Your step-by-step guide to texture

Did you know? Guidelines have changed for when to introduce your baby to eggs, wheat, fish, and foods containing peanuts. Offering your baby these foods early, from around six months of age, may actually help prevent food allergy.

As your baby reaches 6-8 months old, some vitamins and minerals are especially important for their health. Learn about 5 essential nutrients for infants in this stage and the foods that are rich in them!

By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician

Did you know? Both pressuring your baby to eat more, or restricting how much they eats, can interfere with their growth.

Recent research on food allergies has led to new recommendations for the introduction of commonly allergenic foods once babies start eating solid food. Confused? Read on for some common questions and answers that explain the latest guidelines.

Around six months of age, baby’s evolving needs call for the introduction of foods

There is growing evidence that many factors in the environment play a role in allergies developing in babies. The first foods your baby is introduced to and how early they are introduced to them can play a critical role in whether your child will develop a food allergy.

By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician

It may seem like a whole new world now that your little one is starting to eat solid foods. Look out for signs your baby is hungry or full, and let them lead the way with how much they want to eat.

Whether you want to express breast milk or you’re thinking of supplementing with baby formula, try these 13 tips on how to switch from breastfeeding to bottle-feeding.

After six months, your little one’s need for energy and some important nutrients (such as iron, zinc, and protein) can’t be met with breast milk or formula alone.

Can you separate the fact from the fiction? Discover the truths and myths about allergies in babies.

This article includes contributions from Dr. Dina Kulik, pediatrician, and Charlotte Geroudet, GD.

By Dr. Jeff Habert, family physician

The ways you feed your baby are as important as what you feed them. Find out what to watch for, and what to do, when your baby starts eating complementary foods. Check how many of the following responsive-feeding approaches you use, each day, with your baby.

This baby poop guide will help you understand the differences between different baby stool colours and consistencies as well as the stools of babies on different diets.

Around the six-month mark, your baby will probably show signs of being ready for bites of their first food. This is unofficially called the “om-nom-nom” stage because it’s among the more common sounds you’ll hear from them around this time. Read our step-by-step guide for introducing solids to your baby. 

Variety is key when you start complementary feeding. Help set them up for a future of healthy eating with these need-to-know numbers and food ideas.

Your baby may be developmentally ready to start complementary feeding at around six months of age, when they are able to hold their head up and sit in a high-chair. Whatever feeding approach you take, whether traditional, baby-led, or a mixture of the two, remember the principles of responsive feeding.