Suggestions for making weaning easier

Suggestions for making weaning easier
Offer fruit juice only from a cup, start at 4 to 6 months of age. Cup feeding cuts down on the time juice is in contact with teeth, and early familiarity with the cup makes weaning easier when baby is a little older. Cup feedings at the end of spoon feedings are often helpful.

Offer formula or breast milk in a cup by 6 months of age. Start feeding solids at 4 months if your baby is bottle-fed, 6 months if breast-fed, and start finger foods at 9 months.
Start weaning when an infant becomes less interested in nursing and begins to crawl (seven or eight months of age) or walk (11 to 12 months). Your child is ready if he or she rejects the bottle, chews on the nipple instead of sucking, or would rather play than nurse after the first few minutes.

If your baby resists weaning, offer the cup before nursing and reduce the number of nursings gradually (eliminating one bottle-feeding or breast feeding every three or four days). You may need to assist the child with holding the cup.