Whilst weaning its a good idea to always offer your baby a drink with a meal start off with a few sips of water from a sipping cup make sure the cup you give them is one that is within the right age group for you baby for example if your baby is six months give them a cup that states on it six months plus and so on.
Once they have got used to having water you can try giving them sugar free diluted juice or fruit juice one part juice and ten parts water, things like orange juice are a good source of vitamin C for your baby.
When you first start weaning baby milk will still be your babies main source of nutrition they should still be having around a pint of milk a day.
If you are breast feeding, babies may still have around five - six feeds a day but you may find they will gradually reduce this themselves, as once they start having more food they will need less milk.
Babies should not have cows milk until they are over 12 months old but cows milk is fine to cook with until then.
Some drinks are bad for your baby and should be avoided as they will cause tooth decay and can cause dihorrea not only that they can leave your baby feeling full so that they don't want to eat there meal meaning they are not getting the nutrition they require.
Avoid fizzy drinks, flavoured milk, tea and coffee, undiluted fruit juice.
This takes me to the end of my weaning week I hope it has helped you along with your little one if you missed anything you can find the stages below and let me know how you get on!
- How do I know my baby is ready for food?
- What do I need? (Equipment)
- How to get started?
- Do's and Dont's & food Safety
- Food Choices
- Baby led Weaning
- Drinks and your baby
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