My health visitor has just booked to come in three weeks time for my DS's 12 week check. (so he's currently 9 weeks)
She said "and I"ll be talking to you about weaning" I expressed surprise as I said that I thought babies weren't weaned until 6 months. She said that the guidelines are 6 months but "research shows that only 1% of mothers wait until then so if people may wean from 4 months onwards they at least like us to have the knowledge and do's and donts from 3 months ready for when baby hits 4 months"
I said oh Ok... but seeing as there is a history of IBD in my family (including me) and its even more recommended to wait until 6 months if thats the case, we'd definitely not be weaning before then.
She smiled and said well only 1% get to 6 months because mothers normally have this really powerful urge where they just KNOW that baby is ready and then they start.
So tell me, am I really that unlikely to "get to" 6 months? I thought it was black and white! What can possibly happen before then that 99% chance will alter that? Enlighten me!
I can only think of one reason and that is "baby seems hungry" but if he seems hungry I'd bet that more calorie rich milk (he's formula fed) is going to fill him more than half a pureed carrot! So that doesn't seem like a compelling reason to start early???