Baby Weaning: When & How to Start
Around six months, three signs of readiness, allergens early rather than late: this guide covers first foods, textures, baby-led weaning, foods to avoid and the early-summer produce that makes weaning easier.

Babies under six months should be kept out of direct sunlight, and sunscreen is not recommended at that age. Feeding in hot weather, pram covers, room temperature and the signs of dehydration and heatstroke, from NHS guidance.
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Around six months, three signs of readiness, allergens early rather than late: this guide covers first foods, textures, baby-led weaning, foods to avoid and the early-summer produce that makes weaning easier.
We rarely cut ties with our mothers, but we often clash with them. Enmeshment, criticism, rivalry, role reversal: what wears down the adult mother-daughter bond, what you can change on your side and when to get help.
With the 15 funded hours, working parents in England pay an average of £238.95 a week for a full-time nursery place for an under-two, against £202.09 with a childminder. Real costs, funded hours, waiting lists and the timeline to choose well.
The first months with a baby are a blend of overwhelming joy and constant doubt. At Mademoiselle Bulle, Diana guides you through this pivotal period with practical articles: sleep, feeding, development, health, childcare options and motor milestones.
Colic, teething, weaning, vaccinations, the dreaded four-month sleep regression — every stage has its own dedicated, evidence-based article. The NHS recommends exclusive breastfeeding for around the first six months, but ONS data shows only 34% of UK mothers are still breastfeeding at six months. Whether you breastfeed or not, our articles inform without judgement.
Your baby doesn't need a perfect mother. They need a present one — and an informed one.
Sources: NHS, ONS, NICE infant feeding guidelines
Babies under six months should be kept out of direct sunlight, and sunscreen is not recommended at that age. Feeding in hot weather, pram covers, room temperature and the signs of dehydration and heatstroke, from NHS guidance.
Read more →
Around six months, three signs of readiness, allergens early rather than late: this guide covers first foods, textures, baby-led weaning, foods to avoid and the early-summer produce that makes weaning easier.
Read more →
We rarely cut ties with our mothers, but we often clash with them. Enmeshment, criticism, rivalry, role reversal: what wears down the adult mother-daughter bond, what you can change on your side and when to get help.
Read more →
With the 15 funded hours, working parents in England pay an average of £238.95 a week for a full-time nursery place for an under-two, against £202.09 with a childminder. Real costs, funded hours, waiting lists and the timeline to choose well.
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This guide follows your baby's development month by month through the first year — movement, language and emotional milestones — with the real ranges measured by the WHO and the signs worth raising with your health visitor or GP.
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This list is written nowhere. It lives in your head. All the time. And that — precisely — is mental load. Here is how to actually lighten it.
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The first night you were truly alone with your child, you googled 'single parent benefits' at 2am in the dark. This guide is the one you were looking for.
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Mum guilt isn't a character flaw. It's a social construction. This guide helps you understand where it comes from — and gives you practical tools to stop being ruled by it.
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