#AskTheExpert my son is 5 months 15days old, can we start solids for him now? If so what kind of solids are good to begin

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outside food / weaning / complementary is started after 6 months of ahe of the child. 
at the end of 6 months you have to start gradually all types of food to which the child is not allergic and does not have digestion problem as well as the child is able to swallow the food.

cereals pulses vegetable
gradually from few spoons per day(cereals pulses vegetable) you have to shift to half katori (100ml) three times per day till 9 months of age.

fruits
from six months to nine months you have to give few 2 pieces of fruit and then shift to half a katori 2 times per day.d
if breastfeeding is going on you can continue at regular interval. and if you are giving outside milk then it should be around 700 to 800 ml per day.
homdemade food is better compared to outside packet foods and processed foods

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The correct age 6 months completion and prior to that you shouldn’t be giving it to the child as it is not recommended it is just a right time when your child enters into the age of seventh month she should be waiting for that much time