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Keeping Baby Safe When They Are Eating Solid Foods

Keeping baby safe when eating

Keeping baby safe when eating. Video transcript. [1]

Safety’s important when your baby is eating.

Make sure your baby's well-secured in a high chair, or on your lap.

An adult needs to stay close and watch to deal with any problems like choking or a reaction to food. Never leave your baby alone with food.

Find out about foods that are more likely to cause choking.

Don’t offer small hard foods, such as whole nuts and large seeds.

More detail (see the online version for links to more detailed content)

Checklist For Preventing Your Baby From Choking [2]

Babies and children can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially children and babies under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.

Emergencies - CPR [3]

Children and infants who are not responding and not breathing normally will need CPR.

Food Safety Tips & Preparing Food For Baby [4]

A list of helpful hints on food safety.

Food Safety Video - Clean, Cook, Chill [5]

Being food smart is Oscar Kightley's passion - clean, cook, chill and you'll be food smart too.

How To Prevent Your Baby Choking When They Start Solids [6]

Avoid giving your baby small hard foods or whole foods.

What To Do If Your Baby Chokes [7]

If your baby is choking, they may not be able to make any noise. For babies up to 1 year: If the baby is unconscious, do CPR. If the baby is conscious, find out what steps to follow.

Eating for healthy babies and toddlers/Ngā kai tōtika mō te hunga kōhungahunga (HealthEd) [8]

Food information for babies and toddlers from birth to 2 years old.

Food related choking in young children (Ministry of Health) [9]

Reduce the risk of food-related choking in babies and young children.

Healthy eating guidelines for NZ babies and toddlers (0–2 years old) (Ministry of Health) [10]

The content in the infant nutrition section of the KidsHealth website [11] is based on 'Healthy eating guidelines for NZ babies and toddlers (0–2 years old)'. These guidelines (September 2021) provide updated population-health recommendations for feeding children who are under 2 years of age, to promote healthy growth and development and help establish healthy eating behaviours.

This page last reviewed 01 June 2013.
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[1] https://kidshealth.org.nz/keeping-baby-safe-when-eating-video-transcript
[2] https://kidshealth.org.nz/checklist-preventing-your-baby-choking
[3] https://kidshealth.org.nz/emergencies-cpr
[4] https://kidshealth.org.nz/food-safety-tips-preparing-food-baby
[5] https://kidshealth.org.nz/food-safety-video-clean-cook-chill
[6] https://kidshealth.org.nz/how-prevent-your-baby-choking-when-they-start-solids
[7] https://kidshealth.org.nz/what-do-if-your-baby-chokes
[8] https://kidshealth.org.nz/eating-healthy-babies-and-toddlers
[9] https://kidshealth.org.nz/food-related-choking-young-children
[10] https://kidshealth.org.nz/food-and-nutrition-guidelines-healthy-infants-and-toddlers-aged-0%E2%80%932
[11] https://kidshealth.org.nz/tags/nutrition-0-12-months
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