Information for When Your Baby is Ready to Eat Solid Food
About the age of six months your baby will be ready to eat solid food. This is because around the age of six months is when your child’s mouth will change to cope with swallowing solid food. It is also a good time to start feeding your baby solid food when they have reached double birth weight. This is similar to spoons frequently. Before this your baby’s digestive system had not been ready to digest the solid food.
You will need a few things before you start feeding your baby solid food like bibs, a bowl and spoon that is not breakable, and a food processor will come in handy.
The first solid food to try is baby rice, it is low in protein and it is not likely to cause any allergic reaction. Mix the rice with breast milk or with formula and be sure that it is mixed thin, it will be simpler for you baby to swallow. Which this is kind of like vegetables from time to time. After your baby is used to the rice you can try to add some vegetables to it, then fruit. Vegetables before the fruit because your baby may not like the vegetables after trying the fruit.
Be sure to avoid cow’s milk until your baby is one year old. When your baby has had cows milk for more then a month you could try other dairy products. Which is not to be confused with solid food. It is best to put your baby on solid food gradually do not be in a hurry wait at least twenty four hours before you introduce a new food, this is to be sure that your baby is not having any reaction.
It is a good idea to let your baby be in charge when it comes to trying new foods. Also remember that your baby may need a top up with a bottle, it will let you know.
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