When can we let baby try solids?

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My daughter is 2.5 months old and all we ever give her is breastmilk or formula as a supplement. I know they say to introduce solids at 6 months, but as far as letting her taste them, should that be 6 months too? I've wanted to have her try a bit of frosting or Cannoli filling just to see if she likes it, but haven't since I don't want her getting sick.

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Your baby's stomach can't process anything but milk or formula. They don't have the ability to break it down.

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Wait until 6 months or when she shows signs of being ready. (Pincer movement with her fingers, sitting unassisted, showing interest when you eat, no longer has the tongue thrust reflex) and definitely dont start her out on sugar! Vegetables, fruits, lean meats.

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Wait until she's 6 months. And I wouldn't start out by giving her sweets because then she'll prefer them over healthier foods.

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My baby didn't get tastes of any table food until 5 months and she was already on cereal for a month at that point. I think it's best to wait.

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I started stage 1 solids at 4 months with my son he's had rice cereal at 3 months. She's still too young to let her taste those things I'd wait til at least 4 months.

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I think it is best to wait. Their tummies are not ready for food at that age. I plan on talking to his pediatrician at his four month apt next week. I know he is not starving, he weighs 17lbs about.

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My sister gave my son the tiniest dot of whipped cream from her fingertip at Thanksgiving, he was 3 months old. Around 4 months I started giving him little dots of my mushy foods, not very often though. He started solids for real, like spoonfuls and daily, at 5.5 months when he was sitting up and started using the pincer grasp.

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Dont do it. Babys need breastmilk or formula. And first foods should not be junk food, or even fruit. Veggies , something like avocodo, as first food, and not before 6 months.

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Also-- just a little helpful tip, take it or leave it but you do not need to give them any type of baby cereals. They are getting what they need from your breast milk, cereals are just fillers and actually are not healthy for them or their guts! It's better to just start with veggies. I prefer the baby led weaning method but not everyone likes that! A kid I've nannied for never had cereal because his doctor did not recommend it. They started just giving him cooked veggies to suck on and chew on, peas, carrots, whatever veggies they were also having. Then went to fruits and meats. This kid is the best eater even now at 3 years old. He will sit down and eat and entire little bag of veggies, his mom even has a funny pic of him when he was 2 going into the fridge to grab snap peas when she wasn't looking. It's awesome. I highly recommend looking into it and seeing if it's something you are comfortable with!

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Not till 6 mos and you need to work your way through fruits, veggies, and cereal first.  You need to make sure they have no allergies and get them used to the textures and how to eat something other than liquids. You're asking for trouble if you start off with something as sweet as frosting. Either tummy trouble or them refusing more bland food like veggies because you started with extra sweet. Also remember things like meats, seafood, and honey are not supposed to be given until they're even older due to bacterial concerns and allergy concerns.

When can we let baby try solids?

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