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Some practical considerations for Weaning (with a continued focus on baby-led weaning):

1. Be patient, it takes some time for babies to get used to solid foods. My baby just played with her food mostly and seemed to spit everything out for the first two months. She was practicing her gag reflex and learning how to manage food in her mouth.
2. Manage food poisoning risks: Always use clean hands, utensils, and serving dishes, cook meat, egg and fish thoroughly. Be extra cautious ...

What is Baby-led Weaning

Baby Led Weaning is an approach to introducing solids inspired by Dr Clara Davis in the 1920s.
In an experiment conducted with fifteen orphans between the age of seven and nine months, Clara found that babies have an intuition about their nutritional needs. Everyday she created an assortment of real foods (33 to be precise) and presented it to each of the babies. The foods were not blended, pureed, processed or salted. Foods included whole milk (sweet ...

Finding out you have a food allergy or an intolerance is a bit of a double edged sword. It's the first step to healing in that you know what is making you sick or unwell and you can move forward.

Many people feel glad to finally have an answer. But ... then it sinks in and many of my clients REALLY struggle with the feeling or sense of:

"I can't eat anything!"

Getting diagnosed or tested for allergies and intolerances is an important first step, ...

brrr.... weather getting colder... made this for the family this week and it was an absolute hit (again- it's an oldie but a goodie) so I thought I would share...

Ingredients:


1 butternut
1 tin coconut milk
1 knuckle of ginger (grated)
1 big clove of garlic (grated)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tin of barlotti beans or butterbeans (drained and rinsed)
1 bunch of fresh coriander

Preparation:

Step 1: ...

Need a few ideas for relieving a Constipated Baby?

With the introduction to solid foods and a change in diet (breast to bottle or the introduction of new foods during weaning), sometimes your baby will experience a bit of constipation. If you are worried your baby is constipated (or if you baby usually isn’t having a bowel movement every day), here are some things you can try.

Try The Five P's:

1. Prune juice: Good option for mum if you are still breastfeeding,

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