As all parents will tell you, it can be confusing knowing when and how to start introducing solid foods to a baby’s diet. To support all parents in this journey, weaning information workshops in various forms have been delivered in CHO 9 over the years.
The advent of COVID-19 moved the face to face delivery of weaning workshops in CHO 9 to a monthly online workshop delivered in partnership with Empower (a local development organisation). These 90 minute workshops, called ‘Baby Food Made Easy’ include a practical cooking demonstration as well as the delivery of evidenced based nutrition information with community dietitians. The workshop guides parents through the weaning process including what it all means, when and how to start the journey giving them extra confidence and support in this process.
Parents can submit weaning related questions live to the presenters at the workshop. The workshops have gone from strength to strength and see up to 100 participants each month – much more than our face to face workshops could ever accommodate. Feedback is positive with 97% saying they would ‘recommend the workshop to a friend’.
Health Service staff and professionals working in the field, for example, Practice Nurses, Public Health Nurses, GPs etc. are welcome to register and join the workshop for their own information and learning. A QR code has been developed which can be scanned to bring individuals straight to the registration page. Posters have been distributed to all health centres for display and also include the QR code. For more information please email [email protected] or [email protected] in the Health & Wellbeing Division.
