"WEANING 2"

[laneydaye]

What started out as a few mums trying to get helpful, friendly advice seems to have turned into a witch hunt....Get the mothers who even consider giving their babies solids before 6mths.
I was quite happy in my decision to start dd on a tsp of baby rice but now i just feel pressured even bullied that i could have done such a thing.
THANKS MUMSNET!

Any mums who would like to discuss weaning (no age restrictions)
would love any advice tips and help without being judged....

Hercules, I cant begin to see why you are so angry now you wont even accept my apology....

Maybe one day I will be able to ask for advice from you again.......

Now anyone with any tips on weaning?
Gonna start with 1tsp of organic baby rice for a while see how that goes....

Not angry, just annoyed.

just go with the flow ld - worked for me

my advice is don't get hung up on facts and figures - for every book that says 'A' is the correct way there'll be another saying 'B' is the correct way.

Just be a mum.

I don't want to start another argument, but why are you so keen to start solids now, can't you wait a bit longer? But if you have to start now then a tiny bit of baby rice mixed with milk is probably the best way.

Got a great book when I was weaning DD by Annabel Karmel. Lots of yummy ideas and advice. Well worth getting.

... and just for the record - I weaned my 3 late 6 - 8 months (depending on the babe!) - it was right for me but probably not for you - that's life!

but that weaning goes in line with the current research which says by waiting till at least 6 months you can protect your child from developing allergic reactions like asthma and excema later in life

so you wean earlier and baby is really really happy .. god forbid that baby turns into an asthmatic teenager, will you always wonder whether if you'd have waited those 2 paltry months that wouldn't have happened

asthma and excema can happen for any child, it is all about reducing the risk for your individual child... if you do wait till 6 months and they then develop asthma then you can rest assured that you did everything you could

I know which side I'd prefer to be

My ds was weaned at 6mths at the moment hes 4 with no allergies, hes only been to the doctors twice in 4 years.
My best friends daughter is 5 she wasnt weaned till 6mths and has excema and bad asthma.....

Well, if it's ok to post our own cases - ds was weaned at 4 months- is now 9- suffered from susopected asthma, excema as a baby and still suffers dreadfully from rhinitis.
DD weaned at 6 months, no excema and no problems with breathing.

I guess I was part of the invisible witch hunt, too?

Much like Twiglett's kids, my DS1 (now 3y5m) was weaned at 16 weeks, my DS2 (now 5m) might make it to 6 months.

I know a few people who made it to 6 months, and quite a few who made it close to that. Actually, if I count Canadians, I know lots - Canada has been saying 6 months for ages now.

Cant see what anyof that proves though...

Oh, good, anecdotal evidence. That always helps.

laneydaye - on the other thread you said your ds was weaned at 4 months, not 6 months, just me being picky

oh i understand

Laneydaye- surely you shouldnt be using research anyway.

Sorry meant to put 16wks

You are doing it again ive started another thread to get advice from people (who want) to speak to me noone forced you to post on this thread.....

why is it you want to wean now anyway? It will be horrible and messy, they cant eat most foods at that age, lots of stinky nappies, and it probably wont make any difference to your dd's sleep.

Then perhaps you shouldnt have also included the other comments.....I did feel forced to in order to defend myself.

Of course you are entitle to do what you want with your child but dont expect others not to post.

thanks witch......

You said it!

Well done youve bullied a new mumsneter into not posting again......

Hi laneydaye I did post on your other thread, and hope you didn't find it judgemental.

My DS3 is almost seven months and is quite a big lad. I did start trying him on solids when he was 5.5 months but he wasn't really interested (despite showing "signs" like chewing hands, seeming very interested when the rest of the family was eating, etc). So basically he had very little except breast milk until he was over six months and he's been absolutely fine.

I did wean my DS1 and DS2 at four months but am glad I've waited a bit longer this time.

The other thing to say is that if you wait until six months, you don't have to fiddle about with sloppy baby rice, fruit puree etc. DS3 really didn't dig these much and much prefers a mashed or pureed version of whatever the rest of us are eating.

Sorry, I dont want to be childish. I am ashamed I reacted to you. I should have ignored your comments as I know I wasnt bullying you.
I know that i was annoyed not to be told about weaning when I had ds and I am amazed the government has taken so long to make it official. I guess it takes a long time to change attitudes.

Thing is I could easily have flounced myself this morning at your comments. not very nice is it?