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How To Know When Baby's Had Enough To Eat

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 11 June 2013.
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