Tzeadim › 6–12 months

Feeding · Transition

Start solids (complementary feeding)

Most children: 5m 15d–6m 15d

What it is

Around 6 months, not before 4: sits with support, steady head, shows interest, less tongue-thrust. Milk stays the main food to 12 months.

Start preparing

1. From 4 months: let the baby sit at the table with you at meals and watch.
2. First foods: iron-rich (meat, lentils, iron-fortified cereal), vegetables, fruit — texture mashed, then lumpy by 8 months, finger foods by 9.
3. One new food at a time is not required, except common allergens (see the allergen item).
4. No added salt, sugar or honey (honey never before 12 months); water in an open cup with meals.

Related

• Introduce peanut, egg and other allergens early
• Sips from an open cup

Sources

• Complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months (2023) — World Health Organization · checked 30-08-2026
• Tipat Halav visit programme — Israel Ministry of Health · checked 30-08-2026
• Start4Life — weaning and baby sleep — NHS · checked 30-08-2026

Last reviewed 30-08-2026 · Confidence: high

Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed above. Not yet reviewed by a clinician — check anything important against the source, with Tipat Halav or with your doctor.