Hi Carole, I agree with you that infant development is a guide to when they should start solids. I think that not only should they need to have the oral motor skills to handle solids, but should be able to "sit up, pick it up with her fingers, and put it in her own mouth and chew it" as I tell Moms. -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html