6 to 12 months
The choice of your baby’s first solid food is very important. It must be suitable for her developing digestive system and be finely textured and easy to swallow.
Birth to six months
It is too early to introduce solids if your baby:
From 6 months onwards: Single grain to introduce solids
From 6 months onwards, when your baby is ready to be introduced to solids it is important to start with a single grain.
From 9 months onwards: More texture to facilitate chewing
Add texture to your baby’s foods from 9 months onwards. Nestlé NESTUM® baby cereals include more texture to facilitate chewing. A mixture of ingredients ensures that your baby learns to appreciate more complex tastes and the variety helps her to develop balanced eating habits.
From 9 months onwards: More texture to facilitate chewing. It is important to add texture to your baby’s food once they are ready.
About halfway through the first year of life, babies begin to outgrow their liquid diet, which no longer supply them with enough nutrients to support their rate of growth. It is important to introduce complementary foods according to the growth and developmental needs of individual babies.
How a baby is fed may be as important as what foods are offered. Your baby is growing in leaps and bounds. The first year, a baby multiplies his weight by 3 and his size increases by 50%!
Safety Tips
As your little one continues to grow, a whole new set of firsts is waiting to be discovered. Safety is always top-of-mind, but it becomes an even bigger priority as those little feet start to pitter-patter across the floor. Discover how to keep her safe around the house with our helpful checklists and tips.
The choice of your baby’s first solid food is very important. It must be suitable for her developing digestive system and be finely textured and easy to swallow. The time at which a baby accepts solid food varies from child to child. The introduction of solid foods should be determined by the baby’s stage of development, rather than by age alone.
