Your Sitter’s Hunger & Fullness Cues

At this stage, your Sitter’s menu may have expanded to include more baby cereals and baby food varieties. Your baby's excitement over food can turn mealtime into a fun, playful experience for the both of you. Follow your baby's hunger and fullness cues for a positive mealtime.

Hunger Signs

Knowing When Your Baby is Full

Whether breast-, bottle- or spoon-feeding, your baby makes their wishes known when they are full. Don't force more food than your baby seems to want. Respect that your baby knows when they are full.

Fullness Signs

• Turns their head from the nipple, if it’s breast or bottle.
• Leans away from the food and may push the spoon away.
• Clenches their mouth shut and doesn’t allow you to feed them.
• Spits out food that they like.
• Pushes away the bowl or whatever food is there.
• Slows down the pace, gets distracted and looks elsewhere.
• Falls asleep while feeding.