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Responsive feeding when weaning – advice from Lucy Upton, Paediatric Dietician and Feeding Therapist

Responsive feeding (encouraged by the World Health Organization) is a way of feeding that is considered to have many benefits, including supporting children's health and development, wellbeing and long-term feeding habits. Here, Lucy shares some ways to apply responsive feeding when it comes to solid foods

What does responsive feeding involve?

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Lucy Upton, the Children’s Dietician, answers more questions about weaning

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When is it time to wean? Lucy Upton, Paediatric Dietitian and Feeding Therapist, gives us some guidance

When to wean (introduce your baby to solid foods) is one of those things that has been debated over generations. You might hear from friends or relatives that weaning should start now, while others are sticklers for 'not before 6 months'. We asked Paediatric Dietician and Food Therapist, Lucy Upton, for her advice on when weaning is really right for a baby.

What is weaning?

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