How To Know If Your Baby Is Ready For Solid Food

How do I know if my baby is ready for solid food?

There are a few really great signs of readiness that you should be looking for to know your baby is ready for solid foods. The first one is that the baby should have lost tongue thrust. E.g. if you touch the baby's lower lip, tongue thrust means the tongue is going to stick out right at you. If the baby is doing that, it is not ready at all for solid foods and you need to wait a little longer. Your other two cues for solid foods are that the baby can sit when supported in a high chair or even in your lap. It has full control of its head can even look back over its shoulder and can see people far off. When you approach with a spoon or your finger the baby gently opens its mouth without sticking its tongue out at you - then you know it is ready for solid foods.