Feeding by Age
Up until the age of around six months, most nutrition will still come from breast milk or formula. Most babies are ready to try some solid foods at around four to six months.
Although most of baby’s nutrients will continue to come from your breast milk, your baby will also be building a taste for more food. From around 6 months onwards it is time to add combination foods for added variety and flavour.
By the time your baby is 9 months old they have developed a whole new range of feeding skills (as well as teeth). As babies grow, so do their appetite and in the period between 9 and 12 months of age babies begin to source a greater proportion of their nutritional intake from solid foods.
Eating patterns are individual. Even children in the same family have very different likes, dislikes and eating patterns. Some children happily eat whatever is presented (and even ask for more) while others seem to live on little more than a couple of small snacks throughout the day.
Eating patterns are individual. Even children in the same family have very different likes, dislikes and eating patterns. Some children happily eat whatever is presented (and even ask for more) while others seem to live on little more than a couple of small snacks throughout the day.