Ideas for When Baby is Ready to Eat Solid Food
About the age of six months your baby will be ready to eat solid food. This is when your baby’s mouth has changes and it will now be able to manage swallowing the 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 fruits frequently. If you happen to feed your baby solid food prior to this then your baby may have a hard time to digest the food.
Before you start feeding your baby solid food you first need to have many bibs, bowls and spoons that are not breakable, and a food processor.
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 formula and mix it thin so it will be easy for your baby to swallow. Which this is kind of like bottles from time to time. When you baby has gotten used to the rice cereal there are other cereals that you can try, then try mixing it with some vegetables. Vegetables before the fruit because your baby may not like the vegetables after trying the fruit.
Any dairy made from cows milk needs to be avoided 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.
