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Experts often suggest starting with smooth purees or finely mashed textures.

: Avocado, bananas, and cooked squash are gentle on new digestive systems. Feeding Schedule and Strategy Module – Infant: Feeding Solid Foods 20490mp4

: Crucial for development; consider iron-fortified infant cereals, pureed meats, or mashed beans. Experts often suggest starting with smooth purees or

: Follows a spoon with their eyes and opens their mouth as food approaches. : Follows a spoon with their eyes and

Before starting, ensure your baby meets these developmental milestones: : Can hold their head steady without support. Sitting Up : Can sit upright with little or no help.

: Start with smooth purees of broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, or peaches. Some guides recommend vegetables first to avoid a preference for sweeter flavors.

: Can close their mouth over a spoon and swallow instead of pushing the food back out with their tongue. Recommended First Foods