To not wean 6 month old?

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Have tried but he doesn’t seem very interested. He isn’t yet sitting independently either, so wondering if I should just sack it off and try again in a couple of weeks? I know foods for fun etc but that’s not literally true, so should I be trying?

I would keep trying each day. Mine are adults now and I don’t know if the advice has changed, but I was told by 6 months they don’t get enough nutrients from milk and need a more varied diet.

It’s not an exact science
if you need to wait a week or two I would
at 6 months you can also go straight to finger food and baby led weaning so no messy purres
try some different textures and maybe sit with them - squishing some banana is good and avocado
food is really for fun until they’re one so don’t streess
breast milk or formula is still a big part of their diet

I would keep trying op. From what I've read there seems to be a sweet spot between not introducing foods too early and not introducing foods too late in preventing allergies. You don't need your wee one to eat anything really. Ds was more interested in the sensory aspect of purees etc and the mess and subsequent bath after lunch took up a lot of our day! But the more exposure they have without any pressure to do anything other than explore, the better

Thanks - will keep trying then. I hate it because it’s so messy which isn’t a problem but when they don’t eat anything it’s annoying

I didn't wean my last at 6 months because he could not sit independently to pick up the foods. He was 8 months before we actually started weaning and our health visitor was in agreement with this.
He 14 months now and will eat anything that's put in front of him.
Weaning him late didn't have any negative effects.

If he can't sit yet then you shouldn't be weaning yet anyway, its from 6 months as ling as they can do the 3 or 4 things - hand to mouth co-ordination, sitting etc

I thought it was that they had to be able to sit well "with support" and support their own head. Not sit independently?

Mine were all weaned and ready for it by 5 months but didn't sit independently til about 7 months.

There's increasing evidence that the incidence of allergies has increased with later weaning advice, and a hospital allergy doctor I know said that it's best to have exposure to all the major allergens by 6-7 months so that's what I did.

He can’t sit independently as will fall but can support own head … don’t know if it would be better waiting for him to sit without support though.

I think if he can sit in a highchair comfortably I.E not slouching to one side, can support his own head and bring things to how mouth, then in that sense he is ready.
If you don’t think he’s fully ready then just keep it really casual with no pressure for him to eat anything. Keep offering him the purées or finger food and just let him play with it a bit. My little one wasn’t particularly interested for a while but we kept giving him foods to try and then one day he just started actually trying to eat some of it.
I think it also helps if you sit with him and eat food too - so he can copy what you’re doing.

In this instance baby-led weaning may be your best bet. But make sure you have baby in a seat that is well supported back and sides, and has a foot rest.
Offer finger foods to play with whilst he gets his developmental milestones reached, and you can offer some purées here and there. Avoid putting pressure on baby or yourself. Don’t panic - 6 months is a guideline. Speak with your health visitor if you’re still unsure.

My youngest wasn’t interested either. I tried every few days until she finally got it at 7.5 months.

she wouldn’t even eat yoghurt. Baby rice, nothing. But when she finally ‘got it’ she went straight into pasta, sandwiches etc.

I did try BLW as well as purées as my eldest was BLW but honestly she just wasn’t into it. They’re not all the same.

they don’t need to sit independently. Most 6 months old don’t. It’s sitting aided in a high chair e,g doesn’t flop everywhere even with the back support

also food is fun to a certain extent but they need iron from 6 months which is why weaning is recommended from that age

I’d carry on personally

9 months is about normal for sitting independently, and 12 months for getting into a sitting position themselves. You definitely don’t need to wait for that! If he’s got decent head control, can sit in the highchair without slumping over and bring stuff to his mouth then he’s physically ready. It’s ok if he’s not massively interested yet though, little bits of whatever you’re eating as finger foods or mashed up (assuming it’s not salt laden) are fine if you don’t want to put loads of effort into it.

BLW is just putting food in front of them? (1 handed typing sorry

Even if they are not swallowing anything, they are getting used to different tastes as some will touch their tongue, that is important. Keep going everyday, even if its just for 10 mins, I would try spoonfuls of purees of different flavours of foods for the stimulation of taste buds, and some finger foods for the practice of picking things up and experiencing different textures. Think of it as sensory play rather than eating

My daughter lived on milk until sh was about 13 months, had zero interest in food. My HV said not to worry about it she will eventually discover food and she was right 😊

Dc 1 I was Annabel bloody karmel. Did loads of things; felt all smugv that he would eat lumpy things whilst friends' kids would only eat smooth.

Dc2- I really cba, so did blw.

Currently, dc 1 is the fussiest eater if the two- only likes bland food.

Dc2 is more adventurous, but refuses to believe that she ever, ever, liked broccoli or cauliflower. She used to have quite violent skin reactions to banana, strawberries and kiwi and cheese, but that's all passed.

Yes it’s just a silly way of saying finger foods.

If you think about it all weaning, finger foods or purees, is ‘baby lead’ as they will only eat what they want to and you’re fully in control of what they’re being offered. But somehow the term still persists. I digress though. If you haven’t tried finger foods yet then I would definitely give them a go. Even just interacting and playing with foods is learning. Exactly how much is being consumed doesn’t matter yet.

I’ll try him with a bit of banana tomorrow 👍🏻

This isn't really true, by 6 months breast milk won't contain enough iron, Bvits or Vitamin D. At a minimum a breast fed baby needs vitamin supplements after 6 months. If FF then I would worry about their teeth if still having multiple bottles a day.

Its a long time ago now as shes nearly 11yo... but I knew DD2 was ready when she sitting on my lap while I was eating lunch and she grabbed my sandwich to suck on. She was 5.5mo. She was crawling by then too... but would sometimes fall from sitting by herself.

Both mine were eight months.. Totally breast fed ..
I squirted breast milk onto their first food.. vegetables.
Still BF for two years.. but things have changed now.. but I'd still do it the old fashioned way.. my daughters did with Grandsons.

I would leave it a few weeka if they are otherwise content and gaining weight. Don't give up and leave it too long, but like everything with children, there's no exact development rate.

My son was 8 months old when he first took a spoonful of puree. I remember crying with relief as I had got so stressed thinking he would never eat 🙄 I put so much pressure on myself trying everyday to encourage him to eat but he just wasn't interested. I look back now and have no idea why I didn't just calm down a bit and wait for him to show me some cues he actually wanted to try some food.