Iron-rich foods such as lentils, beans, pulses, tofu and meat, fish and eggs are important to start including soon after the first tastes of veggies. This is because babies need plenty of iron in their diets and this needs to come from the foods they are eating. Are there any foods you should avoid when weaning your baby? I think it has almost followed my own stages in life. I was sort of in between weaning Raffy and Ada when the first book came out, so I'd done it myself and kind of got that competence and was going into it a second time. And then with How to Feed Your Toddler, I think Raffy was about three or four and then Ada was just coming up to one and so I had that toddler aspect of the slight food refusal and when all those challenges come up in the toddler years. The Baby Show is taking place from 3-5 March at ExCeL London. The Baby Show is the UK’s leading pregnancy and parenting event and will play host to the UK’s leading baby and parenting experts and guest speakers. A lot of people are concerned about the cost of living crisis and food, as a result of this. What would be your advice? Parents often ask about portion sizes, but the truth is that there are no portion size guides for babies. Babies will all have totally different appetites when it comes to weaning. Some take to it well right at the start, and others are slower to get the hang of it. It’s important not to compare as they are all different, and that includes in how much they will eat too. Try to let your baby lead that journey and look out for signs they have had too much or too little and want more. They are the best ones to know and feel their own appetites. How to deal with food refusal

It’s also important to know that gagging is very normal during weaning, too, some babies gag lots and others not so much, but gagging is very different from choking. When baby is gagging they will likely go a bit red, lean forwards and make a horrible noise as they try to remove the food. It’s hard not to react, but you want to leave baby to deal with this themselves, as gagging is there to help your baby remove foods they can’t quite deal with effectively. Whole grapes – offer grapes thinly sliced or remove the skin to make them a little easier for little ones to manage. Whisk together the cream cheese with 200ml boiled water until smooth then squeeze in the juice of half the lemon and cut the other half into two wedges I’ve just developed my very first online weaning c ourse, which talks parents through everything they need to know about weaning their baby with visual tools and guidance and is complete with FAQs, regular live Q&A sessions, course booklets and multiple factsheets as well as a recipe book to take you step-by-step through recipes for every stage of weaning your baby.

How should you introduce allergens when weaning?

Cow’s milk as a whole drink until 1 year – cow’s milk can be offered from six months in baby’s food, but not as a main drink. This is because cow’s milk doesn’t contain the right levels of fat, protein or energy for baby’s appropriate growth.

However, weaning is about exploring the new and some research suggests that starting baby's weaning journey by offering a variety of veggies can be a helpful way to go to help them to accept a wider range of tastes (not just sweet) early on.

Portion sizes to offer your baby

Small amounts of dairy (huge amounts aren’t needed as babies under 12 months generally still have plenty of milk). Add the frozen peas then drizzle the lemony cream cheese mixture all over (make sure all the peas are covered in liquid so they cook properly!) Genuinely this is something I’ve dreamed of from the very start of my career and now, voila! It’s here.