When Your Baby Is 4 To 6 Months Old Your baby can:

• Sit with support.

• Hold head steady.

• Keep food in mouth and swallow it.

At about six months, you can:

• Start baby cereal with iron. Begin with plain rice cereal.

• Later try oatmeal, then barley.

• Mix the cereal with breast milk or formula. It
  should be thin at first.

• Feed cereal from a baby spoon only. Do not
  put cereal in the bottle.

• Throw away anything unused in your baby¡¯s
  cup or plate.