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When to introduce finger food to baby as my baby is 6 month old with no teeth yet ,when to start finger food?
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It's too early to start finger foods. Start at 9 months of age. Also no food to be given in a lying down position. So no self feeding till baby starts sitting up properly.
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Just semisolid foods - consistency like a thick paste like sooji halwa boiled mashed potatoes mashed banana are good to start with
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Finger foods usually from 9-10 months of age
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maturity of fingers starts from 9-10Months called as pincer grasp
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Dr. Malika Yadav
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Soft steamed food can be given at 6-8 months when the finger grasp starts to develop. It fully matures by 9 months of age. So definitely after 9 months you can give. But can be given before that at 6 months also if the baby shows interest and tries to grasp food.
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Always feed in sitting position only, never in lying down
Continue breast feeding as and when the baby demands , along with the complementary feeding
Don’t give excess milk (top milk), avoid cow milk
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