Solids

Are any January born babies starting solids soon? We just got back from the pediatrician and she said that new guidelines says it's okay to start at 4 months with purees as long as your baby has good head control.

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Yes we are trialing them! More for practice and texture rather than getting full. Milk is still the main mode of feeding baby! :)

I haven’t tried any yet but I want to!!! She has her next appt 6/15 she barely turned 4 months on the 27th

Yes 5 months tmrw we explore here and now

Yes I just started solids

Our pediatrician said the same thing at his four month appointment! He has good head control and seems interested when he watches us eat. So far, we've put purees on his lips and he'll get them into his mouth - but he's not actively opening to eat.

I will wait until mine is 6mo, since she cannot sit yet, I am fine with waiting until then

I plan on waiting until my baby is 6 months old. My pediatrician also recommended to give solid at 6 months.

yes. we are just giving little tastes here and there but not sitting down to do actual meal time yet

5 months this week and can sit so we've been trying scrambled eggs and avocado. Also giving him big sticks of celery or a giant carrot to hold and chew on. He loves avocados! He actually gets jealous if we don't give him a little bite of whatever we're eating.

the sooner ur able to start the better to try and expose child to allergens and hopefully not end up allergic

We’ve been letting him have little tastes of things here and there. He’s REALLY interested in food though. So far he’s been the biggest fan of banana and watermelon. He’ll be 5 months tomorrow. He has good head control but not sitting up completely on his own yet. This is new territory for us since my daughter was tripod sitting at 5 months and independently sitting at 6 months, and never cared much about food. When I gave her banana at her 6 month “birthday” she made a stink face about it. My son however is trying to take my hand off to get to whatever I’m eating 😅

Yes my son is almost 5 months. He’s explored bananas, strawberries and apples. The strawberries are for teething but he loves bananas!

Mine just turned 4 months on 30th May, so I guess I can wait for a few days to start

Is there any specific way to start the solids?

We started this week. We went straight to peanut butter (mixed with a little water to make it less thick) to introduce allergens early, so we will keep with just peanut butter for the next few days. Looking forward to trying all the things though!

We are also waiting until 6 months then doing baby led weaning

Not until 6m!

Yes

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