Summer/Autumn Edition 2012
The
Weaning of Life ™
What they don’t tell you
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“Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
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Elizabeth Stone
Introduction
Introduction
This isn’t going to be easy, but let’s face it, no one said it would be. There’s so much bumph out there telling you how to do this and when to do that, you can end up exhausted before you start. And no new mum has time or energy to spare. So it may sound odd, but the best advice is to take most advice with a pinch of salt unless it resonates with your natural maternal instinct. Because your baby was, until very recently, a part of you. And you’ll know your child better than anyone else in the world.
Just the facts So the one thing this is not meant to be is an “Instruction” book. However, having commissioned one of the most far-reaching new research studies on weaning, we plan to tell you the facts – the simple, scientific facts – about this amazing journey and trust you to know best how h ow to implement them for yyour our own baby.
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Well, in case you don’t already know, this is our second edition. Yes, based on the success of our first edition we’re back and better than ever. And if you were lucky enough to catch our guide first time round, you’ll probably notice quite a few changes. First, there’s more, a whole lot more. Including new weaning tips from mums, our exciting new four-season recipes – and of course, more of the stuff you need to know about weaning in a straightforward, no-messing -around kind of way (okay, maybe a little).
Now where were we? Ah, Weaning. By definition, it’s exhausting, hilarious, beautiful, mad and damn well difficult at times, but what we all really want is a well-fed, happy baby.
Now we’ve established how wonderfully special you are, let’s begin.
Weaning is one of those areas where every parenting guru pushes you their book, every magazine wallops you with their top tips and every relative crosses their arms and gives you their ‘in my day’ experiences for good measure. Even the official guidelines seem to change more often than a baby’s nappy. Just like our pots and pouches, this guide is filled with the good stuff you’ll need to give your baby a Plum start – so please read on...
What you CAN rely not to change is Plum providing the right ingredients at each stage of weaning, so healthy eating can become a lifelong pleasure for your child; while also being convenient for you. Like all mums, Susie Willis – founder of Plum – knew that introducing wholesome and varied food to a growing baby not only gives them everything they physically need but it also helps develop their tastebuds for life. She’s created the perfect alternative to a meal cooked with love by you. So if you haven’t nodded off (and with a young baby, we really couldn’t blame you), we can begin.
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Plum Baby – The Weaning of Life™
What is wea If you’re used to the idea of weaning yourself off things – chocolate, caffeine, mojitos, thoughts of Daniel Craig in skimpy shorts – for babies, think about it as doing the same thing in reverse. It’s basically the gradual introduction of ‘solids’ into your baby’s diet. ‘Solids’ being anything other than milk, but still pretty far from solid at first! Starting with a teaspoon or two once a day, you gradually increase portion size and build up to 3 square meals.
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Mum Quote... “Rusk is a devil to get out of your hair, it sets like plaster of Paris!”
Elizabeth (Read our Plum Mum quotes on pages 46–49)
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What did we learn from all that research?
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