Is Your Baby Ready for Solids?

Here's how to tell:

• Your child can hold his or her head steady when sitting.

• Your baby's tongue thrust reflex is gone (this is the reflex that prevents infants from choking by pushing food out of the mouth).

• Your child is between 4 and 7 months of age.

• Your child sometimes opens his or her mouth when food approaches.

• Your child is interested in food when others eat.

• Your child is able to swallow baby food placed on the tongue.