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Weaning help! 6 month doesn’t get it

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KinderEggg · 14/05/2025 19:52

Hi. My 6 month started weaning a week ago but doesn’t seem to know what to do. She just stares at her plate.
Even if I put abit in her mouth, she kind of just spits it out. If I put it in her hand, she just lets go. She doesn’t know how to work the straw cup either.

she literally puts everything else in her mouth!
Is this normal and what do I do?

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Superscientist · 16/05/2025 08:11

AnonWho23 · 15/05/2025 22:54

Really, I was advised to do this to see it there was redness, irritation or contact dermatitis before eating it.

Contact dermatitis can also happen with and without allergies so it's not thought to be a reliable indicator or an allergy now.

Superscientist · 16/05/2025 08:15

If they can sit unaided but just for a short time I would just do that.
If they sit for a few minutes that's long enough to have a spoon of yoghurt or a lick of peanut butter that will start you testing the key allergens

My daughter has multiple food allergies and was slow to engage with weaning but that didn't increase the number of her allergens. These had mostly been identified during breastfeeding. Remember this guidance is on population levels. On average the earlier you give allergens the less likely you are to develop food allergies. That's not the same as saying if you give allergens at 7 months and not 6 months they will develop allergies.

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