Don't worry about your child not eating enough - weaning should be more about trying things out rather than nutrition. Soya formula is made from soya beans, not cows' milk. It's occasionally used as an alternative to cows' milk formula for babies who have cows' milk allergy. Ways to keep your family living costs down, and kids of all ages happy Get our Family newsletter – it's free monthly Our guide to the best baby food brands includes some familiar names – Ella's Kitchen, Heinz For Baby and HiPP Organic – as well as own brands such Aldi Mamia Organic and Asda Little Angels. We asked parents to tell us which they preferred, and which their babies liked the best.

Research shows that switching to follow-on formula at 6 months has no benefits for your baby. Your baby can continue to have first infant formula as their main drink until they are 1 year old.Unless a midwife, health visitor or GP suggests otherwise, first infant formula is the only formula your baby needs. Your baby can stay on it when you start to introduce your baby's first solid foods at around 6 months and they can drink it throughout their first year. There's no evidence that switching to a different formula does any good or harm. However, if you think a particular brand of formula disagrees with your baby, talk to a midwife or health visitor. They can help you decide whether to try a different type. This 1st happened a few days ago, so I left the porridge for a few days and tried again and the same thing happened so it must be the porridge causing it as she hasn't reacted like that to anything else. No other symptons and her poo's have been fine. We asked what they thought of the baby food according to the following criteria: whether it looks appealing, smells good, is value for money, is convenient to transport and use, and if the brand offers a good range of options. I have avoided the porridge with milk powder and cow's milk since (used soya the other day and she was ok with that) but gave her a little bit of cheese the other day and she came out in the same rash, so I think it must be the cow's milk protein that is the problem. The thing that confuses me though is that she didn't seem to have any problem with formula milk (which is also cow's milk isn't it?) although she is breast fed and only had formula a couple of times. Do you know why this might be?

Soft finger foods (such as cooked vegetables or fruit) are good for starting out, as they'll help to develop motor skills. goats' or sheep's milk (but it's fine to use them when cooking for your baby, as long as they are pasteurised) She has been fine on baby rice, fruit and veg but I gave her some organic plain baby porridge today and wherever the porridge touched her face it turned red and blotchy with little white welts.It turned out that my daughter actually had a milk protein allergy. After trying a little yogurt and some cheese the same rash occurred so I took her to the GP who referred her to a specialist. She had some allergy tests done and was referred to a dietician. They say that most children grow out of it by the time they are 5 but we have been very fortunate as our dd grew out of it by the time she was 18 months, so life is a lot easier now There are some concerns about the fact that soya contains phytoestrogens. These are found naturally in some plants. Comfort formula is made from partly broken down (partially hydrolysed) proteins. It's not suitable for babies with cows' milk allergy. Follow-on formula The instructions for making up anti-reflux formulas may be different to standard formula. The usual guidelines for how to make up baby formula recommend using boiled water that has stood for no more than 30 minutes, so that the temperature is still above 70C.