No offense but I disagree. Just because a baby is interested in solids doesn't
mean we should give them. My kid ate leaves too. Should I let her eat leaves
just because of her instinct and interest? I think my pedi knows what she's
talking about when she follows the AAP advice to wait until 4-6 months. I also
agreed when she suggested we wait until 6 months to decrease the possibility of
allergies.

newman wrote:

>   The
> appropriate time for the vast majority of infants to start eating is when
> they start taking food from their parents plates and try to eat it (usually
> about 5 to 6 months of age).  I can't believe that any research, whatever it
> says, is better than the baby's instinct and interest.  There is nothing
> magical about 4 or 5 or 6 months. This hangup on numbers is killing us.

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