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The world of vitamins and supplements is confusing enough when we’re looking for ourselves – trying to understand what the best option is for your baby or child can feel even more overwhelming. So, we asked paediatric dietician and feeding therapist Lucy Upton to answer some common questions about them.

Does my baby need extra vitamins? 

Has your toddler suddenly decided they no longer like peas, having eaten them happily since they were weaned? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We’ve asked paediatric dietitian and food therapist, Lucy Upton, to give us her tips on fussy eating.  

What is fussy eating? 

Your toddler’s been experiencing new tastes and textures since they started weaning, but now their teeth, tongue and other mouth muscles have had time to develop, their experience of eating food will be changing, too. This can make mealtimes feel like a whole new challenge, so we’ve asked Paediatric Dietician and Food Therapist, Lucy Upton, to tell us more about why you might suddenly find yourself coping with a newly fussy eater.  

Why do children refuse food? 

Responsive feeding (encouraged by the World Health Organization) is a way of feeding that is considered to have many benefits, including supporting children's health and development, wellbeing and long-term feeding habits. Here, Lucy shares some ways to apply responsive feeding when it comes to solid foods 

 What does responsive feeding involve? 

Finger foods 

To find out about when weaning (introducing solid food into their diet) might be right for your baby, you can read more of Lucy’s great advice here. The questions we put to Lucy below focus on weaning foods.  

What foods should you start weaning with? 

One of the questions we’re often asked after our baby is born is how much they weighed, and you might have heard people talking about centiles or following a line – but what does all this mean, and how often should your baby be weighed? We asked paediatric dietician and feeding therapist Lucy Upton to answer some common questions about growth and growth charts.  

How do we monitor a baby or child’s growth? 

When to wean (introduce your baby to solid foods) is one of those things that has been debated over generations. You might hear from friends or relatives that weaning should start now, while others are sticklers for 'not before 6 months'. We asked Paediatric Dietician and Food Therapist, Lucy Upton, for her advice on when weaning is really right for a baby.

What is weaning?