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Solid Food Introduction in Infants

Aka: Solid Food Introduction in Infants, Diet Advancement in Infants

Indications
1. Age 6 months or older
2. Infant can transfer semi-solid food to swallow
General
1. Pureed or "mushy" foods
2. Introduce a new food no more often than every 3 days
3. Start with teaspoon of food and increase to tablespoon
4. Continue cereals (See Infant Feeding)
  1. Add formula or Breast Milk to soften or mash cereal
5. Continue Bottle Feeding or Breast Feeding
  1. Do not reduce amounts
Adverse effects
1. Infant does not like taste of food
2. Food Sensitivity
  1. Rash
  2. Vomiting
  3. Diarrhea
  4. Irritability
  5. Wheeze

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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