CBeebies Parenting - Download: How to feed yourself and your baby

Download Download: How to feed yourself and your baby

What should we eat during pregnancy, after giving birth and if breastfeeding, and how do we approach weaning when our baby is ready for solid food? Katie Thistleton and Guvna B explore how parents can nourish themselves and their baby without putting pressure on every meal.

Michelin-trained chef, new mum and author of Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook, Poppy O’Toole, shares how batch cooking helped after her daughter arrived and discusses baby-led weaning and embracing the mess.

Paediatric dietitian Lucy Upton offers advice on pregnancy cravings, breastfeeding and starting solids, from recognising when your baby is ready to introducing allergens.

And you can watch award-winning rapper Krept discover the joy of baking with his daughter Nala in Parenting Unscripted. Search for CBeebies Parenting on YouTube and BBC iPlayer.

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Published on Friday, 23rd October 2026.

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