0 – 3 months
breast feeding
46.6% of babies under 4 months are exclusively breast-fed.
6 times per 24 hours
From now until 4 months old, your baby should nurse at least 6 times per 24 hour period.
0 – 6 months
2.5cm growth a month
Your baby will grow in length by about an inch (2.5cm) until 6 months.
first 6 months breast-fed
Babies should be exclusively breast-fed for the first six months of their lives for the best start at a healthy life.
6 – 9 months
6 – 7 months feeding
Babies at around 6 – 7 months start to notice textures more, so now is a good time to start using slightly thicker purees as an option at meal times.
lunchtime
Lunch is the best mealtime to start introducing your baby to purees, as they should be hungry, but not too tired to learn.
8 months
Working women are more likely to stop breastfeeding by the time their child is 8 months old (Hamada et al., 2017).
9 months – 1 year
using more energy
This is the age that a baby's appetite will start to develop, as it's around this age that they'll have started crawling and therefore using more energy.
9 months feeding
You can start offering your baby some of the same meals as the rest of the family, in baby-sized chunks, from 9 months.
500 / 600ml
Should still be giving your baby 500–600ml of formula or breast milk whilst weaning - up until about a year old.
1 year +
spoon feeding
A baby will be able to start using a spoon by themselves at around a year old - although they might not be able to use it very well.
1 year
At around a year old, baby can express when they're full or done eating.
weaning age
The natural weaning age for humans is somewhere between 2.5 and 6 years old.