Allow baby the opportunity to play on their back, side, and tummy. Avoid chunks of food or food bites that need chewing-at these young ages, opt for small tastes that are easily swallowed with saliva.įloor play: It’s important at this age to give baby lots of floor time to strengthen their core in preparation for sitting. If your baby’s doctor has given you the green light, you might consider sharing small tastes of fresh foods for baby to lick. Baby may show some interest in tasting what you’re eating.
Let them smell the food and drinks, watch you bring food to your mouth, and talk about the meal. Bring baby near the table while you eat, and if you like, sit baby on your lap during the meal. For combined breast- and bottle-feeding, follow the bottle-feeding schedule below as a rough guide.īring baby to the table while you eat. See Breastfeeding On-demand Schedules for information on starting solids and breastfeeding on-demand. Note: This section is specific to bottle-feeding with expressed breast milk and/or formula.
Follow baby's lead if baby is growing well, peeing and pooping as expected, and thriving overall, then baby is likely consuming what they need, even if it differs from the amounts below. Research shows a wide range of "normal" for daily milk intake, including bottles per day and volume per bottle.
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Once baby shows the signs of readiness to start solids, things shift dramatically-how often should baby eat? What’s the right amount? And how does the introduction of solid food impact milk feeds? Continue reading for the answers to these questions and more for babies 3-24 months of age.įor more on how to safely start baby on solid food, see our Starting Solids video course or check out our Starting Solids bundle, which includes the course and guides such as the First 100 Days Meal Plan, How to Introduce Allergens, and Choking First Aid and CPR. We are a team of pediatric feeding therapists, doctors, and dietitians and have created the world’s most comprehensive resource for feeding babies. Our primary mission at Solid Starts is to help you introduce real food to babies.
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