BLW are we talking from 6 calendar months ........

[Ledodgyherring]

Or from 24 weeks?

[Ledodgyherring]

I know this is a bit of a parp subject but i would really like to know...anyone?

[NotQuiteCockney]

6 calendar months, generally.

I started to try a few days early, but DS2 didn't actually eat anything until 7 months, anyway.

[mawbroon]

I would reckon 26 weeks ie 6 calendar months

[Ledodgyherring]

cheers

[suzi2]

I tried DS at 25wks as I was impatient but he couldn't chew/swallow. He was 7 months before he actually grasped the concept of food! I guess under the theory of BLW, it shouldn't matter as it's only when a baby is ready that they can chew and swallow food. But I think from the experience of other BLWeaners, that is usually later than 6 months not earlier.

Jings - an essay answer to a parp subject!

[tiktok]

It's deffo 26 weeks, but sticking to actual dots on the calendar really isn't important - it's not as if every baby wakes up on that day desperate for solids.

It's 26 weeks/6 calendar months because that's been the date which researchers have used in their studies, comparing babies who have had solid food before or after this date. We can pretty much assume that the babies in the studies have not all started on the dot, and some have been a bit before and some have been a bit after.