A woman has recorded the moment she discovered her baby was interested in solid food, and the video is going viral.
His mother, Mackenzie Godwin, was eating chips with baby Callum on her lap when he began to show great interest in the snack.
Godwin, from Tennessee, told Newsweek that she had been trying to introduce purees into Karam’s diet for weeks to no avail.
After Mackenzie Godwin told baby Callum she was “not interested,” she thought she would wait a little longer to introduce him to solid foods, but Callum was obsessed with his mum’s chips. After Mackenzie Godwin told baby Callum she was “not interested,” she thought she would wait a little longer to introduce him to solid foods, but Callum was obsessed with his mum’s chips. @mackenziegodwin9
In the video, every time Godwin eats a piece of chips, Callum can be seen watching his mother eat with curious eyes and mouth wide open.
“I immediately realized this meant he was interested in what I was eating,” she told Newsweek.
“The sight of him opening his mouth to take a bite was so cute I couldn’t help but capture it on camera.”
She told Newsweek that she didn’t give her son the chips because they were spicy, but the next day she gave her 6-month-old son a taste of the salt from a different flavor of chips. “He loved it,” she told Newsweek.
Babies usually start eating solid foods around 6 months of age.
By this time, your baby is generally ready for solid foods and can eat things other than breast milk or formula.
There are several signs that will let you know if your baby is ready to start solid foods – the main indicators include good head control, the ability to chew and the loss of the tongue thrust reflex (your baby’s tongue becomes less able to push food out of the mouth).
An interest in food is also a great sign: if your baby shows an interest in what others are eating and often reaches for food or opens his mouth when food is offered to him, it could be a sign that he’s developmentally ready to transition away from an exclusive milk-based diet.
Godwin’s video provided entertainment to many other parents who have had similar experiences with their children.
One TikTok user said: “My baby has been staring at me ever since I brought him home. He spits out his bottle and stares at me while he’s eating.”
Another woman shared a similar experience to Godwin, saying she couldn’t eat “in peace” because her child would climb onto her lap and try to steal her food.
One person commented: “Our 2-month-old daughter looks at us and licks her lips. I say, ‘Not yet.'”
Godwin told Newsweek she enjoys reading the comments from other mothers who discovered their babies wanted food for the first time.
“I also really enjoyed reading the baby feeding tips and tricks that other parents left in the comments section,” she said.
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