Our favourite weaning products
Monday, October 7, 2024
Today I am sharing some of our favourite weaning products with our daughter (our second child) now that she turned 1 and we introduced food to her 6 months ago.
1. We love Liewood bibs! In particular this style that is easy to put on and take off, wash, and also small so folds up nicely for travel. We got most of our daughters' from Vinted - you can also find them on the Liewood website here.
2. Baby Kilner Jars - I love the size of these mini jars, they have been perfect for storing different small portions of food for our daughter. The silicone lids are also great and they stack well on top of eachother in the fridge. We also take them out with us to carry snacks in.
3. Nibble bowls - We have collected a large variety of these in our kitchen, they work so well for so many things. I have found that nibble bowls - usually used for things like serving olives - work great and the more flat the base, the sturdier and easier for our daughter to use and scoop food from. Our favourites are similar to these linked.
4. Tiny metal cutlery - We found ours second hand and they are even smaller than a regular teaspoon! They are wonderful and the perfect size for 6-12 months. Our daughter is keen to try and feed herself using them now.
5. Shot glasses from IKEA - These are so tiny at 5CL (50ml), I love them! I found these unopened in a charity shop. They were perfect for my daughter to be introduced to at 6 months. It took a bit of time (lots of mopping up spills!) and we helped her at first but now she is quite confident carefully picking up her glass and drinking from it. We are using real glass (like the rest of the family uses) and teaching her to be careful, and the glass allows her to feel the weight of it. So far we have not broken any!
6. Tiny Milk Jug - We have this one and also a mix of second hand ceramic jugs that are usually used for tiny portions of milk to go with tea. I love hunting second hand to find ones that will be perfect for small hands to use them in our family. So far it has been the adults pouring my daughter's water into her glass but she has also started trying to do this herself in recent times.
7. Cheeky wipes - For every spill and messy meal times. These are small and easy to wash and have a stack on hand for everything. When wiping my daughter's mouth, I hold up the cheeky wipe and slowly tell her that I am going to clean her face with it. I give her a few seconds to understand and process what I said, before cleaning her. She also has recently started to copy the action of cleaning the table with a cheeky wipe, which has been fun to observe.
8. Tripp Trapp Highchair - We used the Baby Bjorn highchair at 6 months (which is quite small and our daughter grew out of it quickly) and then the Tripp Trapp highchair from around 8 months, with the baby set addition. The highchair goes up to the dining table so that our daughter joins us at the table. This is our favourite highchair because it is such great quality and can be adjusted as the child grows. We have had one for our son since he was a toddler as well and he loves it.
9. Ikea LATT table and chairs - We cut the table and chair legs down so that they are more suited to a child aged 8 months onwards so that the feet can touch the floor when they are sitting at it. We have this in a separate area in the living space and it is mainly used for snacks and drinks.
10. Reusable mini wet bag - so handy for when we go out, we take one with us almost everywhere we go! We use ours for bringing cheeky wipes in. Perfect for cleaning hands and faces on the go, and they can go straight into the washing machine when we are home.
11. Silicone feeding spoons - These are a great size for small hands and for the baby to be able to hold them and feed themselves.
12. Printable placemat - This is available in my Etsy shop and helps the child to understand where each item goes on the table. It is a Canva template available in US Letter and A4 sizes and so you can move around and edit the sizes and positioning of each item to suit you exactly. We print and laminate ours and it lasts a very long time, plus is easy to clean.
