Baby is quickly growing day by day! Their growth is powered by good nutrition and strong feeding abilities. Baby will go through many stages of feeding development that help them slowly build up to solid foods. At 0-3 months, your infant is only consuming breastmilk or formula. Feeding milestones for this age include: • Latches onto nipple or bottle • Tongue moves forward and back to suck • Drinks 2 to 6 oz. of liquid per feeding, 6x per day • Sucks and swallows well during feeding At 4-6 months, baby may be able to start purees and cereals as long as they can sit up in a high chair, have good head control, and a healthcare provider has approved it. Some milestones at this age include: • Shows interest in food • Opens mouth as spoon approaches • Moves pureed food from front of mouth to back • Begins to eat infant cereals and pureed food Baby usually starts transitioning to table foods around 8-9 months. At this age, give baby foods of different shapes and textures that are either mashed or cut into bite-sized pieces. These videos review the stages of feeding development by age, important milestones to watch out for, and helpful tips to encourage baby along! 🔗 Learn more about important feeding milestones here: pathways.org/topics-of-development/feeding/ 👶 Download our FREE milestones app to track baby’s development and learn new ways to encourage baby along: pathways.org/mobile-app 🏠 Visit Pathways.org for more FREE resources: www.pathways.org 📧 Stay in the know! Keep up with our latest FREE materials by signing up for our weekly email newsletter: pathways.org/sign-up/ ________________________ 👪ABOUT PATHWAYS.ORG Pathways.org is a non-profit organization that provides free, trusted resources so that every parent is fully empowered to support their child’s development. Our milestones are supported by American Academy of Pediatric findings. Our resources are developed with and approved by expert pediatric physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. 👋 COME JOIN US Facebook: www.facebook.com/PathwaysDotOrg Instagram: www.instagram.com/pathwaysorg Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/pathwaysorg Twitter: twitter.com/PathwaysOrg All materials including videos are provided at no cost; no fees or charges may be associated with any of the Pathways.org materials without prior written approval.