vitababyBaby feeding & growth guides
Practical, UK-context guides for first-time parents and beyond: getting started tracking baby feeding and weight, knowing if your newborn is feeding enough, fussy eating and slow weight gain, introducing allergens and spotting food allergies, sharing logs with your health visitor or GP, and calorie-dense weaning recipes.
How to track your baby’s weight gain at home
A practical UK guide to tracking baby weight at home: weighing consistently, reading the trend, using Red Book and WHO centile charts, and when to see your health visitor or GP.
The best app for slow-gaining or underweight babies
What to look for in an app for slow weight gain, how VitaBaby helps parents track feeds, calories, and growth, and when slow gain needs a health visitor or GP.
How to share your baby’s feeding logs with your health visitor or GP
Turn weeks of feeding and weight logs into a clear one-page summary for your health visitor or GP appointment, and learn what information clinicians find most useful.
How to tell if your baby is eating enough calories
Practical signs your baby is getting enough to eat — steady weight gain, wet nappies, alertness — plus how tracking calories and feeds helps, and when to seek advice.
AI recipes for baby food: calorie-dense first foods
How AI recipe tools help with weaning and slow weight gain, examples of calorie-dense first foods, allergy and choking safety, and how VitaBaby tailors recipes by age.
How to introduce allergens to your baby safely
When and how to introduce common allergens like peanut, egg, and dairy to your baby — one at a time, from around six months — including babies with eczema or a family history of allergy.
Signs of a food allergy in babies and toddlers
How to recognise a food allergy in babies and toddlers — immediate and delayed symptoms, how an allergy differs from an intolerance, and the emergency signs that need 999.
Cow’s milk protein allergy and slow weight gain
How cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) can affect a baby’s weight gain, the symptoms to look for, how it differs from reflux or colic, and dairy-free ways to support growth.
Toddler not gaining weight and fussy eating
Why toddlers often slow down on weight and become fussy eaters, what faltering growth means, calorie-dense ideas that help, and when to see your health visitor or GP.
Weaning a baby with food allergies
How to wean a baby with a diagnosed food allergy — building a safe, balanced diet, introducing other allergens, tracking reactions, and dairy- or egg-free first foods.
The best app for tracking a toddler’s weight and fussy eating
What to look for in an app for a fussy or underweight toddler, how VitaBaby tracks weight and erratic eating, and how to turn it into a clear summary for your GP or health visitor.
How to help your baby gain weight
Practical, UK-context ways to support healthy weight gain in a slow-gaining baby — feeding more effectively, adding calorie-dense first foods safely, tracking the trend, and when to involve your health visitor or GP.
What is faltering growth in babies?
A plain-English UK explanation of faltering growth (sometimes called failure to thrive): what centile crossing means, how it is assessed, common causes, and what happens next.
Reflux and slow weight gain in babies
How reflux can affect a baby’s weight gain, the difference between ordinary reflux and reflux that needs help, how it compares with cow’s milk allergy, and when to see your GP.
Combination feeding and baby weight gain
How combining breast and bottle (mixed feeding) can support weight gain in a slow-gaining baby, how to do it while protecting your milk supply, and when to ask for feeding support.
Tracking a premature baby’s weight using corrected age
Why premature babies are tracked using corrected (adjusted) age, how to work it out, which UK growth charts are used, and what catch-up growth looks like.
The best baby tracking app for first-time parents
What first-time parents should look for in a baby tracking app, why a calm feeding-and-weight tracker beats a busy all-in-one, how VitaBaby helps from day one, and when to call your health visitor.
A first-time parent’s guide to tracking baby feeding and weight
A calm starter guide for new parents: what to track in the early weeks, how often to weigh, how to read the trend, and when to involve your health visitor or GP.
Is my newborn feeding enough? A guide for first-time parents
How first-time parents can tell if a newborn is feeding enough: wet and dirty nappies, feeding frequency, weight trend, and the signs that mean you should call your health visitor or GP.
How much milk should a newborn drink?
A first-time parent’s guide to how much milk a newborn needs: feeding on demand, rough formula amounts by weight (ml and oz), how this changes week by week, and when to call your health visitor or pediatrician.
When do babies regain their birth weight?
Why newborns lose weight in the first days, how much loss is normal, when most babies are back to their birth weight, and the signs that mean you should call your health visitor or pediatrician.
Baby checkups: what happens at your health visitor and pediatrician visits
What actually happens at routine baby checkups — UK health visitor reviews and US well-baby visits — what gets measured, what to ask, and how to come prepared with a clear feeding and weight record.
When to start weaning: signs your baby is ready
When to start weaning (starting solids): why around six months is the guidance, the three signs of readiness, the signs that are NOT readiness cues, and how to begin first foods safely.
Baby growth spurts and cluster feeding: what’s normal
What growth spurts and cluster feeding are, when they typically happen, how long they last, and how to tell normal frequent feeding from a feeding problem worth checking.