Making it to 6 months without solids...

[Cavy]

I didn't last time, would really like to now (baby breastfed, only 14 weeks old). How do I resist the social pressure to start earlier, the attitude that it will make him sleep better (never worked with my first 2!), and my own curiousity about will he like it? Plus, I am starting work soon and I know I would worry less if baba was on solids not just my EBM.

Thing is, I remember when my last baby reached 6 months I just couldn't imagine her not being on solids. She was so happily, firmly established on them. But I don't think any of those reasons (curiousity, social pressure, etc.) is good enough reason to start.

Sorry for the ramble. Is anyone in the same boat of trying to resist the temptation to start early? Right now I am trying to motivate myself by thinking how proud I'll be to point at DS when he's 6 months old and 8-9kg and think "I did that!" "That's all my hard work, that lovely plump baby."

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it always puzzles me why people are so keen to start on solids - I kept putting it off (especially with my second ones) - kept saying - tomorrow . I just found the whole thing such a faff and so messy that I really had no urge to do it early. I thikn it was nearer 7 months by the time I actually got round to giving some mush to my twins.

I gave in to all the advice I received at the time and started weaning at just under 5m ("oh he'll sleep throught night when he's on solids" - what a load of crap, he didn't sleep through until at least 9m). DS thrived on my BM and is such a bonny lad and with hindsight, I'd have left it until at least 6 months. Why faff when you don't need too?

Sorry, for all the grammar sticklers out there - I meant "to" - shouldn't have had that G&T!