Sometimes a little extra milk will help until they're ready for solid foods. Starting solid foods will not make your baby any more likely to sleep through the night. These are all normal behaviours for babies and not necessarily a sign that they're hungry or ready to start solid food. waking up in the night (more than usual).The following behaviours can be mistaken by parents as signs that their baby is ready for solid foods: swallow food (rather than spit it back out).co-ordinate their eyes, hands and mouth so they can look at the food, pick it up and put it in their mouth by themselves.stay in a sitting position and hold their head steady.There are 3 clear signs which, when they appear together from around 6 months of age, show your baby is ready for their first solid foods alongside breast milk or first infant formula. your baby will be better at moving food around their mouth, chewing and swallowing it – this may mean they'll be able to progress to a range of tastes and textures (such as mashed, lumpy and finger foods) more quickly, and may not need smooth, blended foods at all.your baby will be more able to feed themselves.waiting until around 6 months gives your baby time to develop so they can cope fully with solid foods – this includes solid foods made into purées, cereals and baby rice added to milk.if you're breastfeeding, feeding only breast milk up to around 6 months of age will help protect your baby against illness and infections.

breast milk or first infant formula provide the energy and nutrients your baby needs until they're around 6 months old (with the exception of vitamin D in some cases).It’s a good idea to wait until around 6 months before introducing solid foods because:

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