It seems you’ve just got the hang of breastfeeding, and settled into a good routine, when the next challenge appears – introducing solids. It’s not as complicated as it might appear; your task is simply to introduce your baby slowly to a variety of safe, nutritious foods until, by the end of his first year, he is eating pretty much what the rest of the family is eating, with some minor adaptations.
Remember, eating is not just about nutrition, it’s a key social activity for humans. So enjoy your feeding times with your baby: relax, chat and savour the moment. Eating is a developmental process, too. Your baby has to learn a surprisingly complex series of movements of the mouth, throat and tongue in order to chew and swallow his food. Over the course of a few months, he’ll gradually learn how to tackle lumpier food, processing those chunks with his toothless gums.
FEEDING MILESTONES
6 MONTHS
Baby cereal is a good starter food,
