What age to start puree and/or solids

Question

This is my 3rd child but together my husband and I have 7 kids. They all started eating baby food/puree at different times. My daughters doctor said puree at 6 months. But seems like other moms started earlier. She just turned 6 months on the 14th. She still takes formula and he said just try one puree every 3 days. But it doesnt seem right.

Answer

I wait until 6mo per the AAP guidelines. You don't know if their tummies are developed enough at 4mo (when some parents start and when some old school peds say). 
One food/the same food for a few days helps to rule out allergies. 
My baby turns 6mo this Friday. If she's lost the tongue thrust reflex, we'll start with BLW (basically skip purees and go straight to reg food).

Answer

We did 4.5 or almost 5 mo with our first  but ended up waiting until 6 mo with this little guy. It was so pointless to do it earlier with our first. Her tongue thrust was so strong at 4.5/5 months. With the is little guy, it’s been about 1 week of solids and he’s starting to get the hang of it. We do one new food every 3-4 days. We started at lunch time with a small amount (2 tablespoons) and then slowly upped the amount and also slowly added meals. Never really increasing the amount by more than 1 tablespoon each day. And we always do milk first.

What age to start puree and/or solids

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