Best guide for traditional weaning?

[birdybirdbird]

My LO just turned 5 months and I’m planning to start weaning sooner rather than later. Going for a traditional approach with spoon feeding and adding in finger foods. I’d like to have something I can refer to quickly that might suggest foods to start with, when/how to introduce allergens etc. Can anyone recommend a good, no-nonsense guide book? Or useful websites?

Rana Conway's "Weaning Made Easy" is your friend. She looks at the pros and cons of baby led weaning and puree-based approaches and suggests a balanced approach that is tweaked to your and your baby's preferences. She bases her recommendations on the latest scientific evidence.

www.amazon.co.uk/Weaning-Made-Easy-Traditional-Baby-Led/dp/1905410697?tag=mumsnetforum-21

The Science of Mom website has some really good science-based articles on things like allergies, iron, feeding approaches and so on. She has also written a book which covers solids introduction--it looks good, based on the reviews.

scienceofmom.com

This guide from the Caroline Walker Trust suggests first foods, purées and finger foods. It also suggests portion sizes and sample menus

The NHS has just launched a weaning guide this last few days

www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtbnjBRDBARIsAO3zDl9YkYa3h0MVe9H13MnnOQ81sxs3IovlffcB0ct4SDQYQ9_KKngKIqQaAomtEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks everyone! The book is on order and those 2 links look really helpful too. Is it strange that I’m weirdly excited for him to start trying things?!

Is it strange that I’m weirdly excited for him to start trying things?!
Not at all

Make sure you get done long sleeved bibs, it can get very messy and take tonnes of photos too.