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Once you’ve started to notice the signs that your baby is ready you can begin to teach them how to eat.

When babies first start weaning they don't know how to eat. All they've discovered so far is how to suck from a breast or a bottle so eating is a skill they'll need to learn. Part of this is getting the hang of how to move their mouth and accept food from a spoon, but learning to eat also builds up your baby's oral muscles and they'll need these for managing bigger pieces of food later on and for speaking, too. Read more...