Facts about “Starting Solids” that may surprise you 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

👶🏼 It isn’t only about offering food! It’s a time to bond.
👶🏼It requires awareness, preparation mentally, emotionally and physically.
👶🏼It will be more play than eat when you start.
👶🏼Change in bowel patterns and movements can be noticed.
👶🏼Mess is good.
👶🏼Babies love to explore varieties, textures, tastes.
👶🏼Respect their cues. Gradually they will learn to self-feed. All you need is patience and practice.
👶🏼The number of teeth a baby needs to start solid food is “0”. Babies don’t need teeth to eat solids. They can mash food with their gums.

If you have started solids for your 👶🏼, what has surprised you the most?