Health visitor says no baby porridge at 16 old any opinions pls

[isobel79]

Hi

My HV has said no baby porridge for my lo who is 16 weeks tomorrow. He is on 7oz of milk. He weighed 15lb on 16\6.

Any opinions would be gratefully received. I feel like he needs something more. He's on pepti 1 and it doesn't seem to fill him up.

Thanks all

Actually it was 3 months until 1994, then changed to 4 months. I can still remember the food jars saying "From 3 months of age" on them.

There is current scientific proof which states that in order to have the best chance of avoiding food allergies, wean from 16 weeks.

It's not "proof", its merely some studies which suggest certain things. There is no such thing as proof in these matters, or indeed in science in general.

DS is a strapping 21 year old. At 12 weeks his,hunger was insatiable. 11oz bottles every three hours and he was turning into the Michelin baby. The GP suggested baby rice. He made a face. I tried an ice cube portion of pear puree. He wolfed it. He was on two jars a day within the week. He was very alert and dextrous.

My DM weaned me at 4 weeks, as I believe was the custom back then. Did she know best?

That was never the custom. 4 weeks is mental.

"proof" being a term used when there is actual scientific evidence to back up a statement. Unlike some terms such as "Closed gut" which are being thrown around to scare parents, with no such evidence base.

Ds was 1995 and he was weaned at 12 weeks. Dd is 18 and her red book say 4 months.

Of course there is evidence of the closed gut. Don't be absurd.

It's not a term used at all. If you actually read the newer studies about early weaning and allergies (as I have) they use the standard terminology such as "this suggests" and "it could be extrapolated" and so on.
No proof either way.

Vri - my dd is 12. 12 years ago the advice was to wean at 6 months - not 3/4!

How can you possibly know that User, without knowing the year/place involved?
I'm not talking about steak and chips, but the melting of rusks into a bottle.

calamityjam our DC must be around the same age because I remember exactly the same as you.

When DC1 was born in 1993 it was 12 weeks, by the time DC2 arrived in early 1995 it had changed to 16 weeks.

All mine were weaned at the age recommended at the time, and all are healthy.

Believe me, I read the evidence and the latest findings on scientific research surrounding baby weaning. To put it basic terms; "Do you have proof of that"
"Yes, here is substantial evidence to suggest that..."
It is a lay term. The semantics don't concern me, it's the sudo-scientific bollocks that people band about tring to scare parents.
WellErr, show me any evidence to suggest that a child of 6 months has a closed gut.

A scientist would never say YES to the question "Do you have proof", especially on a question like this..
Its not a lay term its an accurate one.
(its pseudo-scientific btw)

an inaccurate one. dyac!

We started at 20 weeks. I posted something similar on another site and got some hellish backlash! I felt she needed something more. But we did puréed fruit she never liked baby rice/porridge

Also if he's on pepti 1 he should be under a dietician. My BF had a LO on similar and was told to introduce at 19 weeks but he had dropped to the 9th centile. Maybe ask to see a dietician?

If in doubt, correct someone's spelling. My dsyslexia nevr hld me bak b4.

And yes, before anyone points it out, I am indeed dyslexic.

I was trying to be helpful, but ok.

Helpful? It is ok for someone to pull someone up about spelling because you are helpful. This is an internet forum. I got more leeway with my degree.

Also one HV said we were OK to start purée when she could hold her head independently? She was sitting up at 5 months?

But in my experience HVs all say different things as their training isn't uniformed ( or at least where we live)

I thought you might like to know the correct spelling so you could use it confidently in the future. Surprised if your tutors didn't do the same?

No you didn't, you thought it was a smart arsed thing to do, so you could giggle behind your keyboard. DFOD.