Well, i am a bit shocked at my local HV. Just went to baby cafe and we had a talk on weaning. Bear in mind that none of the babies are 26wks and all bar myself and 2 other ladies have started weaning (just to give you an idea of mindset).
HV stated firmly that the aim is to reduce the amount of milk (either ff or bm) over 26 weeks to a year - ie drop bottles as soon as baby is ok with this - down to, say 2 bottles when 9 months and none by 12 months. This was a surprise to me as I think everyone here is saying milk is best till one, with food being introduced over that time.
I then asked about BLW. No one had heard of it (not even nursery nurse we had there), except HV who said she had heard of it but it was not something to be attempted and was wrong. She said this in a "so, you want to give C food on a tray and bugger off to watch jeremy kyle don't you" kind of way.
I tried to explain what i thought it was but she was adamant the choking risk too great and finger food should not be given until 9 or 10 months. She then started going on about how lumpy foods were needed before finger foods to develop C's vocal chords (WTF - isn't that what finger food will help with too? ).
Oh and then she said no shellfish at all until one at earliest.
So, my dear gurus, is she talking rubbish, toeing the party line or have we all got it wrong??!
Oh, and hopefully waterbabies do weekend lessons too if week ones are no good -that way DP can also take T.