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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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to report a mum to her health visitor?

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Sparklyblue · 13/09/2012 21:00

Not sure what to do really. Do I mind my own business or report her to her health visitor?
An old collegue of mine is feeding her 9 week old baby with baby jars, cereals and rusks, has been since baby was 6 weeks old. Dad said baby was ready. Can't believe this myself.
WWYD?

OP posts:

holyfishnets · 15/09/2012 18:31

Research has shown that early weaning is linked to lots of problems - obesity, stomach problems etc etc

URMyDinosaur · 15/09/2012 18:45

All the posters dissing op for her job are coming across as bloody horrible. Who the fuck d you think you are? I'm gobsmacked at how some of you are sounding on this thread when the op was asking for advice.
Unfortunately I have nothing usefull to assay as I really don't know what you should do op. ignore people putting you down and just listen to the actual advice on here.

cheesesarnie · 15/09/2012 18:52

poor op! you don't deserve these comments!
do not feel that you have to explain why you do the job that you do!

you're trying to be nice!

i agree with you op.

crashdollGOLD · 15/09/2012 18:57

It's just vile and says a lot about the posters. Snobby or what?! I'm sure they'll try to justify themselves by saying "well it's AIBU" but some of the comments are beyond nasty.

URMyDinosaur · 15/09/2012 19:07

Exactly crashdoll.

mum11970 · 15/09/2012 19:19

6 weeks is pretty early but in the days gone by when my kids were babies 12 weeks was the recommended age and I probably started my eldest at 10 weeks with baby rice as he'd been on hungry feed milk for a long time and that wasn't satisfying him. When I spoke to my HV then, she also said she'd weaned one of hers early as well as he was a very hungry baby too.

Titchyboomboom · 16/09/2012 20:57

Sparklyblue I think I have missed something somewhere... who was slating you for the job you do... confused

Titchyboomboom · 16/09/2012 21:02

Ok, just read the last couple of pages... Some people are very judgemental

aufaniae · 17/09/2012 08:09

mum11970 I'm not sure what your point is?

You weaned early, so did your HV at the time - but the current advice is that weaning that early could cause damage. I'm assuming your baby didn't suffer any damage that you know of? If so then great, but that has no bearing on the baby the OP is talking about.

The advice you were given then is now outdated (i.e. considered wrong!). Milk is much more nutritious than purées etc so a baby being hungry isn't actually a valid reason to move them onto solids.

shewhowines · 17/09/2012 09:02

Not sure if i would "stick my beak in" but OP YADNBU to be concerned. Ignore the flaming brigade.

ditavonteesed · 17/09/2012 09:21

OP you really have had a slating havent you? I cant believe how rude and personal people are being. I would say ypu are right to be concerrned, it may be only advice but it is there for a reason and it is based on real risks, I know babies were weaned esrlier in the past but that doesnt mean that noone came to harm because of it. Also the posters thatthink you have no right to talk to someone you know about an issue that worries you because of your job are just odd tbh. I wouldnt say anything but I think you were totally in the right to point out to the mum that current guidlines are 6 months, also I am sure I read something in the news about a baby dying from being fed too much salt.

Child safety is everyones business.

thebeesnees79 · 17/09/2012 09:29

too much salt, gluten, refined sugar, saturated fats. At 6 weeks old that poor baby could end up with asthma, eczma, crones disease, colitis, or coeliacs to name a few food related illnesses. I think the op is right to be concerned.

whogivesaduck1 · 17/09/2012 09:44

JumpingThroughMoreHoops and worra are spot on!

mind your own and get on with your job!

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 17/09/2012 10:03

Socknickingpixie Slight hair-splitting (sorry!) but the advice back then was to start weaning at 4 months. There were jars and packets marketed as being suitable "from 3 months", but we were advised to hold out till 4 months.

There were a few things we were advised to avoid prior to 6 months, but the prevailing feeling was that 4-6 months was a "window". If you missed it your child would be a fussy eater, be deficient in various nutrients if breastfed (eg iron reserves run out at around 6 months), and have speech delay (babies need to be weaned to develop their facial muscles).

My antenatal group friends and I all held out until four months (well, almost four months) but many of the other parents around us we weaning their babies weeks earlier.

I am not saying that the current advice is nonsense; far from it. But it is fairly recent.

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