My son has been eating fruit and vegetable purees at lunch and dinner for the last two weeks now. I had imagined that the weaning process would take some time to get going and so was prepared to take things nice and slowly. However, my son's appetite was so huge that we decided this week to try a bit of breakfast. (Of course, government guidelines are that babies aren't weaned until 6 months, but all babies are different and some may need it that little bit earlier. Check with your health visitor if you are considering weaning early, I did with mine and she was very helpful. But I digress ...) I was unsure as to what to give him. I mean, lunch and dinner are ...  Read the complete review

When my daughter was 17 weeks old I decided I would try her on some baby rice to start to introduce her into solids. After a few days of that which she seemed particularly unimpressed by I decided to buy something with a little more flavour. There are several leading brands to go for and a range of cereals but I wanted one that I could mix with water rather than her milk which can be a bit messy, so I decided to try Heinz breakfast Oats & Apple cereal which was £1.99. The cereal comes in a foil sealed bag (containing 125grams of cereal) inside a box. I cant say that I'm a fan of these foil bags as they are notoriously difficult to open by hand so I tend ...  Read the complete review