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Baby Feeding Tips (Part 1): Weaning Your Baby

Weaning is an exciting time for both parents and babies. Learn baby feeding tips which covers topics such as, how to introduce solid food, what foods to start with and how to correctly feed your little one.

We will explain why weaning is not recommended before 4 months of age, and why it should not be delayed to beyond 6 months of age.

In part 2 of our "Baby Feeding Tips" video, we will cover topics such as chewing, self-feeding and drinking from a cup and straw. You can watch it at:


Chaptering
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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Breast milk is ideal for newborns
00:43 - Introduce complementary foods as your baby grows
00:50 - Weaning before 4 months of age is not recommended
01:02 - Delaying weaning to beyond 6 months is not recommended
01:15 - Signs that indicate your baby is ready for weaning
01:41 - Use a feeding chair during weaning
01:52 - Use towels or pillows for better support
02:05 - How to prepare food
02:38 - How to prepare pureed food
03:29 - How to pick the right weaning spoon
04:17 - Tips for weaning
04:51 - Outro


About
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As an Academic Medical Centre, KKH believes that world-class clinical training and research are imperative in raising the standard of care. Hence, the Hospital has adopted a culture of innovation as it achieves world-class clinical leadership. KKH is a major teaching hospital for Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. The hospital also runs the largest specialist training programme for Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics in Singapore. Both programmes are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I), and are highly rated for the high quality of clinical teaching and the commitment to translational research.


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