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Is your baby ready for weaning?

It’s all in the preparation

First signs include: • Still seems hungry, even after more milk • Shows an interest in your food • Puts toys or their fist into their mouth • Is able to sit up without If unsure, be led by your baby. They will let you know when they are ready.

What you’ll need to get started: • Small and shallow plastic spoons • Plastic bowls • Bibs • Clean cloths

Tips on starting weaning

What foods are good first tastes?

• Choose a quiet time when your baby is content • Start with their usual milk feed • Sit your baby on your lap or in a suitable chair • Use a small, shallow plastic spoon • Spoon a small amount of food into a bowl – less wastage • Use a bib – those first few mouthfuls may come right back out again • First tastes should be mild and smooth in texture • There’s no hurry, your baby’s usual milk still supplies all the nourishment they need.

Try Baby Rice and simple organic fruit & vegetable puree’s like HiPP Apple & Pear pudding or Tender Carrots & Potatoes jars.  Babies naturally prefer sweet flavours so combinations of fruits & vegetables like HiPP’s Carrots with Banana & Peach pouch will work well.  to choose only gluten free recipes before 6 months.

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Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Day 1 and day 2 Usual milk feeds. After one of the feeds offer the tip of a spoonful of smooth solids

All usual milk feeds – plus solids at one or two feeds per day

All usual milk feeds – plus solids at two meals per day

All usual milk feeds – plus solids at two or three meals per day

Breakfast Usual milk feed plus 2-5 teaspoons of solids

Breakfast Usual milk feed plus 5-10 teaspoons of solids

Breakfast Usual milk feed plus 5-10 teaspoons of solids

Lunch or tea Usual milk feed plus 2-5 teaspoons of solids

Lunch or tea Usual milk feed plus 5-10 teaspoons of solids

Lunch Usual milk feed plus 5-10 teaspoons of solids

(If you prefer, you can choose other feed times to offer solids)

(Don’t worry if your baby isn’t keen on any new tastes – try again at a later date)

Tea Usual milk feed plus 5-10 teaspoons of solids

Day 3 and day 4 Usual milk feeds. After one of the feeds offer 1-2 teaspoons of solids Day 5 and day 6 Usual milk feeds. After one of the feeds offer 2-4 teaspoons of solids

Important notice Breastfeeding is best for babies and has many benefits for both you and your baby. It is important that you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet in preparation for and during breastfeeding.

Day 7 Usual milk feeds. After one feed offer 2-5 teaspoons of solids

If you are considering changing over from breastfeeding or combining breast and bottle feeding, talk to your midwife or health visitor first. Once the decision to stop breastfeeding has been made, it is difficult to go back. Partial bottle feeding with an infant milk, especially in the first few weeks of life, may reduce the supply of your breastmilk. The cost and social implications of using an infant milk should be considered. If you choose to bottle feed, it is very important that you use an infant milk throughout the first year (or follow on milks can be used from 6 months). It is important that you follow all preparation instructions very carefully. Failure to choose an appropriate feed or to use it incorrectly can be harmful to your baby’s health. The decision to begin weaning, or to include a follow on milk formula before 6 months of age, should only be made on the advice of a doctor, health visitor, public health nurse, dietitian or pharmacist, based upon the individual infant’s specific growth and development needs.

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Why not try..?

Learning to love

good food Welcome to weaning the natural organic way

Why not try..?

HiPP Organic Baby Rice (cereal)



HiPP Organic 4m+ Jars e.g. • Mixed Vegetable Medley • Tender Carrots & Potatoes • Apple & Pear Pudding HiPP Organic Just Fruits e.g. • Apple, Peach & Mango (4 x pots) • Apple, Strawberry & Blueberry (4 x pots) HiPP Organic Pouches e.g. • Carrots with Mango & Banana • Mango, Apple & Peach



HiPP Organic Dried Cereals e.g. • Banana & Peach Breakfast HiPP Organic Savoury Jars





HiPP Organic 4m+ Mini Pots e.g. • Apple & Pear with a little bit of yogurt (6x50g pots) HiPP Organic Pouches e.g. • Apple, Strawberry & Banana • Carrots, Cauliflower & Peas

Why not try..?

Foods in week 1 and 2 plus... Breakfasts; HiPP Organic Jars, Dried Cereals e.g. • Creamy Rice Breakfast (jar) • Apple, Orange & Banana (cereal)

Foods in week 1, 2, and 3 plus… Breakfasts; HiPP Organic Jars, Dried Cereals



How much and when? Initially, all you need is one or two spoonfuls of food after your baby’s usual milk feed. Then gradually you’ll be able to increase the number of spoonfuls as your baby’s appetite increases.

Why not try..?

Lunch or tea; HiPP Organic Savoury Meals e.g. • Creamy Spinach with Potatoes & Cheddar Cheese (pouch) • Cottage Pie (jar) Desserts; HiPP Organic My First Yogurts e.g. • My First Banana Yogurt (4x50g pots)





Lunch or tea; HiPP Organic Savoury Meals e.g. • Tasty Vegetable Risotto (jar) • Potatoes, Carrots and Beef (pouch) Desserts; HiPP Organic Jars, Fruit Pots or Pouches e.g. • Banana & Peach with a little bit of yogurt (6x50g pots) • Rice Pudding (jar) • Banana, Pear & Mango (pouch)

What is gluten? Eventually you can start to give your baby a meal before their milk feed. These solids are best introduced at the second and third meal each day.

Quite simply, gluten is a product found in wheat, oats, rye and barley which some babies are sensitive to. Until six months of age, it is best to avoid foods containing these and ingredients like pasta, bread,

wheat breakfast cereals and rusks. All of our baby foods labelled from 4 months plus do not contain any gluten.

Free weaning chart inside

The first weeks of weaning

HiPP Organic Combiotic® follow on milks

When weaning is under way

What’s new on the menu for you and your baby?

This chart is just an approximate guide of how much to feed your baby. Babies appetites vary from day to day – let your little one guide you.

Up to 7 Months

From 7 Months

By 9 Months

Three meals a day, plus usual milk feeds

Three meals a day, plus other milk feeds

Three meals a day, plus milk feeds

Breakfast 10 -15 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Breakfast 15-20 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Breakfast Small bowl of cereal plus milk feed.

Lunch 10 -15 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Lunch 15-20 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Tea 10 -15 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Tea 15-20 teaspoons solids, plus milk feed

Lunch Savoury meal, followed by dessert, plus drink

Once your baby reaches six months you can start introducing gluten (e.g. wheat & oat based cereals) into their diet, unless they are allergic to it.

Try offering mashed and lumpier textures.

Continue to use all the foods suggested in ‘The first four weeks of weaning’, plus:

HiPP Organic Breakfast Cereals • Banana Porridge • Creamy Porridge



iPP Organic 6m+ Jars H Including those from 6 months which contain gluten (unless sensitive to gluten): • Creamed Porridge Breakfast • Penne with Tomato & Courgette • Apple & Banana Crumble

Tea Savoury meal, yoghurt dessert plus milk feed For quantities, be guided by your baby’s appetite.

Continue to offer new foods. HiPP Organic’s Stage 2 foods contain small soft lumps for babies learning to chew:

Continue to offer new foods, a variety of foods and new textures:



reakfast - HiPP Organic Jars or Cereals B • Breakfast Layer: Tropical Cereal with Yogurt (jar) • Apple, Banana and 4 Cereal breakfast (cereal)





L unch & Tea - HiPP Organic Savoury Meals e.g. • Vegetable Lasagne (jar) • Creamy tomato and leek pasta (pouch)



Worried about introducing texture into your baby’s diet? Go to www.hipp.co.uk/lumps for advice on foods to give your baby and how to approach this next important stage in their development



Desserts - HiPP Organic Jars or Fruit Pots • Fruit Layers • Fruit & Pieces Pots

Research shows that babies given plenty of variety early on are less likely to become fussy eaters when they are older.

If your baby is enjoying three meals a day, try dropping one milk feed and offer water or well-diluted juice instead.

New textures



iPP Organic 7m+ Jars & Pots H • Lancashire Hotpot (jar) • Spaghetti Carbonara (jar) • Rice Pudding with Apple & Pear (jar) iPP Organic 9m+ Trays e.g. H • Garden Vegetable Risotto with flaky white fish (tray)

Milk Milk (breastmilk or formula) continues to supply vital nutrition, so don’t worry if your baby seems to eat very little to start with From 6 months babies should be having about 500-600ml (1 pint) of their usual milk per day Follow on milks are suitable for babies from 6 months or you can continue using infant milk if you prefer Ordinary cows’ milk (including whole milk) can be used when preparing foods, but shouldn’t be your baby’s main milk drink until at least one year of age.

Lactose

Most mums love watching their babies start to wean. The sheer delight as those big eyes try and tell you you’re onto a winner, and the screwed up face that speedily lets you know…no…no.

Boosts the growth of healthy gut bacteria and is an important source of energy

Learning to love food is a very exciting journey with one simple truth – if your baby tries lots of different foods now, they are more likely to eat a variety of foods in the future. Weaning should ideally start between 4-6 months, and not before 17 weeks, but left no later than 6 months.

At HiPP Organic, we understand that you want to give your baby the best in life. As the experts in organic baby food, we know the importance of eating tasty, wholesome food, using only the very finest ingredients full of nutritious goodness. Our delicious range of organic baby food and drinks have been specially created to help you and your baby start to explore a world of yummy, organic food. We think you’re both going to love it!

Introducing other drinks and using a beaker

Learning to feed themselves

ing in with family meal times is an important part of your baby’s social development – and they’ll often eat better as a result.

Iron

Start looking for lumps in foods. Introduce foods with more texture from around 6-7 months as this will help them accept a wider range of foods as they grow older L earning to chew is an important skill. Many babies will have difficulties at first and may spit lumps out, but they will quickly work out what to do

iving a spoon or a piece of food to hold G encourages independence and helps develop good co-ordination

ne of the reasons for starting weaning is to O replenish your baby’s iron stores which start to run low at this age

Babies often like to put their hands in their food. It’s a messy business!

ood sources of iron are: red meat (beef, lamb, pork), G poultry, fish, eggs, pulses (lentils, beans), green leafy vegetables and formula milks

Always make sure your baby is supervised whilst they are eating, especially as they start to get the hang of new foods.

Offer foods with different shapes and colours for your baby to explore.

F rom about 7 months it’s good to introduce suitable finger foods

To improve iron absorption, give foods or drinks, containing vitamin C, e.g. fruit or fruit juice, at the same mealtime.

You can offer sips of water or diluted fruit juice from the beaker at one mealtime – usually from around 6 months As food quantities increase, give your baby drinks to satisfy their thirst.

Its a good idea to introduce a beaker into your baby’s feeding routine as soon as possible, and clean your baby’s teeth regularly, particularly after their last feed.

Breastmilk is rich in prebiotic oligosaccharides which the growth of healthy cultures in the gut including probiotic ‘friendly bacteria‘

Breastmilk is naturally protective Other important natural substances

Good night milk HiPP Organic good night milk blends our high quality organic follow on milk with organic cereals, to make a satisfyingly creamy bedtime drink. This tasty drink is designed to be given ONCE per day and is suitable from 6 months to 3 years of age.

Prebiotics

Breastmilk is a miracle of nature because it contains everything your baby needs for healthy development, including ‘friendly bacteria’, which are thought to play an important role in the development of your baby’s immune system.

Friendly bacteria Breastmilk contains live probiotic cultures (friendly bacteria) which are important for the development of baby‘s immune system

Omega 3 & 6 Ls Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (AA, DHA) boost the development of the brain, nervous system and eyesight

HiPP Organic ® Combiotic follow on milk 6 months+

HiPP Organic ® Combiotic growing up milk from the 12th month onwards

HiPP Organic ® Combiotic good night milk 6 months+

With friendly bacteria, PRÆBIOTIK® and natural Omega 3 fatty acids. It is a perfect complement to a mixed weaning diet.

With friendly bacteria, PRÆBIOTIK® and natural Omega 3 fatty acids, as well as 40x more iron than whole cows’ milk. It is an ideal complement to your toddler’s diet from the 12th month onwards.

A creamy, milky drink made with organic follow on milk and gluten free cereals, an ideal complement to your baby’s bedtime routine.

In this way, they may help breastfed infants fight infection and help them stay healthy and happy. ®

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HiPP Organic Combiotic is a first for the UK: a range of formula milks which contain friendly bacteria on top of the other important ingredients. It’s the next generation of formula milk.

Available in 800g powder and 500ml ready to feed bottles.

Available in 600g powder and 500ml ready to feed bottles. ®

Available in 350g powder.

HiPP Organic Combiotic follow on milk and growing up milk can be drunk on their own or can be added to other foods such as cereals or yummy desserts. Find out more about the first and only formula milks to add friendly bacteria on top of the other important ingredients at hipp.co.uk