During the first 4 to 6 months, your baby gets everything it needs from breast milk. It is the best nutrition your baby can receive during the first months of life. For infants who are not breastfed or not exclusively breastfed, commercially produced infant formula is the only suitable alternative. Talk to your midwife or pediatrician if you’d like to use infant formula.

The term “solid foods” refers to all foods given to infants other than breast milk or infant formula. In principle, introducing solid foods involves a gradual transition from liquid formula to pureed foods and eventually to eating at the family table.

You should start introducing solid foods no earlier than the 5th month and no later than the beginning of the 7th month. You can tell if your child is ready for their first porridge by, among other things, whether they show interest in the food on the table, can sit upright, or are often still hungry after a milk feeding. For more tips on starting solid foods, read on here.

Starting around the 10th month, you can slowly start teaching your baby to eat with the family at the table. Please note that your little foodie cannot yet eat small, hard foods, such as nuts. There is a risk of choking. Foods that are too sweet, greasy, or spicy are also unsuitable for your child’s still-sensitive digestive system.