Baby feeding and weaning

With some clever hidden feeding features, such as nursing layers and cut-out holes, Tu offers a range of maternity clothing that’s both pretty and practical. Helping to make nursing that little bit easier.

Once baby has had a feed, they’ll likely need to be burped, or winded. You can burp baby by putting them over your shoulder, or sitting them on your lap, and gently rubbing or patting their back, It’s useful to have a muslin square in case they bring any milk back up.

• First, make sure you're comfortable.
• Hold baby in your arms but raise their body to an upright position, supporting their head with your hand.
• Brush the bottle's teat against their lips, letting them draw it in when their mouth opens.
• Hold the bottle up to keep the teat full.
• If the teat goes flat, gently poke your little finger into the corner of baby's mouth to release the suction.

• Typically made from silicone or latex, the choice of teat will depend on your baby's preference. Whilst latex is considered more natural due to it's soft and flexible material, silicone is more durable.
• There are 2 main teat shapes - bell-shaped and natural.
• A preferred choice for newborns, bell-shaped teats generally have a slower flow.
• Natural teats mimic the shape of the nipple and breast. Best for when transitioning from breast to bottle.
• Teats should be changed if damaged or bitten.

• They normally only take silicone teats.
• Due to the size of the bottle opening, wide neck bottles are naturally easier to fill and clean.

• Specially designed to reduce the amount of air swallowed whilst feeding.
• They usually have a vented base, tubes or bags that help to do this.
• Can be either a standard or wide-neck shape. Therefore, which teat material it takes, will depend on its shape.

No more 'here comes the aeroplane' - this method leaves your baby to their own devices, letting them feed themselves. The idea is to give your baby small chunks of food, or 'finger food' that they can hold in their hands rather than being spoon-fed.

It's messy, yes, but it helps them discover different textures and allows them to pick and choose what they want to eat and how much. You must keep an eye on your little one while they do this though!

Arguably the more traditional method, this is where you would spoon-feed your baby smooth, mashed foods and purees before introducing more textures and moving onto solids.

With this way of weaning, you have more control over how much, and what they are eating - ideal to ensure a balanced diet. There's also a lot less mess and is generally quicker too - great for busy mums on the go.