Bryan is turning into 6 months on this coming Saturday! Yeah~~ Yeah~~ Yeah~~ Can give him his FIRST SOLID FOOD liao!!!! Muahahaha…… I’m so “gan jiong” (nervous) + EXCITED! I’ve bought him the NESTLE BABY CEREAL earlier. Mmm…. It was about weeks ago. How will he react? How’s it taste like? How many spoon he need? Will he like it? Will he ask for 2nd spoon? Can’t wait to see his response.
Baby sitter realized Bryan will response to solid food in his 4 months. He will stare at you if you are eating and mouth chewing. Then he will try to follow the movement of your mouth, chew, chew, chew! I did record some video for him on his chewing mouth, but lazy to upload here :P…. file too big.
How will I know when my baby's ready?
Your baby will give you clear signs when he's ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:
• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
• Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
• Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
• Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling. He may also be teething around the same time.
• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
• Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
• Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.
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