BabyCues Bio-logical Weaning Guide Free Chapter - Flipbook - Page 14
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Bio-logical Weaning
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Solids are started at 6–8 months in accordance with WHO
recommendations. Although if a child is needing help with weight
gain then solids may be introduced at 5 ½ months.
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Infants are fed in accordance with their developing digestive system
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Plain + Slow = Gain + Grow is an integral practice that is based on
an infants developing digestive system and nutritional requirements
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The child is showing interest in foods
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They can sit up with less help
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Food is placed into baby’s mouth
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The child may be enticed to eat
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A spoon will be used to feed the infant for the majority of the time
between the ages of 6–10 months.
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The infant is offered sloppy pureed food from 6 months to 8 months
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More textured food is given at 8–11 months
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Chunky, chewing food is appropriate at 11 months onward
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Initially the child is fed their milk feeds on waking, and their
three solid feeds half an hour before they go to sleep from 6–10
months, thus working with the innate ‘rest and digest’ way of being.
At this point the digestive system can cope with having milk and
solid feeds close together, which means the child would then join the
family.
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