Baby has no teeth yet: can we start diversification?

This is a question that comes back very often and the answer is yes !

The teeth used to grind are molars and premolars. These appear between the thirteen and thirty months of baby. Some children should therefore wait two and a half years to start eating songs! Good news: Baby does not need teeth to chew . His palace, language and gums will do the job very well. If you have any doubts, I invite you to place your finger in baby's mouth to check!

Of course, we will offer baby foods with a safe format, a suitable texture and a size that will suit its evolution.

Dental thrusts

During dental thrusts, generally, baby saliva a lot, brings his hands to his mouth, chewed his pacifier, and is quite grumpy. Very often, during this period , baby sulks his plate and does not really want to eat . We do not force him and we offer him several small meals during the day. Baby will meet his needs with milk and catch up once the dental thrust has passed.

To relieve it , you can offer him a teething ring that you will have previously cooled in the refrigerator (we advise you to avoid the freezer, you would risk the frostbite in baby's mouth).

Baby has no teeth but you can start the BLW . When a tooth comes out, baby is not very good. Adapt your diet. Also be careful to pay attention to baby's behavior when you introduce allergens.

Wondering in what form to introduce the pieces into baby's diet? Read this article: " In what format to offer pieces to baby?" »»

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Having started purees at 4 months and wanting to start BLW from 6 months is quite possible. Or you are wondering how breast / infantile milk and BLW combined.

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