Ive always felt that the time to begin offering a baby solids is when several things occur: 1) when they begin to stare at each bite of food you put into your own mouth 2) when they reach for the spoon as its heading for your mouth 3) when they have a few teeth 4) when you find yourself casually slipping a bit of mushy food on the tip of your finger into the babys mouth, and the kid obviously wants MORE My first began solids around 10-11 mos of age (not counting tastes of table food now and then) My second started picking up her older brothers food and shoving it into her own mouth around 8-10 mos of age My third was born when I was 42, and I never slowed down my midwifery practice, which prob had something to do w the fact that I didnt seem to have as much milk as he needed. He was a poor nurser and looked thin and hungry. I started him on solids at about 5 month, with miraculous results: He gained weight; he looked less hungry; and best of all, he relaxeed and settled into nursing beautifully, my milk supply increased, and he nursed for 4 years.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:33:15 +0000