What to buy for weaning
Introduction
Already a few months after the birth of their little one, all new parents wonder what to buy for weaning.
Since, from the moment you are pregnant, you are literally bombarded by incessant marketing campaigns that show everything as strictly necessary, it can be difficult to answer this question.
To help you clarify your doubts, I have prepared this article.
As you can see, there is an index first, inserted to help you better enjoy the content.
Are you interested in a particular angle of the topic? All you have to do is click on the title of the dedicated paragraph and start reading.
If you wish to take a complete journey to discover the fascinating world of complementary feeding on demand, you can take a look at the video course “Practical, easy and stress-free self-weaning”, accessible at the end of the paragraph and curated by the nutrition biologist of the DrSilva team, Federica Dell'Oro.
You can also, if you want, come and find me on Instagram at the profile @drsilva.com_official !
Weaning: what is it really about?
When wondering what to buy for weaning , it is necessary to remember, as underlined by Doctor Dell'Oro in the video course, that at the beginning it is not necessary to buy particular tools.
If the high chair has a tray, that may be enough to give the little one a pleasant tactile and manipulative experience with the first tastes.
What features should the perfect high chair have ? Here are the main ones:
- Having a straight and not reclined backrest, a fundamental detail for preventing the risk of suffocation;
- footrests with adjustable height, essential to prevent the little one's feet from dangling. They must instead rest so that the hips and knees are flexed at 90°;
- front restraint belt.
The presence of the aforementioned tray is at the discretion of the parent .
If you decide to opt for a high chair that has one, it is important to make sure that the tray surface is not too high.
In situations where the tray is not present, you can initially opt for the table top as a reference point for the tactile experience with the first tastings.
The latter, as I mentioned in the article you can read here , become more consistent over time, eventually forming a real meal.
When you reach the stage just mentioned, you need to buy the plates . What features should they have? Let's find out in the next paragraph.
