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[quote=Anonymous]We started solids with my first kid at 5 months and it was awful. He wasn't interested and it was a long struggle and he never got into solid foods until after his first birthday, and is still a picky eater today at 3.5. Even when he eats well he still has texture issues -- he sometimes spits out bits of lettuce or apple skin, for example. (He also turned out to have a speech delay and other oral issues, so it's all of a piece.)

Second baby is almost 4.5 months. We've had her at the table for mealtimes from the beginning, on our laps. She is very interested, in a way the older one never was. She has started reaching out for my plate (although her grip isn't good yet so she can't pick anything up), she tracks the movement of the fork, she watches us intently, she gets angry if we start eating with her in the pack and play beside the table rather than on our laps watching. Today she kept reaching for my salad so I let her mouth a few pieces and she kept opening her mouth to taste it. The cheese, too. Obviously she didn't swallow any, but she seemed to be enjoying it or at least not hating it, which again we never experienced with my son until he was much older.

So. Pediatrician said to start solids by 6 months, and I know the recommendation these days is closer to 6 months (when my son was little, it was 4 months). Should we wait or just start in a casual way now, with a few purees and letting her taste table food that isn't a choking hazard? Will she keep getting more and more into it if we wait and be even more ready in a month? Or will we lose the window? My concern is that if we keep saying no when she's reaching for food, she may get the impression that table food is for us and not her. Help me out here -- I don't know which approach is better with a baby who may be a normal eater![/quote]

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