When introducing solid foods to your baby you will probably experience a certain amount of rejection. It’s nothing personal though, when a baby tries to eat solid food the first few times the food will probably come right back out because the sucking motion actually shoves solid food forward. But sometimes, even when your baby has figured out how to get solid food from the spoon to the tummy, solid food will just not be accepted. Here is a good trick to try when you are trying to introduce solid food to your baby.
Experiment with texture.
Some foods when pureed will be fairly thick, like mashed potatoes, and some will be quite watery, like pears. That is why when you are first offering your baby cereal, you should experiment with the texture to find the consistency your baby seems to like best. Many babies find a slightly thicker consistency (like the consistency of toothpaste) easier to manage, while some prefer a more soupy style that they can practically drink. The reason you’ll want to know your baby’s preferred consistency is so you can thicken up those pears with some rice cereal, or you can add some breast milk or formula to the mashed potatoes if he rejects them the first time. Sometimes a new flavor can be quite overwhelming on its own, if you can adjust the texture so that it is more familiar you increase your chances that your sweet little goober-cluster will chow down with enthusiasm.
