Time goes by and your baby has grown so quickly. Breastfeeding your baby is not enough especially when it has been aged 6 months. If you only give breast milk as their first nutritional intake, at the age of 6 months is a good time to give solid food. You can not directly provide various types of solid food without knowing the baby’s development. These following are the six characteristics of baby that ready for solid foods?
- They will begin to open their mouth when food approached the mouth of a spoon.
- Babies will be turned away their face if already feel full.
- They are able to recognize the people who were around them, especially their own mother.
- They are able to lift his head.
- They have ability to crawl and move.
- They are able to swallow solid food like porridge.
If your baby showing the characteristics as above, this is a good time to give them solid food. As parents always wondering, is it safe for babies to be given solid foods when they are still 6 months old? The answer is safe. Solid Foods are very useful for babies, such as:
- Solid foods could help them to meet energy needs and nutrition in order to grow optimally.
- They will become more active, followed by growth.
- Solid foods contain nutrients in accordance with the needs of the baby stage to ensure growth and development.
- Giving solids will help your baby to be ready to be introduced with the taste of new foods and different textures.
- It could help babies to learn how to chew.
- It helps the growth of teeth in baby.
Those are the six characteristics of baby that ready for solid foods. Uses solid food to be given to babies at the age of 6 months is not dangerous. It will provide good benefits for the development and growth of baby.