#weaning
/weaning
Weaning can start at 6mths when baby has some teeth with which to chew (see 'Dental Health' section). This should include rusks. The aim is to give 3 main meals/day. This will only be achieved !i! slowly. !n! There is a multitude of convenient baby foods on the market, but these tend to be expensive. Your own food liquidized is much cheaper & will introduce a variety of flavors.


Breakfast may consist of a {gluten} - free cereal, 1-2 rusks, pureed apple, small slices of bread dipped in egg yolk, followed by milk feeding. Lunch could be pureed chicken, pureed potato & pureed fruit, followed by milk feeding. An evening meal of cereal & pureed fruit will be enough. Vary diet so that by 1yr, the infant is taking 3 meals/day, with little need for a bottle or breast feeding.


From 8mths, try & teach baby to drink from a cup. Most will be able to handle a baby-beaker, but drinking from a cup requires a different skill. Offer baby an egg cup with milk, it is surprising how quickly they learn to lift it to the mouth & drink. Once they have mastered the egg cup, give a small cup, gradually increasing the size cup as needed.