Stages of your baby’s development in terms of feeding.

Your baby’s diet and any changes you make to it does not only have an impact inside their body, but also on their behaviour and how they relate to other people – traits which are just developing. As a result, their diet can play an active role in their growth. This is why, once your child reaches the age of around 6 months, their behaviour changes. They begin to show various signs of being ready to change the way they feed, moving on to eating solid or semi-solid foods.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the signs that your 6-month-old baby is ready for weaning:

• Baby is more hungry, and more quickly.
• They can sit up unaided, control their neck muscles and keep food in their mouths without immediately pushing it out with their tongue.

Your baby’s growth, diet and development

The table below shows the main stages of development in your child, in terms of their age, dietary habits, signs of physical development and social skills, from birth to age 2.

But it’s not just physical signs that count; we have seen that your baby’s diet plays a role in their development as they begin to display new social behaviour:

• They are interested in food when others are eating, and not just what’s on their own plate
• They open their mouth when food approaches
• Finally, they sometimes let you know when they don’t want to eat a particular thing by turning their head

To ensure that your baby’s nursery encourages their development and helps them grow, may we suggest the convertible nursery designed to grow with your child.

Try to remember that all babies are unique, and that failing to meet certain criteria does not necessarily mean that a baby has a problem – they are just doing things at their own pace! Keep an eye on things to make sure the discrepancy does not become significant, in which case it’s always recommended to see your paediatrician to make sure that your baby does not have an iron deficiency.

See our other articles on this topic!

• The importance of breast milk during the first six months of baby’s life
• First foods to introduce to your baby
• Quantities to give your baby
• Foods you must not give to your baby and mistakes to avoid

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