Essentially Weaning...

Weaning can seem like a scary old milestone in the distance when your baby starts to head in that direction. The thought of pureeing food and clearing up copious amounts of suspicious looking blobs all over the place is perhaps less than appealing. Weaning should be quite fun however, a time when you get to watch your baby experience a whole host of new things- the faces he pulls will certainly give you some laughs along the way.

Here are a few must have products in our eyes to make weaning as fun as it should be...


1. First up is the Beaba BPA Free BabyCook Food Processor. With its four functions- steaming, blending, defrosting and heating this nifty little gadget is a brilliant time saver. It is easy to clean and it is quite compact so it can be stored away and got out easily. At £89 it is not cheap but it does do a grand job. The only downside possibly is that if you are doing a large freezing session it is quite small so will need to be a bit of a batch process....


2. For those freezing frenzies a great way to store the food in portions is by using BPA free flexible ice cube trays- once frozen you can turn the strips or cubes out into sandwich bags and put them back in the freezer. It is a great way to know how much your baby is eating and reduce waste as you can always take out an extra cube if you think baby is still hungry!

3. tommee tippee 's heat sensitive baby spoons. The end changes colour to alert you that the food is too hot for baby's consumption- meaning you don't have to stick your lips into every mouthful of puree before you offer it to baby! They have soft ends for delicate gums and also come in pretty colours! (I have found that the soft ends are equally good as a safety measure when baby wants to hold and more than likely throw a spoon during mealtimes).


4. Vital Baby Unbelievabowl. A bowl that has a nifty little suction pad underneath it to hold it in place and prevent baby from wearing it (and therefore lunch) as a hat. It also means baby can't simply throw it on the floor when he doesn't want to eat any more. Equally great for putting finger foods into!

5. A long sleeved bib for young babies (we love Silly Billyz). Followed by a sleeveless one with a catching tray for older babies. ZPM's being our particular favourite for its ingenious design!


6. Of course one would also be lost in weaning without an Annabel Karmel bible at ones side. Annabel Karmel's Baby Puree Recipes is a great place to start!