Fri 24 Jul 2009
As the baby grows, he needs semisolid foods to fulfil increasing nutritional needs. There is a limit to the amoun t of miulk a baby can drink and milk alone can’t meet his requirements. The baby should alos be eating almost like the rest of the family by around one year of age and he needs some time to gradually adapt himself to taking new solid foods with different tastes and textures.
Once you know that your baby is ready for semisolids, choose a time to give it when he is quite hungry. No need to harp on the fat burners yourself. Your time will come later, right now your priority is to get the baby on the right track. Give the baby solid food first and then complete the feed with the breast milk. Some very hungry babies however, refuse to accept the spoon first and get very agitated. They are willing to eat the solid food after their intial strong hunger has been satisfied with some milk.
Different babies vary in their fondness for semisolid and solid foods and the pace at which they take to them. Some are keener and faster, others take longer. Follow your own baby’s pace and do not force-feed him.
Start with one new food item at a time. Give it for two or three days to make sure that the baby has accepted it. If he doesn’t like it, withdraw it. You can again try it after several days.
To begin with each new food should be given in small quantities. The amount of this food and the number of times its is given to the baby during a day, should be gradually increased over a perioid of several days.

