Whens the best time to start introducing solids?

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I exclusively bf my first until she was 6 mo and then introduced some solids but my 2nd baby (4mo) seems like a hungry monkey and I'm wondering if should start introducing solids as a supplement?

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AAP recommends 6 months minimum and all signs of readiness met. It's what we did with our first (in 2018) and what we're doing with our second. He'll be 6 months on the 27th. So come May we'll start with him.

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Like others have said about signs of readiness; however, if your pediatrician recommends or gives the go ahead to try solids earlier than that then go ahead and try it. They are just guidelines after all. Our baby started showing interest in our food since she was about 4 months and at her 4 month visit, doc said we could try introducing solids since she is so interested. So we waited until just before she turned 5 months old. She still can’t sit up completely on her own but she loves trying new foods. We started with oatmeal cereal mixed with my breastmilk and she loved it. We’ve also tried pears, apples, bananas, and carrots (baby food jars from the store labeled “stage 1”). She likes all of them. Yesterday she kept watching me eat my sandwich with avocado so we let her try some avocado and she liked that too! It’s so cute to watch her try new foods ☺️

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Not before six months, seriously you can do lifelong damage introducing food too early

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Not until 6m old and all ready signs met. All major health organizations recommendations are 6m for solids due to gut maturity. 
If baby is hungry more then it would most likely be a growth spurt and just to nurse more.

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Just keep nursing- he might be hungry, but for milk? What makes you think he is hungry, is he not lasting anytime before feeds?

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6 months AND all signs of readiness are met! 
Solids don’t start filling them up or providing nutrients until 3 months in to starting them…so if babe seems hungry give them milk! 
Babe can have up to 32oz of breast milk! Just nurse nurse nurse! Breast milk intake should not decrease until 1 years old.

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Look up all the signs of readiness. It’s not recommended to start until at least 6 months AND those signs have been met.

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Definitely OK to introduce at 4 months. Remember u r introducing solids bit by bit, start with nestum or any brand u comfy with then fully feed at 6 months. 
Worked with my kids

Whens the best time to start introducing solids?

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