#asktheexperts I am yet to start solid food to my 6months old baby. i want to teach him self feeding. should i smash the boiled carrot and give it to him with spoon or should i feed him initially? please suggest how to teach him self feeding

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at inital stage just small amount 
If your breast feeding your baby then continue to breastfeed at regular intervals and there is no need to give anything else apart from mother milk or formula milk to baby till he complete 6months  of age as it is complete food that takes care of hydration as well as nutrition. After 6 month you can gradually start weaning with homemade easy to digest food items like rice porridge ragi porridge mashed fruits apple Puree, mashed  banana chiku etc.
But whatever you are introducing should be introduced gradually with a small amount