Starting Solid Foods
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the results of thier in depth study on when to begin introducing solid foods into the diet of a breastfed or nursing baby. The WHO found that waiting until six months to start your baby on solid foods provides multiple benifits to both mother and child.
For the baby:
- better neuromotor development
- less infections diseas, particularly diarrhea
For the mother:
- longer delay in return to fertility
- had a faster weight loss and return to prepregnancy weight.
Introducing solid foods to early may slow your baby’s growth as their digestive system may not yet be able to digest this host of new foods. Studies have also shown that the earlier solid foods have been intr5oduced that those children are of higher risk for developing allergies. Introduction of solid foods will also have some impact on your milk supply which in turn may affect your long term breastfeeding goals.
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