what do you guys class as exclusive bf till 6 months

[robinredbreast]

i thought it was nothing but bm till

but one friend of mine that said she ex bf for 6 months said she gave baby rice at 4 months

have i got the wrong end of the stick thinking its nothing at all other than bm ?

and its this realisticly achievable?

[daisyandbabybootoo]

exclusive means just that.....BM and nothing else.

[daisyandbabybootoo]

and yes it is achievable, and the current guidelines from WHO

[bobsmum]

Exclusive means at the exception of all other things surely? If your friend gave baby rice at 4 months then breastfeeding was no longer exclusive.

You're right.

And it's definitely achievable

[Hulababy]

As far as I know exclusively breastfeeding means baby has nothing other than breastmilk to drink/eat. No rice, no nothing.

[robinredbreast]

yeah thats what i thought

[ChasingSquirrels]

As the others say, exclusive is just that.
of course it is realistically achievable - But for every baby? I am not sure.
Much more realistically achievable is "sometime around the middle of their first year" (rather than a set 6mo exactly).

[3andnomore]

robin, as the others said, you are correct, it means exclusive bm for 6 month...and yes it is very achievable...I did this with ms and ys, and they both thrived, ms is a slighter build and ys is a chubby lil man...was greedy to boot, but obviously was thriving on bm..

[determination]

Yes i certainly achieved it too with both mine.

[WriggleJiggle]

Definately achievable and realistic.

[CarGirl]

achieved it with my youngest 2, my older went onto to formula at 4 months because I couldn't express enough to keep up when I returned to work!