Infant weaning

The official NHS guidance recommends solid foods should be gradually introduced from around six months alongside breast milk or infant formula.

If a baby is showing these three signs, it means they’re ready for weaning:

• Stays in a sitting position, holding their head steady
• Coordinates their eyes, hands and mouth so they can look at food, pick it up and put it in their mouth
• Swallows food, rather than pushes it back out