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In certain circumstances, it may be appropriate for your child to be weaned before these recommendations. This should only be agreed and supervised by your dietitian. Your child should never be weaned before 17 weeks of age. High energy weaning helps provide extra calorie’s in your child’s food to promote weight gain.  \nWeaning should not be delayed past 6 months of age as babies grow very quickly and require good sources of energy, as well as nutrients such as iron which are not provided in sufficient amounts by breast milk or formula. Biting, chewing and swallowing will also help your baby to develop the muscles that are needed for speech.  \nYour baby may already be on a high energy formula such as SMA High Energy® , Infatrini® or Similac High Energy® . This formula should be continued during weaning, and quantities should NOT be reduced as it is providing essential calories.  \nSigns your baby is ready to wean  \nBabies develop at different rates, and some babies will be ready to wean before others. There are three key signs which indicate your baby is ready for weaning:  \n1. They can stay in a sitting position and are able to hold their head steady  \n2. They can pick up food and put it in their mouths by themselves (this demonstrates hand / eye / mouth coordination) .  \n3. They can swallow solids (this will take a little practice) .  \nChewing fists, waking in the night or wanting extra milk feeds are not signs of being ready to wean. These are just normal baby behaviours.  \nHow to start weaning  \n• Aim to give one teaspoon at one mealtime and build this up to a few teaspoons over a few days.  \n• Start with one meal time per day and increase this to two meal times and then three after a few days or weeks, depending on how well your baby takes to weaning.  \n• Try to use a highchair which they can be strapped into.  \n• Initially, offer baby rice mixed with formula or breast milk.  \n• After a couple of days, move onto pureed fruit or vegetables.  \n• From 6 months, you can give mashed foods and finger foods.  \nEarly stage weaning foods (from 17 weeks)  \nUntil now, your baby will only have had milk and they will need to develop the skills needed to move food around their mouth and to swallow it.  \nFirst foods should be purees which are smooth and runny. To start, offer powdered baby rice mixed with breast milk or their usual formula. You can also offer purees made from well cooked vegetables, potatoes or stewed fruits all mixed with breast milk or formula to make them runny. Try offering one new fruit or vegetable per day.  \nOnce your child is accepting a few spoons of these foods, start to add higher calorie foods into the puree. Butter, cream, avocado and full fat cream cheese are helpful foods and will add good sources of energy and calories but only need to be added in small amounts. Some foods are naturally higher in energy, such as potato, sweet potato, banana, avocado, lentils, beans, full fat natural yoghurt and dried fruits which have been soaked in water or milk and pureed.  \nFoods to avoid until your baby is 6 months old  \nHowever, some foods are best avoided until your baby is 6 months old. These include:  \n• Salt: do not add salt to any foods.  \n• Sugar: do not add sugar to any foods.  \n• Eggs should not be given under 6 months. They can be given after 6 months but should be lion-stamped and well cooked.  \n• Nuts and peanuts (unless you have been specifically told to give these by your dietitian) . Whole nuts are a choking risk. Nut butters and ground nuts can be given from 6 months onwards.  \n• Meat and fish should not be given until 6 months.  \nThese foods should not be given to your baby until they are one year old:  \n• Honey: This should not be given until one year old as it can cause botulism.  \n• Raw or lightly cooked shel","cbCaiffahofhfduH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiffahofhfduH","pdf",261012,"English","# Signs your baby is ready to wean\n# How to start weaning\n# Early stage weaning foods (from 17 weeks)\n# Foods to avoid until your baby is 6 months old\n# How to add more calories to your baby’s food\n# Recipes","[{\"question\":\"At what age should a baby start weaning according to the guidance?\",\"answer\":\"The guidance recommends weaning from 6 months and onwards. 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