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The adult’s role is to provide children with nutritious foods. Adults are responsible for what and when their children are fed.

Birth to six months

It is too early to introduce solids if your baby:

There is an increased risk of allergy when solids are introduced too early, i.e. before

Here are a few tips for getting your baby ready to take that first spoonful of baby food.

THE WEANING GUIDE: INTRODUCING SOLIDS

Not all sugars are created equal and therefore not all sugars are bad. The main role of food is to provide energy and nutrients for growth and development.

The choice of your baby’s first solid food is very important. It must be suitable for her developing digestive system and be finely textured and easy to swallow.

Safety Tips

The influence of hormonal changes, and the effect of the changes in the size of the growing uterus, can lead to eating complications during pregnancy.

NUTRITION CHECKLIST

Are you eating enough nutritious food with sufficient nutrients, kilojoules, vitamins?

How a baby is fed may be as important as what foods are offered. Your baby is growing in leaps and bounds. The first year, a baby multiplies his weight by 3 and his size increases by 50%!

Energy

You need extra energy:

Look out, baby’s on the move!

Your baby sits alone and pivots into a crawling position. He crawls on extended limbs and holds on to furniture to pull himself up to stand.

By taking responsibility for your body, you can maximise your level of wellbeing and enjoy good health.

Good nutrition is of the utmost importance during your pregnancy

Protein (and the amino acids within) is the most important building blocks for all human cells. Given the rapid cell development of your baby-to-be it should be an essential part of your diet.

As a mom, whether you have a child yet or not, you look into the lens of the future to envision memorable moment after memorable moment together.

This stage lasts from the birth of the baby until the placenta is delivered, usually from 5–20 minutes.

This stage begins when the cervix reaches complete dilation and effacement, and it ends with the birth of the baby.

Labour support is a concept that has been around for thousands of years.

In a normal, uncomplicated labour and delivery, the use of medication is not always necessary. Your own resources are often enough.

When your baby has successfully learned to eat solid food, he is ready to explore new tastes.

As your baby develops his chewing and swallowing ability, he is now ready to take on more challenging, richer tastes and textures.

A new texture, taken for the first time, may make your baby gag out of surprise.

Choose a spoon that is small and smooth-edged. You may find plastic or rubberised spoons easier to use.

This sample day was created by registered dieticians to help meet the nutrition goals for your 6 to 7 month old baby.

And it all began with Henri Nestlé’s mission to give babies a good foundation in life

The birth of an iconic brand conquering the world

Nurturing small tummies

Celebrating trusted spoonfuls for 150 years with infant cereals

There’s nothing like the feeling of accomplishment when your little one eats up the healthy meal that you prepare especially for them.