🍼 Feeding · 4 to 6 months
🥕 Starting solids: the ultimate beginner's guide
Start complementary foods around six months when developmentally ready, alongside milk feeds.
How to do it
1. What to prepare
Seat baby upright and supervise. Offer soft textures and iron-rich foods; do not force portions or require vegetables before fruit.
2. What to check
Introduce common allergens in age-appropriate forms and continue tolerated foods. Ask for advice for severe eczema or known allergy. Avoid honey before one year, whole nuts and hard round choking hazards.
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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 from a mobile phone; 10177 for an ambulance.