Let go of worries about weaning

What food should you start with? How do you reduce choking risk? What foods should be avoided? Developed over 10 years with 100s of families, this course will answer all your questions, leaving you feeling confident, relaxed, and even excited about your baby's next step.

  • so much more relaxed

    "Brilliant course. I feel so much more relaxed about weaning now and clued up on what to do and when."

  • stress free way

    "Weaning doesn't seem half as daunting now I'm armed with not only menu ideas but the understanding of when babies are ready to wean and how to approach it in a stress free way for me and my little man."

  • feel more confident

    "Very clear & easy to understand. Much less daunting now. Feel more confident to begin baby led weaning."

Weaning Week 2025

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Why do this course?

Take the stress away. Get your questions answered. I've delivered this course in person and online to 100s of families, and trained over 150 facilitators worldwide to deliver it to families near them. Overwhelmingly parents say this is the best starting solids course, and it leaves them feeling relaxed, knowledgeable, and confident.

  • Evidence based info

  • Covers baby led weaning and spoon feeding by parents

  • Focuses on individual development and promotes positive relationship with food

  • Short videos, audio, subtitles, downloads, all make this course easy to follow, and quick to finish

  • Sensible, easy to follow suggestions, backed up by science and experience.

What's in the course?

Try the first section for free

    1. Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to use this course

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Before we begin...

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. Your Starting Solids Workbook

    1. The basics

    2. Top tips for starting solids from Swansea University

    1. Why introduce solids?

    2. Signs of readiness

    3. How to introduce solids?

    4. Cautions

    5. Food and their nutrients

    6. Commercial baby foods handout

    1. Peanuts

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Cow's milk protein allergy CMPA

    3. How to spot a food allergy reaction

    1. Attitude to food

    1. How to present food

    2. Getting Started

    3. Meal time ideas

About this course

  • £29.00
  • 32 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Bonus material

The course gives you the information and the space to understand the science, and different options, so you can workout what is right for you and your baby.

  • First foods tick sheets

    Print and stick up in your kitchen. Includes nutritional information so you can give your baby a balanced diet.

  • Workbook

    Space to record your thoughts as you go through the course, plus thought provoking exercises to accompany the course material.

  • Continued support

    Continued support by email with Chilled Mama Cathy. Drop me a message with your questions as you go through your starting solids journey.

a fun & relaxed approach to weaning

for you and your little one

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Instructor

Cathy Williams

I’m Cathy, Chilled Mama. I help people, particularly parents, to relax and follow their own path in life. I have five children, who are mostly grown ups now. I’m a single parent and I like walking in the woods, reading, and drinking tea. I am a parenting practitioner, doula, perinatal educator and trainer, with over two decades of supporting families, both as an independent, and as an early years teacher, manager of a Sure Start children's centre, volunteer with bump, baby, and children's groups and charities. I am also a labyrinth facilitator and Shinrin Yoku guide (forest bathing). I use these tools and skills in my own life, and with my clients. I’d love to hear from you! [email protected]