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Feeing pressure to wean early

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LittleDonkin · 02/02/2011 20:49

Hi all my daughter is 16 weeks old today. I am feeling pressure from my sister to start her on baby rice.

I really want to wait until she can sit up unaided as I believe this is a sign she will be ready to wean and I would like to do a mixture of BLW and purees.

My sister thinks I am being silly and to just give her some. I am going to stay with her for a couple of weeks from monday and I can imagine what she will be like.

On most baby related issues she is the first person I turn to as she is a mum of 6 and has been through it all before but I really think that it is just to early to be starting her on any food. Plus my little girl isnt even quite 11lbs yet!

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thisisyesterday · 02/02/2011 20:51

just ignore her. or tell her you want to wait... it shouldn't be an issue

CMOTdibbler · 02/02/2011 20:54

Don't argue with her, just stick to one sentence like 'thanks for the advice, but I'm happy with my/our decision to wait'

FetchezLaVache · 02/02/2011 20:59

Hard one. I think it's very important you don't allow yourself to be railroaded by your sis, but obviously you don't want her to feel you're belittling her advice. Just tell her what you said on here- you're trying blw and so you're going to wait until she's a bit older. I think people feel so strongly about the way they raised their kids, they almost see it as a direct criticism if others do something different. Could you lend her the Gill Rapley book so she can see where you're coming from?

MoonUnitAlpha · 02/02/2011 22:02

Tell a little white lie and say you asked your HV/GP and they said not to wean til she's doubled her birthweight. Your sis might respect a medical opinion more?

pinkyp · 02/02/2011 23:02

Tell her ur gonna wait a bit and then maybe ask her advice about weaning i.e what foods did she try first, what foods didnt they like etc then she'll feel like she's helping that way.

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LittleDonkin · 02/02/2011 23:18

Thank you all for your replies. I have spoken to her tonight and explained why I want to wait and I reeled off alot of information from the weaning page on Mumsnet that I dont think she had heard before!!!! She said I'm weird but I knew she was going to say that!
I definatly didnt want to lie to her or make her feel like I was belittling her advice. Having a baby has made me a right worry wart!
I feel I can relax now.

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malachysmum · 04/02/2011 16:52

enjoy BLW when the time is right, it is rather fun!

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