When should I introduce solid food to Ayra?

This thing is always in my head..Through my reading, kita boleh start introduce solid food to our baby any time between 4 and 6 months if your baby is ready..maknanya, ayra boleh start taking solid food when she nears her half-birthday..(next monthlah..gosh..).. kita ni bukanlah tak sabar nak bagi ayra solid food.kalau boleh nak bagi susu jek..hehehe..;-p, tapi disebabkan makin besar baby kita, they need more for their body selain dari susu..just takut jek ayra's digestive system tak ready lagi nak terima solid food..hmm...

Ok..skrg ni, camne nak tau baby kita dah ready ke blum to move from liquid-only nourishment to solid food nourishment??Based on some information from internet sources (to be specific, babycenter website), these ar some of the cues to look for before introducing our baby to solid food:

• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
>>yup..about 3 months, ayra dah boleh keep her head in a steady, upright position..

• Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
>>hm..kene try dulu barulah leh tau..tapi masa makan ubat ok jek..takde pun tolak2 ubat dengan lidah or out of her mouth..

• Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
>>yup..she is sitting well..duduk cam orang besar jek..kene gak ar support kan sebab blum kuat lagi backbones ayra..

• Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling. He may also be teething around the same time.
>>hmm...kene try ni..bila cukup umur nanti..;-)

• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
>>hmm..when she was born, berat dlm 3.18kg...last timbang masa ayra 4 bulan dlm 6.8kg...skrg sure dah masuk 7kg...yup..so dah doubled her birth weight..;-)

• Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
>>hm..nampak cam tak kuat sgt appetite ayra..selalu minum dlm 4-5oz..tak bertambah pun..tapi kerap skit kot dari dulu..

• Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.
>>haaa..tu memang..tengok apa yang kita makan tak berkelip mata sebab cam sibuk nak rasa gak...

Do I still need to give my baby breast milk or formula?
Jawapannya, for surelah baby still need breast milk/formula walaupun dah take solid food..

How many times a day should my baby be eating solid food?
Mula2 baru nak start makan tu, once a daylah + milk..nanti dah
around 8 months he should be eating solid food three times a day. A typical day's diet at this point might consist of:

• Breast milk or iron-fortified formula
• Iron-fortified cereal
• Yellow and green vegetables
• Fruit
• Small amounts of protein such as poultry, cottage cheese, tofu, and meat

Fuhh..rasa tak sabar pulak nak tengok ayra takes solid food pulak...;-)...alhamdulillah, my BM still ada walaupun takdelah dapat wat stock satu fridge n sampai kene buang2 sebab dah sampai expired date...hehehe..nanti bile ayra dah start makan, takdelah kita risau sgt ngan stock EBM kita..yelah, i'm trying so hard to make EBM stock..so far, dapat bekalkan last whole week nye EBM stock for next week..(dapat dlm 15-20 cubes of 4/5oz EBM stock)punyalah cukup2 makan stock kita..hehehe..hopefully dapat bagi my BM to ayra until she reaches 2 years old..AMIN...