Starting solids is a huge developmental milestone, helping little ones build brain-boosting connections with every bite, squish and smear. To explore why weaning is such an important stage for early learning, we’ve partnered with trusted child nutritionist and feeding expert Lucy Upton to share how messy mealtimes are helping support your baby’s growing brain.

To explore why sensory development and independence are such important parts of weaning, child nutritionist and feeding expert Lucy Upton shares why the mess is where the magic happens.

While it might not be the most glamorous part of starting solids, baby poo can actually tell you a lot about how your little one is adjusting to food. To help make sense of it all, child nutritionist and feeding expert Lucy Upton answers the most common questions parents have about poo during weaning.