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Hey there, Andy Taggle here in for Mary El Segara.

I'm reporter for Life Kit and I'm also a new parent a few months deep into the process of starting

solid foods with my baby boy.

You want to know something that's on the menu for just about every parent on this road with me?

No, it's not avocado. It's not bananas. It's not oatmeal. It's worry. Fear, guilt.

And let's not forget everyone's favorite side dish served both hot and cold expectation.

When my daughter was probably six months old I was like okay, okay, I'm going to do this. It's six months, that's by the buck, and I would offer some foods. And she just was not interested. She would not open her mouth. She would just kind of look away, she wasn't even grabbing the food.

That's Marina Chapato.

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