SAFE FROM
6 months
Yes, from about 6 months, once your baby has started solids — served in the right form for their age.
CDCCDC
| Age | Can they have it? | How to serve it |
|---|---|---|
| 4 months | Wait | Not yet — see above. |
| 6 months | Yes | Mashed or pureed until very smooth. |
| 9 months | Yes | Mashed or cut into small soft pieces your baby can pick up. |
| 12 months | Yes | Cut into small pieces no larger than half an inch. |
| 18 months | Yes | Cut into small pieces no larger than half an inch. |
| 2 years | Yes | Cut into small pieces no larger than half an inch. |
FROM 6 MONTHS
Mashed or pureed until very smooth.
FROM 8 MONTHS
Mashed or cut into small soft pieces your baby can pick up.
FROM 12 MONTHS
Cut into small pieces no larger than half an inch.
Cut food for infants and young children into pieces no larger than one-half inch. Cut cylindrical foods (hot dogs, sausage, string cheese) into short thin strips — round pieces can get stuck in the airway. Cut small spherical foods (grapes, cherries, berries, tomatoes) into small pieces. Cook hard vegetables and fruit until they mash easily. Remove seeds, hard pits, skin and bones.
Peaches are not on the AAP or CDC choking-hazard lists. That is not the same as no risk: any food can choke a baby if the piece is too big or the wrong shape. Cut it to no larger than half an inch, keep your baby sitting up in a high chair, keep mealtimes calm, and watch them the whole time they are eating.
Peaches are not one of the common allergens. Introduce it on its own anyway and wait 3 to 5 days before the next new food, so if your baby does react to something you know what it was.
Watch for diarrhea, rash, vomiting or hives after a new food. Call 911 for trouble breathing or swelling of the face, lips or tongue.
Covered by the CDC's rule for fruit rather than named individually: offer a variety of fruits from around 6 months, remove seeds and hard pits, and cut soft fruit into small pieces or thin slices. Remove the stone.
Nothing here changes the answer above. A soft-tipped spoon and a catch-all bib are the two things that actually get used at this stage.
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If you are working through the Fruit group, the same serving and allergen questions come up for strawberries, cherries and canned fruit. Each one has its own introduction age and choking guidance — they are not interchangeable.
Yes, from about 6 months, once your baby has started solids — served in the right form for their age. Covered by the CDC's rule for fruit rather than named individually: offer a variety of fruits from around 6 months, remove seeds and hard pits, and cut soft fruit into small pieces or thin slices. Remove the stone.
From 6 months: Mashed or pureed until very smooth. From 8 months: Mashed or cut into small soft pieces your baby can pick up. From 12 months: Cut into small pieces no larger than half an inch.
Peaches are not on the AAP or CDC choking-hazard lists, but any food can choke a baby if the piece is too big. Cut it to no larger than half an inch, keep your baby sitting up while they eat, and watch them the whole time.
Watch for diarrhea, rash, vomiting or hives after a new food. Offer one single-ingredient new food at a time and wait 3 to 5 days before the next one, so a reaction is easy to trace. The emergency signs are at the top of this page.