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Is my baby ready... food & drink

Is my baby ready to drink water? Expert answers to your most common developmental questions.

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Originally published in Today's Parent March 2008

You asked us: Is my baby ready...

…to stop breastfeeding?
…to drink water?
…to drink cow’s milk and eat dairy foods?
…to drink juice?
…to eat wheat or rice baby cereal?
…to eat solid foods?
…to eat fish or sushi?
…to eat honey?
…to eat strawberries?
…to eat peanuts and other nuts?

Experts: Daina Kalnins is a registered dietitian and academic and clinical specialist working at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is the author of Better Breastfeeding (Robert Rose) and YUM due out April 2008 (Lobster Press).  Joanne Saab is a registered dietitian practicing in paediatrics at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. Together Daina and Joanne have co-authored Better Baby Food, Better Food for Kids and Better Food for Pregnancy (Robert Rose).

…to stop breastfeeding?
The World Health Organization, as well as the Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada and Health Canada, recommend that babies be breastfed exclusively for at least six months and continue until at least one year of age while solid foods are being introduced.

…to drink water?
For the first six months, babies need only breastmilk or formula, after which, solids are introduced. Water can be encouraged along with expressed breastmilk or formula at nine to 10 months of age. Limit water to two to four ounces.

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