Early weaning

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Just wondering if anyone has early weaned their child? My little girls almost 5 months and she's always so hungry, in hanging on in there till 6 months though! Would it cause harm to start anytime before? (So many different things said online)
Also once I do start weaning I'm thinking of getting those pots you can put in the freezer and then heat up. But has anyone done baby lead weaning and how did it work for your little one?
Thank you

Weaning won't help as you are only introducing small amounts of food, and milk has more calories

freezer pots would be for puree so no use to blw, and blw needs them to be sitting independently etc

My mum started weaning me when I was just over 3 months so I can't see it doing any harm to supplement the milk

Well it could cause harm but it might not.
To make sure it doesn't that's why they say 6 months unless on medical advice.
If she's hungry more milk will be better than a few spoons of carrots

My hv encouraged me to start weaning at 5 months but I held out til 6 just in case. I'm doing blw and he isn't really swallowing much food at the moment just playing with it so I don't think early weaning is going to help you in the short term.

I weaned my DS at 4 months. He started sleeping better and reflux disappeared almost as soon as he was fully weaned. DS is now a healthy 11 years old.

My husband has Chrons disease and was early weaned. They may or may not be linked. OP rather than relying on personal stories please google the reasons why the WHO have recommended not weaning until 6 months for the last 20 years or so.

BLW And puree don't work together. If you are interested in blw then I suggest you get the blw cook book as it has all the info you need plus some handy recipes.

I have ulcerative colitis so if it could risk my little girl getting it then I will wait 100%.
I'm just not sure whether to try blw or purée.
She's just always super hungry, but I'll wait it out

My son is 19 weeks. He's over doubled his birth weight, has had good head control for months and sits very well with support. He has been watching me and my partner closely when eating. I have been told these are all signs that the baby is ready to wean, but I have also received lots of conflicting advice from health visitors.
I gave him some puree the other day and he took the spoon and ate some. He seems fine and his nappies have been fine and I called my health visitor to double check this was ok, she said it was fine to carry on with purees and introduce finger foods at 6 months.
Today I saw another health visitor when getting him weighed and she said I should absolutely not be giving ds solid foods until 26 weeks! So confusing.

The WHO is very clear only milk until 6 months as it is linked to poor gut health. If you have UC then definitely wait until then.

Breast milk and formula are much higher in calories than food so giving food won't make your baby want less milk in fact many people find that as there baby as more food during the day they need more milk at night to ensure they get enough calories.

I did blw and it is messy but I found it easier as there are no stages. Nhs recommends that finger food should be given from 6 months. Many blw says their child is less picky and is suppose to teach them not to over eat but there is no evidence for this. I would suggest you do which eve one you are most confident with.

Troutysnouts the first sign that your baby is ready for food is that they are 6 months old and then that they can sit up. Young babies watch adults do everything including walking and drinking wine but it does not mean that they are ready to do it themselves.