You'll want to wait until your child can easily chew
other solid foods before introducing raisins into her diet.
In all cases, infants should start
other solid foods before they are introduced to peanut - containing foods.
Not exact matches
Others will get it back when they introduce
solid foods to their baby — which shouldn't happen
before six to eight months at the earliest.
You should look for
other potential signs
before you decide it's time to start weaning your child, and you should always be certain your baby is physically and developmentally capable of eating
solid foods before you begin the weaning process.
Also, could it be that because babies were given rice cereal (a common first
solid food) too early say 30 years ago, digestive problems such as IBS, Crohn's disease, etc. and
other diseases are much more common today than they were
before such things were invented?
Another requirement
before solid food is incorporated into baby diet is to have a powerful shoulder belt and ability to move the head from one side to the
other.
Here are a couple good examples of the studies that show that early introduction of
solid foods (
before 6 - 9 months) slows growth: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+effect+of+beikost+on+the+diet+of+breast-fed+infants http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9347292 Quote: «Those results suggest that for breast - fed infants, early introduction of [
other foods] reduces milk consumption and may lead to significantly lower weight gain than continuation of the exclusive breast - milk diet.»
Certain
foods are more likely than
others to trigger allergic reactions or digestive discomfort and it is particularly important to avoid them if your baby is starting
solids before 6 months of age.
Stopping exclusive breastfeeding or exclusive breast milk feeding (baby has only ever been given breast milk and never given formula,
solid foods or any
other liquids McAndrew 2012)
before four to six weeks postpartum for each baby.
Several studies on babies exclusively breastfed for up to 12 months of age demonstrate that their iron levels remain satisfactory.8 - 11 On the
other hand, babies who are weaned onto formula or fed
solid foods before 6 to 9 months may develop anemia.