Babies & Children
Baby First Foods Checklist
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20 itemsStart solids safely. This free baby first foods checklist gives you a 20-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
What's on the list
- Confirm 6-month readiness with pediatrician
- Highchair set up
- Soft-tipped baby spoons
- Suction bowls
- Bibs (lots of them)
- Splash mat under chair
- Single-ingredient purees first
- Wait 3-5 days between new foods
- Introduce common allergens early
- Iron-rich foods: meat, beans, fortified cereal
- No honey before 1 year
- No cow milk before 1 year
- Avoid choking hazards (whole grapes, nuts, popcorn)
- Watch for allergic reactions
- Offer water in open cup
- Track foods tried
- Make food prep fun
- Continue breast/formula as primary
- Photos of first foods
- Enjoy the mess
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