Starting
solids is an exciting and very important milestone in baby’s development. In
this article you would find out when to start solids and how to start solids
WHEN TO START SOLIDS
So
every first time mother is very curious about when to start solids to your
munchkin. As i was very excited too, to introduce food to my daughter. Every
first time mother have these type of thoughts in her mind that starting solids
too early might increase the risk of choking or stomach aches, but starting too
late means you might slow your baby’s growth. According to my research you can
start sometime between 4 and 6 months of age. Though, ideally, baby should be
receiving his nutrition exclusively from breast milk until the six-month. I had
started solids to my daughter at about 4 and half month. You have to start
noticing signs that your baby is ready. Signs that your baby is ready for
solids include:
- she holds her head
steady
- she can stay upright in
a sitting position with or without any support
- She look at food and
open her mouth for it
When
you do start weaning, another good sign that your baby is ready is if she
swallows the food, rather than pushing it out of her mouth.
HOW TO INTRODUCE SOLIDS
Introducing
solids is a gradual and slow process so stay patient and dont feed her in
a large quantity at once.
Start
with a half spoonful will do at first and then gradually increase the
amount.
You
may even appriciate and talk to baby through it like "Very
good", “Hmm Yummy” etc. I sometimes sing ABC as she loves its and gets
happy and open her mouth very quickly :D
Sit
baby upright such that her back is straight on high chair or any other
place.
Try
new foods more than once because babies taste has not yet developed and
for almost every new food she will make weird face so you may need to try a
food 20 times before a baby actually likes it.
Stick
with the same food for three days before trying another one. This makes it
easy to track whether baby is allergic to a particular food or not.