vitababyBaby feeding & growth guides
Practical, UK-context guides on tracking baby and toddler weight, knowing if your child is eating 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.