Baby's Development
Feeding milestones
Watching your baby grow and develop over their first year of life is an incredible journey.Your baby experiences more new foods, tastes and textures in the first year, than probably any other time during their life. Over this time baby's birth weight almost triples.
Babies move from a totally liquid milk diet to learning to accept and eat a variety of new foods, progressing over time to a family diet. It is important to progress baby on learning how and what to eat based on their age and stage of development. Remember, every baby is unique and will be ready for new textures at different times, so look for your baby's signs to help you decide when to start.
To help, we've outlined the different ages and stages of babies development and some tips on how to start
4+ Months
* NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INFANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 4 MONTHS
6+ Months
9+ Months
Help to get started
- Now is a good time to start encouraging babies to have a go feeding themselves.
- Let the baby’s appetite guide how much food to eat.
- You can offer more challenging textures e.g. minced, chopped and grated foods and finger foods but remember to steam hard vegetables such as carrots to soften them.
- Offer a wider variety of new foods.
