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6th May 2022
01:20pm BST

1.First Foods
The HSE recommend that you start to introduce your baby to their first foods between 20 weeks and
6 months. Signs that they are ready include interest in your food and starting to wake during the
night for additional milk feeds.
2. Root Vegetables
Start your weaning journey with pureed root vegetables like sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut
squash and parsnip which are all rich in vitamins and easy to digest. Try to stick with vegetables first
rather than fruit. This will help your baby to develop a broader taste for food and help create
healthier eating habits.
5. Texture
Do not delay moving on with textures and flavours when weaning.
Your baby has a natural gag reflex and will regurgitate any lumps they're not able for. You can always revisit a food if your baby is not ready for a certain food or texture.
6. Keeping Trying
Try giving food several times before you decide that they don't like a particular flavour or texture.
Experts say you need to try a food at least ten times before you can safely say a child doesn't like it.
Reintroduce the food again in different forms or at different times of the day, giving a break of a few days before trying again.
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