A note about night feedings: By the time your baby is six months old you will want to think about giving up those night feedings if you haven't already done so. You should start by offering less and less breast milk or formula during night feedings. Eventually she will stop  waking as her body adjusts to not eating during the night. If you are bottle feeding, you can gradually substitute water in your baby's bottle in place of formula.

Four to Six Months: Introduction to solid foods. You should try to wait until your baby is at least four months old before introducing any solid foods. When you do decide to offer solids, start with a tiny bit of baby cereal thinned with formula or breast milk. Don't offer too much at first. Let baby's digestive system figure out what to do with this new substance.

You can start to introduce baby to fruit juice diluted with bottled water. Apple juice or white grape juice are good first juices. Orange juice should wait until after 7 or 8 months.

Six to seven months: Adding fruits and vegetables. Once your baby has been introduced to cereal you will want to add mashed/strained fruits and vegetables. Start with small amounts (one teaspoon). increasing gradually as your baby get used to the new food. You should only introduce one new food every 3 to 4 days. This is so you will be able to see if your baby is having an allergic reaction to any of the foods you are offering. If you start with 10 different foods and baby is allergic to one, which one is it?

Seven to eight months: Adding protein. Protein foods include strained meats, cottage cheese, egg yolk, yogurt and dried beans. Follow the same guideline as six to seven months. One new food at a time and small amounts to begin with.

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