Ellyn Satter's book has a couple of great "flowsheet"
type charts that explain the order in which an
infant's physical skills appear/develop, and how those
skills indicate readiness for feedings of foods other
than breastmilk (or ABM).  For example, the
tongue-thrust reflex generally begins to fade around
4-6 months of age, and an infant will gradually
develop the ability to move a bolus of food to the
back of the mouth to be swallowed, rather than pushing
it forward and out over the chin.

Am I totally off base here, or does this make it
obvious, from a physiologic standpoint, that human
infants are not meant to take in anything thicker than
human milk until this reflex recedes...?  I never went
to medical school; I was a mom doing some reading to
learn how to care for my baby.

I have no financial or other interest in Ellyn
Satter's book; I just think it is a good guide.


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