Nhs Feeding Baby Solids. Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for their contribution to the medical review of this guidance. Baby should be offered the breast when showing feeding cues sucking fists.
You may have decided to offer formula in addition to your own milk. During a feed hold your baby upright and make eye contact with them Try and limit those that feed your baby to just one or two people who are the primary care givers Young babies tend to take small amounts of milk more often. To start with your baby only needs a small amount of solid food once a day at a time that suits you both.
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Offer milk eggs wheat nuts seeds and fish separately and one at a time. Remember your babys tummy is tiny and fills up quickly so offer milk feeds after solids and dont force them to finish the bottle. Introducing your baby to solid foods sometimes called complementary feeding or weaning should start when your baby is around 6 months old. You may have decided to offer formula in addition to your own milk.