- Your bones stop growing around the time you're 30
- The longest bone in your body is the thighbone
- Some bones join together as you grow
- One of your arm bones is called 'Humorous!'
- You have a bone that used to be a tail!
- Bones are hard outside but soft inside
- Your bones are alive and growing inside you
- Jumping is good for your bones
- Two bones in your feet carry most of your weight
- The smallest bone in your body is in your ear
- Your spine is made up of 33 bones
- Joints connect bones and absorb shocks
- There are 206 bones in your body
- There are 14 bones in your face
- There are 8 bones in each wrist
- Your bones consist of 50% water
- Bones are living tissue
- The smallest bone is in the ear
- The strongest bone is the jawbone
- Strong bones need calcium
- Strong bones need vitamin D
- Giraffes have the same no. of neck bones as us
How do I know when to wean?
There are some developmental signs showing your baby is ready to take solids. The following signs will give you a guide to when the time is right to begin weaning:
- Your baby can hold up his/her head well
- Your baby begins to reach for and show an interest in table foods
- He/she can move their tongue backwards and forwards as well as up and down
- The lower lip can be drawn in so that food could be taken from a spoon
- Your baby starts to demand feeds more often
- He/she will not take more milk but still seems hungry
Weaning at 6 months:
First Foods - Suitable foods are pureed fruit and vegetables (eg banana and carrot), meat, peas and beans, gluten free cereals (eg baby rice). Suitable drinks are breastmilk, formula milk, or cooled boiled water.
Next try bread, pasta and cereals, pasteurised cheese, yogurt and fromage frais. For drinking, continue to give baby breast or formula milk and cooled boiled water. They may also get some well-diluted, unsweetened, pure fruit juice, but only at mealtimes.