What have you heard about starting solid foods?
When do other people you know start giving their babies solid foods?
Why do they start solids when they do?
What do you want to do?
Choose what and how to feed based on what your baby does, not on how old she is. Many babies are ready to start eating mushy, semi-solid foods from the spoon by the time they are 4 or 5 months old. Some babies aren’t ready until months later. Go at your baby’s rate – you will both have more fun with feeding and your baby will do better in the long run.
When your child:
- Cuddles
- Roots for the nipple
- Sucks
She is ready for:
Nipple-feeding from the breast or bottle
When your child:
- Sits up–alone or with support
- Opens his mouth for the spoon
- Closes his lips over the spoon
- Keeps most of the food in his mouth
- Swallows
She is ready for:
Mushy food that you feed her from the spoon
