Weaning
- Created by: Mollie Allen
- Created on: 31-05-14 21:12
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- Weaning
- Getting Started
- Babies are ready to wean when they...
- still seem hungry after milk feeds.
- Demand more milk often
- Start to wake up again in the night to be fed.
- Weaning to early can cause...
- Digestive probelms
- Allergies
- Damage to kidneys
- Excess weight and food refusal in the future.
- Babies are ready to wean when they...
- What is Weaning?
- It is mixed feeding.
- Gradual induction of babies to foods and the reduction of consumption.
- Three stages
- Department of health recommends started at 6 months
- After 6 months, milk cannot provide the correct amount of iron and other nutrients needed for growth and development.
- Should be done before 17 weeks
- Stage 1
- Offer food once a day in small amounts after a little amount of milk
- Introduce a variety of tastes
- Don't give them foods containing gluten
- Encourage them with smiles and talking.
- Use sterile equipment
- Puree or mash foods as lumps can't be swallowed, chewed or digesed
- Serve at the same temperature as milk
- Stage 3
- Babies can eat the same food as family.
- 3 times a day
- Mashed or chopped, if not eaten with fingers
- Give healthy snacks and drinks between meals
- Small stomachs, but use lots of energy.
- Often hungry, willing to try new flavours and textures.
- As food increases, milk decreases until only a bedtime milk is necessary.
- After 12 months, milk is more a comfort than a feed
- From 12 months, full fat milk can be given.
- Babies can eat the same food as family.
- Stage 2
- Introduce wheat-based cerals and dairy products
- Offer some finger foods
- Use a beaker to offer water to drink
- Give them a spoon, so they can try to feed themselves.
- Babies can chew without teeth, therefore foods can be mashed less thoroughly.
- Getting Started
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