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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's a "you must wait until exactly one year to introduce solids" approach.  It's more like a "start solids when baby takes an interest, not neccessarily exactly at the 6-month mark."  At least, that's how it was for us. We offered solids every once in a while beginning at 7 months or so.  They had zero interest - actually, i'd even say they had an aversion, because they would close their mouths and do anything to move their heads away from the spoon. They'd just play with finger foods, and mush them up.  We didn't push it, and just offered solids every once in a while, and watched them carefully for any shifts in their behaviors or attitudes toward food.  This shift came around 10 months for one DC, and around 11 months for the other.  They opened their mouths readily for the spoon, actively reached for our food when we were eating, gnawed on biscuits and cookies instead of playing with them, etc.  It was a very clear change.  Like I said, the changes happened closer to 1 year, not so close to 6 months. 
So I think the point about delayed introduction of solids isn't to wait until the one-year mark before giving your baby one bit of food....it's more about following baby's cues and not forcing the issue -- and when this approach is followed, the true interest in eating seems to begin later than 4 to 6 months -- more like between 9 months and a year, based on my experience and the experiences of other moms in my circle. [/quote]

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