Any time between five and six months is a good time to start weaning your baby. If there is a history of allergies in the family, then the closer to six months the better. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months has been found to provide the best protection.

Start with fruit and vegetable purees (preferably organic), introducing a new food every two to three days, so that you can notice any reaction that your baby may have. Keeping a food diary is an ideal way to keep track of foods being introduced, and is also a lovely memento to keep. If a food can be given raw, then give it raw, for example, mashed banana, avocado, paw paw or very ripe pear. Raw foods of this nature are a wonderful source of vitamins, minerals, water, enzymes and fibre.

Here is a useful guide to food introduction with allergy avoidance in mind.

6-9 months

Fresh vegetable purees (except the nightshade family: potato, tomato, aubergine, peppers)
Fresh fruit purees (except citrus and strawberries)
Dried fruit purees (unsulphured)
Gluten-free grain purees (brown rice, millet, quinoa, and buckwheat)
Beans and pulse purees
Organic poultry, eat and fish purees

9-12 months

Gluten grains (oats, rye, barley) except wheat
Corn
Nightshade family (potato, tomato, aubergine, peppers)
Ground nuts and seeds
Soya products

2-24 months

Wheat (bread, pasta, flour)
Dairy products
Citrus fruit
Whole eggs

24+ months

Shellfish
Strawberries

5+ years

Whole peanuts preethu replied. thanks a lot Avi replied. Hey great info......thanks a ton V jaya replied. Hi Vindya,
Thanks a lot for the information on introduction of solid foods.Hope niya is doing fine.lots of love to her.
Jaya