Whats your view on this breastfeeders?

[littleducks]

Extract from Boots Parenting Club Magazine, Issue Two:Crib to Cot (p39 'Making it Simple, 10 things you never knew about weaning')

'2 All babies develop at different rates
Both the Department of Health and The World Health Organisation recommend that babies are exclusively breastfed for 26 weeks (6 months). But what if your baby seems very hungry at around 5 months and extra milk feeds aren't helping?'If hes showing all the signs of being ready to take solids and doesnt clamp his mouth shut or turn his head away when offered them, you should carry on with breatfeeding him and slowly start to wean' says Angela, 'However if your baby isn't willing to take solids and is tailing off on the growth front then a small addition of formula milk in addition to breastfeeding might be advisable'

There is a bit more if anyone wants to see context but i didnt want post to be even longer. I'm concerned about the addition of formula aspect, but as my dd is only 3 months i didn't want to get on my high horse without consulting more experienced mums.

It's OK. I'm going back to work soon, so I shall make typos when I'm not at work because otherwise it's like an accountant coming home and doing maths or something.

Dh does get very irritated with me yelling at the TV or radio 'it's fewer, not less, you morons'. Happens so often but I just can't let it go...

Ooh, I saw "5 items or fewer" on an M&S till the other day - wanted to nudge my fellow shoppers and grin, but figured it might look...well...mental

Yes, it would.

Although if I'd been behind you in the queue, I'd have been grinning too!

It may not be clearcut, but I think for the benefit of all the thousands of unqualified posters (and lurkers) that HAVENT looked at the research as extensively as you Sorrell, who come here for advice on weaning etc, isnt it just preferable to stick to referring to the well researched WHO guidelines?

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