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CLOUDNINE BABY FEEDING TIMELINE

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First foods (4-6 months)

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• By around 6 months (note not before four months) your baby will be ready to eat solid foods.
• First foods should be iron-riched baby rice cereal, followed by blander types of fruits and vegetables
• Introduce one food at a time, no more than four to five days, to check your baby is not allergic.
• The texture should be pureed

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‍6- months

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• After six months you can introduce well-cooked meats (beef, chicken, fish) –be sure to remove bones and gristle
• If your child starts solid foods for the first time after six months ensure you begin with a rice cereal food. You can also introduce pureed foods before increasing the texture to other foods.
• You can continue to introduce a variety of new foods and textures to ensure your baby receives a good balance of nutrients.
• The texture should be ‘Mashed’ or ‘Finely Chopped’.

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9-12 months

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• It’s time to introduce wheat products like bread, pasta and oats, cheese, eggs unless there is a family history of food allergy.
• Your baby is now ready to eat finger foods to encourage him or her on self-feed
• The texture of the food should be roughly mashed or small finger foods ensuring all foods are well cooked to avoid choking.

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12 + months

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• You can now introduce cow’s milk and more solid foods- remember to ensure the pieces are not too hard or too big to avoid choking
• Your baby will now enjoy self-feeding many kinds of foods. However, do not leave your child alone while eating to prevent choking
• The texture should include finger foods and other foods the family is eating

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Note: 1.Cow’s milk to be given only after a year. Until such time breast milk is the best form of food until six months and if possible later to be continued.

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          2. Health professionals recommend solid foods to be introduced from around six months but not before four months.

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