She is in 90th percentile of the growth chart and is very healthy. She sleeps about 11 to 12 hours every night. She is a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, as well as a retired La Leche League Leader. It sounds as if your daughter is healthy and thriving on breastmilk. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends introducing solid foods when your baby is between four and six months of age.
Solid foods help to meet a baby's increased needs for iron and protein.
Breastmilk should still be the mainstay of your baby's diet throughout the second half of the first year, meeting about 75 percent of her nutritional needs. Around six months of age a baby often begins to show readiness for solids. It is more important to watch your baby for signs of readiness than to decide an arbitrary time for introducing solids. All babies are not interested or ready for solid foods at the same age. In fact, babies that are prone to allergies often refuse solids until they are closer to nine months old.