At 20 weeks old, we decided to start giving Alfie solids. We started with baby rice cereal mixed with breast milk. Alfie was very eager to get it into his mouth but spat most of it back out. It was really runny and as soon as we put it in his mouth, he put his fingers in his mouth and sucked them.

A few days later, he was fussy on the boob and was trying to steal my food so we decided to give him another go. This time we mixed the rice cereal with water and it was much thicker. He managed to swallow a few mouthfuls this time and really enjoyed it. We found that if you keep the spoon in his mouth, he likes to suck the food off and then swallows it.

It is a very messy process, but lots of fun.