Hi,
I'm based in France (obviously!), and just took my 4 month old for her vaccinations & general check up. Our paediatrician is very nice, but surprised me by insisting I start weaning her now.
Before everyone says "Outdated French advice!", I called him out on it, and said I wanted to exclusively BF until 6 months, as per NHS advice. He replied that the 6 month guidance is now itself outdated, and that recent research supports gradually introducing veg & fruit as less likely to cause allergies. He didn't tell me any specific studies, but he was quite adamant that waiting until 6 months is now supposed to not be such a good idea.
Having spent ages absorbing the "Nothing before 6 months" message (especially on mumsnet!), I'm now confused
My French isn't good enough to explain I was worried about general gut maturity as well as allergies, or to bring up the WHO guidelines.
Any BF experts out there can give thoughts about this? I'm not sure what to do, and want what's best for the baby. She can't yet sit up fully unaided but isn't far off.
Thanks in advance.
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InFrance2014 · 17/07/2014 14:29
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