Gone are the days when anxious moms intentionally tried to stuff few spoons of cereals into tight mouths of just 7 weeks old babies. These days parents have so much information that what type of food they should start to their baby and at what age. These days almost same pattern of nutrition is followed all over the world and this nutritional pattern is specially designed for the growth and development of your baby. According to nutritional specialists, there are 5 good reasons for you to not introduce solid to your baby early. These are as follows.

1.Baby’s intestine needs to mature – Your baby’s intestine is still in developing phase between the ages of 4 to 7th month. Mature intestine normally secrets IgA which is a protein immunoglobulin which act as a protective layer that coats the whole intestine preventing any kind of food allergies to happen. When baby reaches to the age of six, his intestine is much more capable to do deep filtration so that any kind of harmful molecule easily filtered out.

2.Young babies have tongue thrust reflex – Well it’s a natural protection which helps the babies during the early few months and prevent him to choke as well. But as your baby grows there is a considerable decrease in this flux and it’s possible that your baby can let the fighting cereals that mom want him to eat to his tummy. It’s possible that your body does not accept the cereal and your baby can have food allergy as well.