Save Our Sleep

by Tizzie Hall

First foods – by age From 4 months Apples: Peeled, cored, cooked and given as a purée. Carrots: Cooked and given as a purée. Pears: Cooked and given as a purée. Potatoes: Cooked and given as a purée. Pumpkin: Cooked and given as a purée (see UK pumpkin at 8 months). Rice-based infant cereal Swede: Cooked and given as a purée. Zucchini (courgette): Cooked and given as a purée. From 5 months Beans (green): Cooked and given as a purée. Sweet potato: Cooked and given as a purée. Turnip: Cooked and given as a purée. From 6 months Apricots: Stoned, cooked and given as a purée. Avocado: Mashed. Bananas: Raw as a purée (look out for constipation). Broccoli: Cooked and given as a purée. Butter: In a small amount while cooking. Cauliflower: Cooked and given as a purée. Cheese: Give in very small amounts initially and watch for a reaction. Chicken: Puréed in a casserole. Fish: Look out for a reaction. Lamb: In a casserole. Lentils Mango: Raw, mashed or puréed. Oats: In a breakfast cereal. Peaches: Cooked and given as a purée. Peas: Cooked and given as mash or purée. Watermelon: Given with pips removed or as purée. Yoghurt: Look out for a reaction.