We have been told time and time again that the current NHS guidelines state babies shouldn't be weaned onto solid foods until they are at least six months old and until that time breast milk is the best thing for them. Unfortunately my son is classed as a 'hungry baby' even though he is small for his age and because of this and despite our best efforts with hungry baby formula, we have had to start weaning early. We purchased a number of the Hipp powdered foods to try (purely because they were on special offer at the time) and this was one of them. For a first taste it is brilliant. Because you add water to your own preference we were able to make this as ...  Read the complete review

I breastfeed my son and from the age of four months he seemed hungry very often. In spite of my very best efforts, he absolutely hates formula milk and that's when I decided to start him on mushy food. All the advice I get from official sources (midwives, websites etc) is that you shouldn't wean babies until six months but I found out that most kids in my family get weaned around four months. Apparently they all have huge appetites! So how did I end up choosing this? I didn't set out with any particular brand in mind. I think I went for this mostly because it says 'organic' on the packet, and is suitable from four months of age. Also, banana and ...  Read the complete review