When your baby is about six months old you should begin introducing solid food into her diet. When she was younger, all your baby's caloric and nutritional needs were met by breast milk or formula and her digestive system was too immature to handle solid foods. However, around this age babies' iron requirements increase and surpass that which breast milk or formula alone can provide and many babies become developmentally ready to start solid foods. You'll know your baby is ready when she shows an interest in adult food (she may watch you intently while you eat and try to reach for some of what you have), sits well while supported, holds her head steady, and has lost the "extrusion reflex," which causes her to push food out of her mouth.
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