To wonder why people wanted me to wean Ds before 6 months?

[Bumpandkind]

I'm a youngish mum (late 20s) and came under intense pressure from my family to wean Ds before 6 months. WHY!!! It's a massive bloody hassle. I stuck by my guns and waited till he was 6m and it hasn't improved his sleeping and my tini kitchen is now a baby food factory with little pots everywhere. I just wonder why people have such strong opinions that it should be done earlier.

Sorry - been away a while.

GMIL and the sherry? I don't know why, but she started hinting heavily that I should give DS (9wks) a drop. MIL just said to ignore. We got her to tell us about how she fed FIL, which was half cows milk and half water. I don't know if it was even boiled first

Formula was available in the 1930s - both my parents were given it - but I suppose they would have had to pay for it, and the cows milk was free (freshly hand milked!!!) Anyway, FIL survived, just about.

Weaning at 6 months came in between my 13&16 yearolds so it's a bit new for grandma's.