At what age did you wean your DC?

[alfie22]

I ask this question because my MIL is absolutely insistent that I begin weaning my DS at 12 weeks old (he's 9 weeks atm).

I feel this is far too early and I don't think I'd be comfortable starting to wean at that age. But then again I'm a FTM so haven't done this before.

What age did you begin weaning?

6 months as per current guidelines.

My first at 13 weeks, which looking back was far too young!

Second at 4 months, which was the guidelines back then.

The last 3 at 6 months which was so so much easier, so I'd definitely recommend waiting.

I didn't do strict baby led weaning, I did a mix of that and spoon feeding them other stuff.

Was about three/four months if I remember rightly but I believe guidelines have changed and now it’s 6 months.
Don’t be too hard on your mil she only saying what she probably did with hers, but as I say guidelines now is 6 months

Thanks @ParrotsForLife and @OhMsBeliever.

I definitely won't be weaning DS at 12 weeks old. It's really irritating that MIL is being so persistent on the issue

6 months as per the guidelines- she could sit up then too

It has been about 15 years since she had her last so I feel that guidelines have changed a lot since then

Sorry completely misread the question and thought you meant stop bf doh!! I'll report my post. As you were.

She's also been telling me I should add rusk to his bottle

She doesn't get a say in it, it is absolutely nothing to do with her! How annoying for you. Do what you think is right, we are all first time mums at some point! Trust your instincts and wait until you think your baby is ready, not because your mother in law is tapping her toes.

Whoops cross post! Will report mine too

Dd was around 5.5 months. She was sitting up well, showing an interest and mimicking mouth movements (she was also almost two weeks overdue so I figured it evened out 🙂).

I believe there is research showing that weaning should be earlier than six months but 12 weeks is far too early.

Could you take her along to a weighing and talk to one of the hv’s With her there?

Show her this, and ignore! www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/solid-foods-weaning/

About 20 weeks. The one thing the guidelines are clear on is not before 17 weeks.

Having looked at a lot of the literature around it I decided that earlier than six months was better.

12 weeks with dd1 17 years ago.

Four months with dd2 12 years ago.

I know that is young, guidelines have most definitely changed

12 weeks seems very, very young. I'd hold off and wait til your DS begins to seem interested in food.

DS1 was bang on 6 months, I think mostly because I was a "rules" parent but also because he was just so content with milk. He did the traditional Annable Karmel purees and loved them.

DS2 was probably a few weeks earlier, but he was enormous at birth and by 5 months he looked like a toddler, and had started to reach over to try and take food while we sat at the table (we had a reclining high chair so he could always sit with us at mealtimes, which helped enormously I think). By 7 months he'd had his first gnaw on a chunk of steak from DH's plate and I just gave up and accepted that purees weren't for him.

Started at 6 months (a super guidelines). He's still on lots of milk (10 months) but also eating a fair amount of finger food and small bits of proper food too.

She's also been telling me I should add rusk to his bottle

Oh no! This is such 80's advice! I do love a rusk, though.

5 months. Guidelines was 6. But I'm anxious and was sure my dc's needed little tastes sooner.

It seems the guidelines fluctuate every few years anyway.

Also, your baby. Tell her what you as parents are doing. She doesn't get a say in this.

12 weeks for all of mine which was the guide line at the time. It is difficult for grandparents to get their heads round the new guidelines as ofcourse, we were following the received wisdom at the time. I think Grandparents need to defer to the new generation of parents but are entitled to think what they like about it privately. 😉 The current batch of newish parents will one day be Grandparents and there’ll no doubt be a new way of thinking. It’s the circle of life! 😁

At 5 months, she had allergies and was losing weight because it took a while to find them all out and so weaned slowly at that point to watch for reactions

5.5 months. She snaffled a prawn off of my plate and loved it so off we went.

Anyone that thinks rusks/ 12 week weaning shouldn’t be trusted with any baby advice. You need to perfect the ‘yes mil’ nod whilst disregarding whatever she’s saying completely.

I started BLW a couple of weeks before DD turned 6 months. She was showing all the signs of readiness and could sit up by herself with good head control.