Signs of the child's readiness to take solid food

A child can start begging - reaching for food on your plate, grabbing your spoon, looking at you with hungry eyes and repeating for you, for example, opening your mouth wide when you open your food while eating. Sometimes children show more interest in cutlery, rather than the food itself. If your child watches with interest how you eat, try to just give him a spoon( better plastic - from her less rattling, when it is knocked on the table).If the child, having received a spoon, is satisfied, then the toy is more desirable than food. If the child continues to show interest and observe you, the pleasure is the time to begin. In addition, other signs of a child's readiness are the ability to sit in a highchair directly and take food with thumb and forefinger.

First spoon

We recommend that your finger is your child's first spoon. He is mild, the most suitable temperature, and at this age the child is very familiar. Your finger will also easily determine if the food is too hot. A rare child will like to start his life with a silver spoon in his mouth. Metal keeps heat, so each piece takes longer if you have to blow on too hot food. A hungry child is irritating indescribable! A good tableware for the beginning will serve as a coffee spoon with a spray. It is best to use plastic spoons with smooth rounded edges - and they are quieter when they are knocked or when they are dropped. Use unbreakable plastic bowls that will survive if they are pounded on a tray of a highchair and if they have to make numerous falls to the floor.

First lure

Begin with the least allergenic solid food, as close as possible to breast milk to taste and consistency. Here are examples of the most favorite dishes for the youngest: mashed ripe banana or rice porridge, mixed with breast milk or artificial infant formula.

Put the banana( crushing it beforehand to the consistency of the liquid mashed potatoes) on the baby's lips with the

of your fingertip and let it lick your finger as it usually does. As soon as he gets acquainted with the new taste, gradually increase the amount and density of food by placing the food ball closer to the middle of the child's tongue. Watch the reaction of the child. If the food is accompanied by an approving smile, the child is ready and full of desire. If the food comes back to you, accompanied by an indignant grimace, the child is not ready.

If a child spits out what you gave him, do not take this first impression as a personal insult. Your child has not yet developed enough and does not have the ability to close his mouth tightly, roll food from the front of the mouth to the back, and then swallow. If your child continues to sit in perplexity, with his mouth open and the food ball on the tongue, his clearly triggered tongue-flip reflex gives you a sign to close the door and come back later.