Your baby 7 - 9 months

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Your baby’s nutritional needs grow as quickly as they do. As they’re getting more active, your baby will need the right balance of nutrients to help them develop, and to keep their energy levels up from breakfast through to dinner time. By now they’re probably ready for the next stage of weaning, with more tastes and textures to help them develop their chewing skills, and they can move onto a follow-on milk that's specially tailored to complement their weaning diet. There’s advice here to help you with this. Remember, if you have any other questions, just ask our baby feeding advisors.

Marilyn, baby feeding advisor and mum

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    7 - 9 months: what your baby's seeing

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My baby's routine

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Establishing a good weaning routine

Breast feeding

Is my baby getting enough milk?

How do I express and store breast milk?

Breastfeeding problems and solutions

Bottlefeeding

How do I combine breast and bottle?

How do I switch from breast to bottle?

What equipment do I need?

How do I prepare a bottlefeed?

How much & how often should I bottlefeed?

How do I sterilise my baby’s bottles?

How can dads help with bottlefeeding?

How do I store baby milk?

Weaning

What is weaning?

My baby’s weaning stage 2: 7+ months

What weaning equipment do I need?

How do I heat-up and store baby food?

How do I prepare my own baby food?

Tips for introducing new foods

Tips for fussy eaters

The importance of a balanced weaning diet

How do I teach my baby to eat?

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Food allergies and foods to avoid

Milk allergies and intolerances

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