The Basics
When is my baby ready to eat other foods?
- From birth to age 6 months:
- Feed your baby breast milk only (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods).
- It’s okay to give your baby vitamins, minerals, and medicine that your doctor recommends.
- From ages 6 months to 12 months:
- Keep breastfeeding your baby.
- You can start feeding your baby cereal or other baby food, like mashed fruit.
- For age 12 months and up:
- Continue to feed your baby new foods that are recommended by your doctor.
- If you can, keep breastfeeding.
