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You don’t need much to start with – just one or two spoonfuls of baby rice or fruit purée, along with his usual milk feeds. An early weaning routine might look like this: Weeks one & two : 1st feed: Breast/bottle2nd feed: Half breast/bottle & try 2

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Nutritionist Caroline Bunker advises: Finger foods are important once weaning is under way, as they'll help your daughter start to learn how to feed herself.They don't all have to be soft, either. Babies don't need teeth for chewing - those hard

Chicken with carrot and apple Suitable for freezingFrom 6 months 'When my son was a baby, he refused to eat chicken until I combined it with apple which he loved,' says Annabel.Ingredients 60g leek, finely chopped25g celery, chopped75g carrot, chopped1 clove garlic100g chicken cu...

Pear, apple and blueberry puree Suitable for freezingIngredients 2 ripe pears, peeled2 dessert apples, peeled100g blueberries2 to 3 tbsp water Remove the core from the pear and apples. Roughly chop them and place in a saucepan with the water and blueberries. Simmer for 8 to 10 mi...