is double their birth weight. Usually this happens before
or when they reach the age of six months.
• The baby starts to show interest in the food that you are
eating, such as if your baby begins to look at your food
and play with it to such an extent
that he will try to move
it from the plate to his mouth
A few words of advice
1. Do not start giving your baby solid food too early. Before the
age of four months he does not need
anything other than breast
milk, because his digestive system is not fully developed before
this age, and his body is not able to digest and absorb food.
2. At the same time, do not delay introducing solid food if you
feel
your baby is ready for it, because delaying it will deprive the
baby of many nutrients that he needs at this age, such as iron and
vitamins B and D.
3. Try to give your baby very small amounts
of food and introduce
it gradually.
4. Do not force your baby to eat a certain kind of food. If he
refuses some type of food the first time you offer it, do not force
him
to eat it; rather offer him a different type of food. As for the
food that he refused, offer it to him again after a while; he may
like it after a while and find that it tastes good.
5. Try to choose the
right time to feed your baby, such as times
when he is hungry and times when he is happy and in a good
mood.
When should I start to add some solid food
along with breast milk?
The World Health Organization advises
starting to give the infant
food that is complementary to breast milk between the ages of
four and six months. The exact time may be determined by a
pediatrician, based on the baby’s rate of growth. If his rate of
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