Once your baby starts solid food, you will need to think carefully about hygiene. Babies' immune systems are less developed than adults' and their tummies are particularly susceptible to bugs and infections. These tips will help.
• Wash your hands well before you start to prepare any meals for your baby. Make sure that your nails are well trimmed and clean. Also make sure other members of the family and the maid wash their hands after using the toilet, gardening or cleaning the house.
• Use filtered or boiled water for cooking and cleaning the baby’s utensils. Remember that in our country, unclean drinking water is the cause for most illnesses.
• Always keep your baby’s utensils separate and rinse it thoroughly with filtered/boiled water before serving any meals.
• Wash the chopping board thoroughly with hot water and soap, prior to using it for cooking your baby's meals.
• If you have been handling raw meat/fish or leafy vegetables, thoroughly wash the knives, spoons, and the chopping board to avoid cross contamination.
• The Ministry of Health recommends starting solid foods at around six months. If you do choose to wean before then, sterilise feeding spoons and utensils until your baby is six months old and after that wash your baby's bowls and feeding equipment in very hot water. Use a clean tea towel to dry them.
http://www.babycenter.in/baby/startingsolids/preparefoodsafely/
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