Starting Solids

All about starting solids when your baby's ready (around 6 months of age). Each page begins with a short video followed by key messages in English and 9 other languages. Scroll down each page for more detailed information (like a How to get started with solids checklist). You might like to start by watching the video on the page Starting solids: Key messages.

 

Mother with her baby on her lap, giving her baby a spoon of pureed baby food

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Au Karere Puapinga

Me tae aia ki te 6 marama, ko te tuatau teia no taau pepe kia akamata‘ia te akatere atu i te au vaitamini e te au minerals nana (tena tikai i te iron e te zinc) i roto i te au kai kiko.

Te au vai inu meitaki rava atu

Te vai inu meitaki rava atu no te au pepe me anau mai e tae ua atu ki te 6 marama, mari ra ko te ū tangata (me kore ra, ko te formula me kare te ū e rauka mai). Mei te 7-12 marama, ko te ū tangata (me kore ra, ko te formula) e te vai areare, te au vai inu meitaki rava atu no taau pepe.

Ko e me‘akai fēfē?

Akamata‘ia ki te kai tei veruveru‘ia te ka angai koe ki te tipunu me papa taau pepe no teia (mei te 6 marama).

Eaa te au kai me tae ki te 6 marama?

Akamata‘ia ki te okotai kai i te taime okotai, ka kapiti atu ei i tetai kai ou i te au 2-4 ra te ka aru mai.

Eaa te au kai me tae ki te 7-8 marama?

Kia maata te au tu kai tuketuke e te au turanga o te kai ia pepe e pakari aere maira.

Eaa te au kai me tae ki te 8-12 marama?

I teia tuatau, penei kua akamata taau pepe i te kai e 3-4 kaikai‘anga i te ra okotai, e 1-2 katikati‘anga kai rikiriki, e 2-3 kai ū anga (me kore ra, kai formula anga).

Te akapapu‘anga kia noo a pepe ma te meitaki

E mea puapinga maata kia noo taau pepe ma te meitaki iaia e kaikai ra.