How To Know When Baby's Had Enough To Eat

How To Know When Baby's Had Enough To Eat

Let your baby decide how much they want.

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When your baby wants to stop eating:

  • they’ll turn their head away
  • push the food or your hand away
  • close their mouth or
  • start crying

Let your baby decide how much they want to eat - they don't need to eat all the food on their plate.

This page last reviewed 22 November 2022.

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