When Is The Best To Start Solid Food

i gave my children teir first baby food when they are 3 months. and started to feed them mashed veggies when they are four. but i make sure that the veggies are soft. i gave also bananas and soft fruits. i start to give them soft rice around 6 momnths. well i was with my mom during this times so i was not that afraid to feed them. and of course a little by little.

I started veggies at 4 1/2 months and fruits at 5 months. This was per my doctor, so I knew it was ok. It takes a while to get them used to eating off a spoon anyway. Just start with a couple spoonfuls a day, until she gets used to it. At first, she will have no idea how to get it into her mouth then swallow. If your daughter is anything like my son, she won't realize she has to bring her tongue back into her mouth to eat. She will love the new tastes and textures!

I would wait if that is what your doctor told you. I started earlier, but that doesn't mean all babies can. She could be chewing on things because she is teething. If she seems satisfied after having her bottle or nursing, and she is putting on weight, then she is doing fine without solids. It is probably best to listen to her doctor because he knows her and has reasons for telling you to wait. If you really think she should start sooner, make an appointment to talk with her doctor first, just to be sure.

I was told 6 months with my son. I did give little nibbles of mashed potatoes and stuff like that at around 5 months. I also would put a little bit of cereal into his bottle at night to help him sleep through the night sometimes.

I started giving my son baby cereal when he was 4 months old. But that's what his doctor recommended. We started giving him veggies and fruit when he was around 5 months old.

Talk to the doctor about it before you start. There may be a reason that her doctor wants you to wait until she's 6 months old. One common reason is that there are allergies in the family, but there are other reasons as well.

chewing and nibbling on there fingers is normal all babys do it but that dosnt mean they are ready for solids, every baby is different and there tummys develope differently so i would be carefull what i did with out asking the dr. just because sussie down the street could tolorate it at 4 months dose not mean your baby can do the same.

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6 months is the best time to give ur child a semi solid food, like mushed potato, carrots ..etc any thing that is soft.. Your asking, wat if you giv food to ur child before 6 months? the baby may not digest the food well, because her stomach is still immature.. she myt develop spasms and diarrhea. give her a teether if she keeps on chewing. i dont recommed pacifiers because, the baby will swallow more air,it can also lead to gastric irritation or spasm.

I guess she is under going the teething phase and its a sweet age and i think starting of semi solids should have started by now, and in fact whn shes not eating and instead of giving her toys and other artificial things to chew upon, you can try giving her a carrot and let her chew that under your supervision as kids enjoy that as they feel they are achieving something when they get the carrot juice in thier mouths too.

And it would all depend upon the maturity of your baby, as some babies are ready to chew when they are even 4-5 months of age, it would depend upon their weight i think more than anything and of course their teething and i feel that your babies right, doctors would be different in a lot many things but mothers instict and how well she knows her baby is what counts in the end of the day, isnt it.

I feel you can easily start her with giving her semi solid and semi mashed food and the sooner you start her on with mashing the food you yourself eat, the better, maybe you can try mashed rice, and a mixture of 2-3 vegetables, adding a little salt to it, like a 'khichdi' what we call it in our place. Kids usually love it, plus its nourishing and home made as well as it has protiens, vitamins, carbohydrates etc, or even when they are nearing 8-9 months or so, we usually give them 'rotis' mashed in lentils or rice and they love that too, and those with a sweet tooth can be given sweet things like rice, milk and sugar- 'kheer' or things like that. These are better than the market ready made things.

Yes you can start giving solid food from 3 months onwards. I have seen my friends doing that. Early starting of solid food is very good along with breastmilk. I started giving solid food to my baby when he was 1 yr old. He ate too less. I should have started soon. I made a mistake. There was nobody with to guide me in this matter. Take care of your baby. God bless.