There are lots of nervous questions that run through parents? minds as they consider feeding their baby solid foods: Is he ready" Will he dislike it" What if he has an allergic reaction" Sarah Silman was most concerned with how much her then-four-and-a-half-month-old son, Victor, loved eating. ?I couldn?t shovel his food into his face fast enough,? she says. ?I was worried that we might have to try a couple times, or that he?d push his food out, but he gobbled it up.? While Silman was glad Victor was an eager eater, she worried about thechoking risk. ?If anything, my son was more comfortable with solid food than I was.?
Introducing solids to your wee one can be both exciting and intimidating, but feeling confident and prepared can help take some of the anxiety out of those first meals. Here?s what you need to know.
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When to start

If your baby seems more interested in your morning bagel than her bottle, she may be trying to tell you she?s ready to try solids. ?Usually, the sweet spot happens around five months, plus or minus a month on either side, depending on the child,? says Michael Dickinson, a Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) spokesperson and chief of paediatrics at Miramichi Regional Hospital in New Bru...