need To Start Weaning.
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2x moobi spoons
1x snack pot
1x suction bowl
1x suction plate
1x sippy cup
1x Freezer tray
1x Baby Food Masher
1x Measuring Set
1x storage pots
1x cooking utensils
1x food storage
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
When introducing your baby to solids, fruits and vegetables are the recommended foods to start with. There’s a wide variety of fruits and vegetables you can introduce to your babies, depending on their weaning stage; including Avocado, Apples, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Mangoes, Banana… etc
BLENDER AND STEAMER:
When preparing vegetables for your baby, the best way is to steam them because this locks in all of the nutrients that can be lost when boiling. After steaming, you will need to blend your fruits and vegetables to the desired puree consistency; depending on your baby’s weaning stage. You can also use a food masher in place of a blender sometimes.
HIGHCHAIR:
When feeding your baby, it is important that they’re seated in an upright position; to enable them swallow food properly and control chocking hazards. A comfortable highchair creates a more comfortable feeding environment for your baby.
SPLASH OR MESS MAT:
This can be placed under your baby’s high chair to avoid having food mess up the floor where your baby eats.
SAUCE PAN:
It is essential to have non sticky pans of different sizes, depending on the quantity of food you’re making for your baby.
PEELER:
This is a more comfortable alternative to a knife for peeling your baby’s food.
CHOPPING BOARD:
You can get these in different colors and sizes, for cutting different things.
FOOD STRAINER/SEIVE
This is very handy in draining unwanted liquid from fruits or vegetables.