Skip to main content Skip to accessibility help Show in stock items only Snack pots and storage Annabel Karmel by NUK £0 - £15 (74) £15 - £30 (20) £30 - £50 (3) £50 - £100 (3) £100 - £150 (2) £150 - £200 (1) Next or named dayWeaning & Toddler Feeding Sometimes getting your little one to eat can seem like a bit of a battle. Being prepared can help ease the transition to solid food, so stocking up with sippy cups, weaning pots and plenty of weaning spoons (remember they get left everywhere) can really help. You’ll find everything from suction bowls to snack pots to encourage your baby to enjoy their first foods whether at home or on the go. Showing 36 of 78 Beaba Multi Portions 90ml Beaba Multi Portions 150ml Beaba Rice Cooker Original Beaba Rice Cooker Plus Beaba Forks & Spoons Annabel Karmel New Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner Cupcake Fairy Melamine Dinner Set
Insulated Food and Bottle Bag OXO Tot Twist Top Water Bottle Babycup Weaning Cups 4-Pack Tiny Diner Place Mat Brother Max 1st Stage Weaning Pots 6 x 40ml Brother Max 2nd Stage Weaning Pots 4 x 170ml OXO Tot Sippy Cup Polar Gear Mini Ice Pack 3-Pack Thermos FooGo Insulated Stainless Steel Food Jar Skip Hop Zoo Lunchie Polar Gear Fold Flat Water Bottle TUMTUM Ladybird Travel Cutlery TUMTUM Bugs Snack Pots Skip Hop Zoo Straw Bottle Skip Hop Zoo Insulated Food Jar Skip Hop Zoo Snack Cup TUMTUM Nesting Snack Pots Dinosaur Melamine Dinner Set Skip Hop Silicone Placemat Guess How Much I Love You Breakfast SetWhat you need to start weaning The essentials you will need to stock up on Before you start your baby on those all-exciting solid foods, you’ll need to stock up on bibs, cutlery, splash mats and more. Here’s the lowdown on weaning essentials: Stock up on all the essentials before you start - it can get quite messy!
Buy plates and bowls that stick to the table to stop them being flung around the room Metal spoons can hurt your baby's mouth so try small hard plastic ones instead Floor protector - a splash mat or wipeable plastic tablecloth to go under the highchair – weaning can be seriously messy Baby spoons – try small hard, plastic weaning spoons that won’t crack The coverall combo – try coverall bibs (with sleeves), and pelican bibs – this winning combo will hopefully catch food in a tray to protect your baby’s clothes Flexible ice cube trays - for freezing tiny meals of puréed food A blender or sieve – ideal for puréeing food A cooler bag - for when you’re out and about A camera - for capturing your baby’s wild and comic expressions when they first taste new foods! If you give your baby a drink with their meal, you’ll need a good beaker. Ideally, start off with a free-flow, lidded beaker rather than a non-spill beaker with a valve.
This will teach your baby to sip rather than suck. A beaker with two handles will be easier to hold at first. Then when your baby is confident drinking from a lidded beaker, you can move onto the dizzy heights of a cup! Make sure you dodge the sugar - sweetened drinks are the biggest cause of tooth decay in young children, so make sure you only serve breast milk, formula or water. Choosing a plate and spoon You’ll need a plastic plate or bowl – ideally one that sticks to the table, to stop bowls being joyfully flung around the room. Or why not try putting finger foods straight on the feeding tray of the highchair? Just get it super clean first. Metal spoons could hurt your baby’s mouth, so you’re best off with small, hard plastic weaning spoon that won’t crack. Babies love nothing better than a madly exciting, brightly-coloured spoon – it’ll help keep them interested in the food. Don’t worry about sterilising plates, spoons, cups and highchair trays – just make sure they’re clean.
What to look for in a highchair There’s a vast array of great highchairs on the market - just make sure your favourite offers these features: Good fit- to be comfortable in a highchair, your baby needs to be well supported and not slouching over with their tummy squashed Safety first - conforms to standards EN14988: 2006 and EN 14988-2: 2006. Stable – a heavyweight highchair with a wide base for stability is best. Metal or wooden frames are the most stable Strap-tastic - a waist strap and a strap that runs between the legs Soft and safe - make sure there are no sharp edges on the tray No loose parts – check for loose nuts and other small parts that your baby could accidently shovel in with those peas! Your baby really can join the family meal sitting up at the table with these - just make sure they’re completely safe: Safety standards - conforms to EN1272:1998 Secure - use table-mounted highchairs on solid tables, not glass or single pedestal tables
You can talk to other mums who are weaning in the Bounty Community. With this in mind, Bounty offers mums a helping hand through the weaning stage from when their baby turns four and a half months old. So don’t miss your FREE Growing Family Pack which includes our essential weaning guide, How to introduce solid Foods as well as a selection of samples from HiPP Organic Food plus much more. Getting your pack is easy, once you’ve signed up to Bounty, your voucher will automatically be sent to you when your little one turns 4 and half months. Which highchair is best? Read popular posts from other new mums The little hand blenders don't cost much and are really useful What you need to start weaningMost parents go about introducing solids to baby in the same way: by offering spoonfuls of mush as directed by the parent, on their schedule. What parents don’t know is that this is a recipe for fussy-eating habits and dinnertime battles! Because of this, a growing number of children are becoming obese, and fast-food and other junk is becoming a common part of the average diet.
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a growing trend that a lot of parents are getting into. It’s simply the concept of letting baby feed himself, while slowly introducing new foods to their diet alongside milk or formula. Many consider BLW as a superior alternative to spoon-feeding their child, and it’s fast-gaining a reputation as being the best way to instill healthy eating habits and attitudes from an early age. The term “baby-led weaning” can sometimes be misleading to new parents. It doesn’t mean to completely stop breastfeeding or feeding formula; it means to start introducing solids. Fisher Price Deluxe Booster Seat: You need a good, cheap high chair with a removable tray, and this one is perfect. The tray is simple to remove and clean, plus you can even throw it in the top rack of the dishwasher. I don’t like stand-alone high chairs because of the bulk, and this one sits on top of any existing chair. Bumkins Waterproof Sleeved Bibs: BLW is messy. I recommend full-sleeve bibs to minimize the amount of food that’s going to get all over baby, and these ones are nice and easy to clean.
Pyrex Glass Containers: Baby simply isn’t going to eat all of the food at any given meal, so you’ll need somewhere to store the leftovers. These glass containers are perfect, and I wouldn’t recommend cheaper plastic ones. OXO Tot Training Spoon & Fork: Forget getting a whole set of silverware; all you need is one spoon and fork. SUGARBOOGER Jumbo Floor Splat Mat: You need something to put down under the high chair to catch the mess and flung food. These splat mats are perfect for the job. Tutti Bimbi Bamboo Wash Cloths: Wash cloths are absolutely vital, and I love the Tutti Bimbi cloths because they’re made of organic bamboo and don’t irritate the skin. It’s a pack of 6, so you’ll always have one on hand. The benefits are numerous and can include: Experts suggest waiting until about 6 months of age before starting to introduce solids, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be ready exactly then. It’s best to keep track of the signs baby is ready and go from there.
Signs that your child is ready to start solids include: Basically, any soft fruits or veggies that are easy for baby to hold onto make great choices for BLW. It’s usually pretty obvious which foods should be avoided. Here’s how to go about baby-led weaning! If you’re not totally sold on strictly baby-led weaning, you’re not alone. Some experts recommend doing BLW, but also mixing it up with spoon-fed purees, which might be more realistic for some parents. This is especially important, as the study I linked to showed that about 6% of children develop more slowly than others, meaning they pick up on BLW more slowly and end up malnourished. Some parents are under the misconception that BLW should be completely hands off, and that doesn’t mean you should set food out in front of baby and walk away. A little encouragement and help doesn’t hurt at all, and it’s not going to be any detriment to the effectiveness of BLW. It’s also very possible that your baby won’t get all of the nutrients she needs.
By 6 months, babies need a lot of iron, and they won’t get enough of it from solely breast milk; they need food sources of iron. Since it’s very hard (if not impossible) for BLW babies to chew and eat meat, this can be a problem. This is another reason why the half n’ half approach is good. Why not give baby a piece of cooked pork chop to chew on, but pulverize some to make sure they’ll eat some? You don’t have to follow what BLW advocates say exactly. For many people, it’s just not realistic to never intervene ever in the feeding process. Some foods, like avocado are almost impossible for baby to eat with their hands, too. If they show an interest, you could help them with it. You’re possibly worried, and rightfully so, about choking. The fact is that it’s always a concern, and it is possible for children to choke during BLW. However, it’s actually far less likely than by spoon-feeding them or putting pieces of food in their mouth! The key to proper BLW is to give them larger pieces of food that they have to gnaw and chew on.
What’s good is that the child will be physically unable to bite off a piece of food if they are incapable of swallowing it, which is kind of like nature’s way of protecting them from choking. If you give them finger foods or pointy stuff, that’s when the real danger happens. Now, you should know there’s a difference between choking and gagging. Gagging is actually quite common during BLW, and it’s really nothing to be concerned about. It’s most likely going to happen and it doesn’t mean they’re choking; it helps them move the food around their mouth. A first-aid course is a good idea if you want to be prepared in the case of actual choking. You can likely find one in your area, and some places offer specialized courses meant for babies and children. It could give you some piece of mind! If you want to know the difference between choking & gagging, this video shows the common gagging reflex: Of course, it’s not all upsides. The biggest downside and the one most people will tell you about right away is that it’s MESSY.