Your baby will be ready to eat solid food around the age of six months. This is because around the age of six months is when your child’s mouth will change to cope with swallowing solid 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 bottles frequently. Before this your baby’s digestive system had not been ready to digest the solid 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 very first solid baby food to try is rice cereal, it is low in protein and will not be likly 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. After your baby is used to the rice you can try to add some vegetables to it, then fruit. 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. After your baby has had cows milk for a month or more you can add other dairy products. Which is not to be confused with bottles. 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.

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