Pediatrician recommend waiting until baby is around 6 months before introducing solids. Some doctors recommend ride and cereal, mashed or pureed vegetables or fruits. Discuss your options with your pediatrician and ask for the pros and cons of each food group. What's more important is to give baby three to five days to get used to one food before introducing a new one.
What you can do:
- Take out those bibs! For the baby's first solid meal, he should be made to sit upright.
- Feed him only when he's hungry. Schedule the meal one hour after nursing.
- Give him only one solid meal a day.
- With each mouthful, give only enough food to cover the tip of a teaspoon. Also expect much of the food to ooze out as everything from eating from a spoon to the texture of non liquid is very new to baby.
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