As soon as your baby starts solid foods, encourage them to be involved in mealtimes and have fun touching, holding and exploring food.

Compelling… An amazingly intricate account of Portugal’s Golden Age, constructed around two explorers and their competing visions for an expanding world.’ – Prospect Magazine, ‘Books of the Year: History’ From about 10 months, your baby should now be having 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and tea), in addition to their usual milk feeds. The latest in a series of academic accolades, Wits University Awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Zakes Mda in July 2022 There are 3 clear signs which, when they appear together from around 6 months of age, show your baby is ready for their first solid foods alongside breast milk or first infant formula.

Why wait until around 6 months to introduce solids?

Start off with finger foods that break up easily in their mouth and are long enough for them to grip. Babies should not eat salty foods as it's not good for their kidneys, and sugar can cause tooth decay. People can treat constipation by eating a diet that is high in fiber and drinking plenty of fluids. 21. Blood pressure medication Grace Mortimer is mother to Harry, and lives in Gloucestershire with her long-term partner, Tom. She studied law at university and worked in sales for years, but decided to start working part-time when Harry turned one. Grace is originally from Essex and grew up with extremely foodie parents but didn’t develop her passion for cooking until her third year of university.

When introducing your baby to solid foods, it's important to take extra care to not put them at risk. Lastly, there are several other lifestyle and health reasons why someone’s stomach can hurt after eating. 18. StressIn Jendella Benson’s HOPE AND GLORY, Glory Akindele flies home to London from Los Angeles after the news of her father’s sudden death. She’s tired of pretending that her life in L.A. is glamorous, but things aren’t so great at home either. Glory’s brother is in jail and won’t speak to her because she missed his trial, her sister is trying to uphold the facade of a perfect Nigerian housewife, and after the loss of her husband, her mother is on the verge of another nervous breakdown. Glory decides to stay and try to mend her family’s problems, but discovers a family secret that threatens to drive her family further apart.’ – Mariette Williams, Essence, ‘The 7 Best Novels Of 2022’ Some people may be allergic to certain foods. These can irritate the stomach and may cause pain after eating. An intolerance can cause similar symptoms and occurs when a person cannot digest a substance in certain foods. It can take 10 tries or more before your baby will accept a new food or texture, particularly as they get older.