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I`m thinking of starting her on solids... or should i wait till shes 6 months?

Hi i have a five month old, im thinking of starting her on solids is this ok? or should i wait till shes 6 months, she allways looking at my food when im eating and im starting to have to feed her every 3 hours, she having 2oo mls of formula and is 6.5 kilos, what do you think? is it to early to start, in the end i want whats right for my little one, hope you can help bye amanda

Leann...
Answer: Hi Amanda,
Solids is such a great time! If you believe that your baby is ready for solids then that is fine, look for the signs of readiness:

  • Showing interest in food (for example reaching out not necessarily just watching you put it in your mouth, at the end of the day everything in a babies life goes in your mouth, and also chomping motions like eating).
  • Baby can sit and hold her head up and grasp an object.
  • Baby’s tongue protrusion has stopped (so she no longer pushes her tongue, which means she will be able to swallow rather than suck).
So if she is doing all these things then yes you might like to make a start soon.

I have a tip sheet and fridge chart on solids on Huggies if you wanted to read a little more the links are:
Solids
Which foods when and fridge chart

All the best with it, have fun!
Leanne

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Answered: 22 Feb 2008

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