What age did you introduce solids??

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Health advisor says wait till she is 6months but other people say 4months??

Official recommendation is 6 months, some health visitors are still outdated and suggest 4 months.

Sorry just saw it was the health visitor who said 6 months.... So at least you've found one who knows what they are talking about

It was 4 months but then research a few years ago suggested 6 months so health visitors changed their advice however a few months ago new research came out in Glasgow to say 4 months so they might have to change it back again. Personally I would just look at the signs to see if your baby is interested or not - our DD has been watching us like a hawk everytime we eat and trying to grab food out of our hands since about 3 months so we started her at 4 and a half months and she was immediately swirling puree aroudn mouth and swallowing it (she gets plenty milk and is top half percentile so not like she's starving) no spitting out nothing, her solid food instincts had already kicked in. We waited till just before 6 months to do baby led weaning with more solid stuff.

That said our friends baby is 7 months and shows no interest so they're just doing a little each day till baby's interest in it kicks in. Every baby is different, there's no manual that suits every baby.

Current guidelines are to wait until 6 months. This changed several years ago but you still get baby food that says 4 months + on it, which doesn’t help the confusion. Have a look at the NHS start4life info.

6 months for both my dc.

In the UK the NHS advice is 6 months. Some other countries recommend 4 months. Weaning is a right faff, I don't understand why people are so desperate to start it early (unless a medical reason)

I always find it strange that people seem to think 6 months is a recent thing. My 16 year old was weaned at 4 months as that was what the guidelines said at the time. By the time I had my 14 yo it had changed to 6 months. That's 14 years, so quite some time, not really a recent change!

Personally having done both I found 6 months to be far far easier, in terms of baby managing to help themselves rather than being fully spoonfed. I always go for the option that means less work for me!

sometime between 4 and 6 months depending on the development of your child, your views on allergies (some eveidence to suggest earlier better than later) and many other factors.

There’s no definitive evidence that 6 months is better than 4 or vice versa so basically do what you want!

6 months

6 months with both of them. It’s a hell of a lot of work to prep, feed and clean up after a baby who is starting solids. So really no reason to rush it! Enjoy the days when you can still leave the house. My 2nd is 8 months and squeezing breakfast and lunch plus milk and naps and cleaning up in before I have to go do the school run again is exhausting.

Mine were all 20-23 weeks.

NHS advice is around 6 months - you shouldn't delay past 6 months as babies need solids for nutrition and it can increase the risk of allergies.

There is evidence that weaning before 17 weeks is risky and can increase infections and long term gut problems.

After 17 weeks though there's no particular evidence of risk as far as I know.

The best outcomes are from breastfeeding alongside introducing solids.

6 months. Listen to your HV

We weaned both at 6 Months. Why make yourself more work? Babies are so much easier when all they have is milk.

6 months for my DS. He really didn’t need any earlier.

I found mine much easier once weaned - fewer breastfeed, slept better, more of a routine.

The recommendation is 6 months other users have said to see if your child looks ready but there’s no way to see when a babies digestive system is ready regardless of them being interested in food so best to wait until 6 months

5 months with both my DCs they were so damn hungry by then... I went with them being able to sit up properly in a high chair etc. Not some stupid guideline.

When they can sit in a high chair, have lost the tongue thrust reflex and have hand eye coordination was what I was told

Mine were:
7 & 1/2 months (he was in hospital until then)
6 months
17 weeks (under the supervision of a paediatrician & dietician)
6 months

17 weeks was so hard, he was barely holding his head up, it's much easier when they're 6 months and you can throw a bit of toast at them while they sit in a high chair

6 months, 7 months and 6 1/2 months, it's to do with their digestion.

My middle child wasn't interested at 6 months so I left it a month and he is a superb eater now.

6 months

A couple of days over 6 months, so his first meal was Christmas dinner.

I found mine much easier once weaned - fewer breastfeed, slept better, more of a routine

Mine was the opposite. She began waking every two hours overnight wanting to breastfeed and this lasted from 6 months until 12 months

6 months on the dot.