Should i start my baby on jar foods sooner than 4 months?
No. Introducing solids to him now would produce no benefits for your child, and has plenty of risks. Your little baby’s system is too immature to handle solids at this age. The bare minimum is 4 months, but it is absolute best to wait until 6 months. If your baby is hungry, solids is not the answer. Solids are for practice with taste and texture, not nutritional need. All of your baby’s nutritional needs come from breast milk/formula in the first year. Introducing solid fillers is not going to meet any of your baby’s needs. While it may seem like it would make things easier on you, things aren’t all about you right now. Focus on what is best for your baby… and that is not introducing solids before he is developmentally ready.
No. You need to wait until your baby is 4 months old. Even though it used to be fine to give solids to a baby before 4 months, it is *not okay* anymore. This is why developed countries spend a ton of money on health research every year; because what people believed back in the day is not necessarily true. Giving solids early can cause digestive problems as well as food allergies. His digestive system is not mature enough to break down the food. He doesn’t swallow properly yet. He can’t hold his own head and body up, which aids swallowing and prevents choking. Babies are SUPPOSED to get the majority of their vitamins and calories from formula until they are at least 8 months old. Even if you started giving him food today, he would still want and NEED the same amount of formula that he’s getting now. And chances are good that whenever you introduce solids, he’ll want a lot of those, too–and it’s a lot easier to give a bottle than it is to feed solid foods. You have a big eater on your h
