I met a friend of a friend at a christening party yesterday. Her (very lovely) baby was born at 28 weeks and is now 11 weeks old, so is still a week away from reaching term. They are already giving her pureed vegetables and rusks!
DS is six months old and has only just started on puree. I'm not going to try him on finger foods for another month or so.
I didn't say anything to her as I would never usually criticise a new mum, knowing full well what it feels like to get unsolicited advice from strangers. But I'm a bit worried that she might be unwittingly causing her baby harm as it doesn't seem like they have spoken to their health visitor or midwife - they said she just wasn't satisfied by her formula anymore and had stopped sleeping through (it just sounds like a growth spurt to me).
Is it safe for a premature baby to be weaned so early? I don't know if I should try and raise the issue next time I see her or just leave it.
Sorry. Got myself a bit nattered.