Weaning

by Annabel Karmel

A definitive guide to weaning your baby, from the UK's No.1 baby and child nutritionist, Annabel Karmel

With her years of expertise and personal experience, bestselling author Annabel Karmel guides you through every aspect of weaning your baby. Starting at the very beginning with basic, but crucial, details, such as what type of spoon to use and the time of day to first offer solids, and covering other common concerns like when to begin weaning, fussy eaters and the latest allergy advice.

50 delicious, nutritious puree recipes and 3 menu planners will show you exactly what to feed your baby, and when. And input from the 'Weaning Club', parents of six babies who are expertly guided by Annabel through the weaning process, troubleshooting any problems they, and you may encounter along the way, will steer you and your baby along the right path to solid food.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2010

Reviews

[Maya Osseiran · Rating 1 out of 5]

Annabel needs to try olive oil asap.

[Trent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assumed every couple is a man and woman, over and over assumes everyone is breastfeeding, lots of really inaccurate info -- recommending white bread and pasta...??, very anti vegetarian/vegan (despite medical professionals disagreeing), and overall just very basic and nothing really original. Ridiculous number of fish recipes and recommendations don't match the high levels of mercury and other dangerous chemicals in seafood (there's a reason pregnant people aren't supposed to eat these foods...) overall found I didn't get almost anything new out of it and just very uninspired...

[Heather Rodgers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive and informative, a great resource which will no doubt be very helpful for my family as we start the weaning process.

[Rebecca Sheridan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some outdated or inaccurate information sully would could be a good book. Maybe a more updated version could help the reading experience.

[DeljM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not just recipes but info on weaning, nutrition and baby care during the process. I’d have liked less info and more recipes.

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best thing about this book were the cod recipes, as we don’t eat much of this and the baby enjoyed!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introductory book for parents thinking about weaning their babies. Although I'm not starting to wean my son for a couple of months, it pays to be prepared so I thought this book would be a good place to start.

The aims and objectives of weaning are clear; the book identifies why you wean your baby at a certain age (it recommends six months), and where to begin. It lists the essentials to buy, although not everyone will be doing baby led weaning of course. The author clearly advocates BL weaning, which is fine, but I would have liked to read some more justification for the alternatives.

For those wanting to make their own baby puréed foods, a large portion of the book is full of recipes. I will definitely try making a couple of those.

Overall, a great introduction to weaning and reassurance for anxious parents of young babies.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Straightforward, simple to follow, perty pictures (albeit with obvious product placement for AK's range of baby weaning gear).

Great recipes that my daughter has loved. Highly recommend for recipe ideas for babies 6-12 months.

[Jules (Never enough time to read) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has some useful tips, but nothing that I didn't already know. I will definitely try out some of the recipes.

Really, it was a useful basic read that made me feel a little less overwhelmed at the thought of weaning my baby.

[Jemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not fascinating but a good guide to the process, which we are largely following.