Is weaning necessary at 7 months?

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I have a 7 month old who hasn’t taken to weaning at all, and I’m wondering if it’s necessary. Online advice is confusing as says he doesn’t need anything other than milk until 12 months but other advice is he does.

I am finding it pretty stressful as he isn’t engaging with food at all not even playing with it and cries after just a minute or two in the high chair. I’m wondering whether it might be best just to hold off until he does actually need it or whether wait until he’s closer to 1 as I’m concerned he’s getting negative associations with food?

At 7 months I don't think you need to offer every day, especially if you're both getting a bit wound up by it all. Even with babies who are super excited for food it's fine to have a few days off food when they are ill. Weaning is never linear.

I'd give both of you a break.

Sit at the table to eat your meals and put him in his high chair but put something fun on his tray to play with. If that doesn't work, sit him on your lap whilst you eat at the table, just try and have something that's on if he grabs a handful