Key points:

• Start to introduce solid foods when your baby shows signs of being ready – around 6 months but not before 4 months.

• First foods might be smooth or finely mashed. Then food can be roughly mashed or chopped.

• First foods should include iron-rich foods. You can introduce any number of foods at a time and in any order.

• Keep breastfeeding or using infant formula until your baby is at least 12 months.

• From around 6 months, include foods that might cause allergies.