Firstly though, if here weight gain is steady and she's developing fine - deep breath. It takes chunky babies and petite babies to make an 'average'.
Now. Solids. Don't force her. She might just not be ready. Or she might be Miss Independent and want to do it herself. Some great first foods are banana, avocado, butternut pumpkin, blueberries, peas, carrot, pears. Start off with a piece of banana. Let her play with it, mouth it, squish it. Lightly cook hard food like carrot or pear and cut into fingers for her to pick up. Mash some pumpkin and give her the bowl and a spoon. Picking up peas and blueberries will help develop fine motor skills. It's not all about eating. There's so much learning. There will be mess. Sometimes you'll wonder if she's even ingested anything - but her poop will tell you good luck.
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