Everyone is telling me to start weaning my 3 1/2 month old...should I?

[Cherrybaby]

My husband and I had a row last night over whether when to wean our baby girl. His family are all very keen on starting weaning early - his sister has a baby roughly around the same age, and started weaning him at 3 months. I know they keep pestering him about it when Im not there.

Also, he says that he has mothers meetings() with the women at work when they all talk babies, and they all started weaning their babies at 3 months or around then, and nothing "happened" to them.

When did you all start weaning your babies, and is the six month mark too late?

All comments welcome!

What is this crazy 'textbook mum' stuff? Kazzi, you are obsessed!!!

Is there a parent alive who doesn't feel guilty at least once a day.

Tis law isn't it?

Dunno Alestorm maybe its coz I'm just a very laid back person (same reason for the tough skinnedness) lifes too short to feel guilty do what you've gotta do, feeling guilty won't get you anywhere in life IMO anyway, suppose its just a lesson aI've learnt long the way......sorry to repeat myself but good old life experience

At the risk of totally derailing the thread (and apologies to the OP for the hijack) I do feel that the going back to work thing was, for me and mine, absolutely the right decision. I only work 3 days a week (well, not at the moment, cause I'm on mat leave!) so 3 days out of the week I got to be somebody other than "Mama" and the other 2 days ds got a functional, reasonable human being who could actually interact with him and play with him.

I don't feel guilty for going back to work, just that I couldn't earn enough for him to have a nanny!

LOL same apologies to the OP for the hijack, actually if I get chance 2moz I'll start this as a new thread to move it over if you want.

I'm a very strong believer in keeping your identity as a person after you have a baby, its easy to get stuck in a rut if you don't, personally I find that having that short break from being a mum makes you a happier person, happier person equals happy mummy and happy mummy equals happy child.

That's a really good idea Kazzi - link to the thread when you start it cause I block most of the topics in my Active Convos and probably won't see it unless you start it in Chat, AIBU, Weaning or Breast And Bottle Feeding!

no worries I'll stick the link on here at some point 2moz when i get chance to get online probs wont be til 2moz night as I'm out all day, I'm offski to bed now night night girls

At the end of the day....You are the mummy, and you know what fits so to speak! if you don't think your baby is ready to be weaned then dont do it! simple as, and if the in laws don't like it then you just smile sweetly and say, well as I am with bubba all day I am grasping that they don't need to be weaned and as I am bubba mum, like you were with your children, we know whats best for them. Your man, should, by rights be understanding of this, and I think a quiet word with him, gently gently otherwise guys just dont get it!!

EVERY baby is different and some will be ready to be weaned earlier than others. To say that we should all wait until 6 months is past is niave, no offence to anyone, but that is like saying everyone should eat at 5 oclock in the evening, no later, no earlier. It just isn't right for everyone. You will know when as you are the mummy!

xxx