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Babies Nutrition

Baby nutrition: in a nutshell

Breastmilk or formula gives babies all the nutrition they need until they’re six months old. By about that age, they’re ready for their first spoonful of solids. Start introducing foods one at a time.

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Try to stay relaxed as baby tries first foods. Share your experiences in our discussion forums.
 

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Breastfeeding
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Articles

Breastfeeding

  • About breastmilk
  • Breastfeeding problems and solutions: breast and nipple care
  • Breastfeeding problems and solutions: supply
  • Breastfeeding: going back to work
  • Expressing and storing breastmilk
  • How to wean a baby

Healthy eating

  • Carbohydrates and GI
  • Good and bad fat: 12 tips for getting the balance right
  • Good fat and bad fat: the basics
  • Choosing good food
  • Reading food labels and nutrition panels
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Vitamin D: what you need to know
  • Iodine: what you need to know
  • Water, milk, juice and soft drinks

Common concerns

  • Childhood obesity
  • Healthy habits for a healthy life: 12 tips

Bottle-feeding

  • Bottle-feeding and formula
  • Formula preparation
  • How to bottle-feed
  • Supplementing breastfeeding
  • Dangers of bottle-feeding in bed

Solids & drinks

  • Towards independent eating
  • Introducing solids
  • Introducing drinks
  • Homemade baby food
  • Teaching children to feed themselves

See also

  • Food allergies and intolerances
  • Recognising and managing food allergies and intolerances
 

Babies

3-12 months

  • Behaviour
  • Connecting & Communicating
  • Development
  • Health & Daily Care
  • Nutrition
    The basics
    • Nutrition in a nutshell
    Breastfeeding
    • About breastmilk
    • Breastfeeding problems: breast care
    • Breastfeeding problems: supply
    • Breastfeeding and work
    • Expressing breastmilk
    • Weaning
    Bottle-feeding
    • Bottle-feeding & formula
    • Formula preparation
    • How to bottle-feed
    • Supplementing breastfeeding
    • Bottles in bed
    Healthy eating
    • Carbohydrates & GI
    • Good & bad fat: tips
    • Good & bad fats: basics
    • Good food
    • Food labels
    • Vitamins & minerals
    • Vitamin D
    • Iodine
    • Drinking fluids
    Solids & drinks
    • Independent eating
    • Introducing solids
    • Introducing drinks
    • Baby food
    • Children feeding themselves
    Common concerns
    • Obesity
    • Healthy habits: 12 tips
    View videos
    • Bottle and formula preparation
    • Formula preparation for dads
    • Breastfeeding
    • Food reactions
  • Play & Learning
  • Safety
  • Sleep
 
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