When my grandson was born two months prematurely, we were wondering about 
this issue. One doctor recommended that he should start solid foods at 4 
months from his birth (this would make him 2 months corrected age!); his 
thinking was that he had not received the added nutrients he would have 
gotten if he'd gone full term so he needed solids earlier. We could not find 
any research that really addressed the risks and benefits, so my 
daughter-in-law decided to approach as we would with any other baby: she 
took her cues from the baby.

While food was made available to him, he didn't show any interest or begin 
eating until he was 9 months old. That was 7 months corrected age. She had 
been having his iron levels tested and it was just about this time that it 
dropped significantly - I don't know if that's why he started to become 
interested in solid foods or not, but if not it's an interesting 
coincidence!

Teresa Pitman


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