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Mom of a 2 yr 8 m old girl2 years ago

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#AskTheExpert Is it possible to start solids for babies if they are sitting with minimal support? Also, should we place them in a high chair at 5 months inorder to get them used to being in a chair when they start solids?

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years ago

A. yes Weaning food can be started from 5-6 months of age and in that initially in the initial stage you can introduce some semi solid food to the baby like Banana mango plum boiled Apple and then gradually you can start with some purie of carrot potato and some other foods wgyyhich can be given are porridge of suji sabudana which can be prepared in breast milk or formula milk. initially you can start with one or two tsp which can be gradually increased up till at least three meals in a day

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