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Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

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Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

Weaning

At what age did you start weaning your LO?

56 replies

Marne · 16/06/2006 10:14

I know they say not too wean till 6 months but at what age did you wean and if you weaned early has it caused any health problems in your child?

DD2 is only 14 weeks and people (my mum) are already telling me to wean her and how it never did us any harm etc, etc..

So just a poll to see who weaned early and who held off to 6 months?

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Linerlou · 19/01/2007 14:57

Hi weaned my first son at 6 months and my 2nd son who is now 5 1/2 months i am thinking of delaying it further. Both my brother and i were weaned very early he has coeliac disease and i have crohns i don t wish those on my two. Why take the risk?

Piccalilli · 19/07/2006 14:15

Sort of started offering a bit of puree at 23/24 weeks (can't quite remember) but she wasn't interested so started weaning for real when she was about 6 1/2 months. She's only really been eating properly since about 8 months and she's still really bad with lumps and won't touch finger food so all these people who say 'wait til 6 months and you can skip the purees stage' are having a larf if you ask me.

teabags · 19/07/2006 14:03

5.5 months (he was 2 weeks overdue so I reckon he was 6 months really!!). He was sooo ready for food and hasn't looked back. DS now 14 months and still eating us out of house and home

Iklboo · 19/07/2006 14:01

DS started at 20 weeks with no problems. He's 8.5 months now and loves his grub

scully · 19/07/2006 13:58

I started both dd's at around 5.5mths. dd2 will be 7mths old next week and only in the last couple of weeks has she been having 3 meals a day, but she is dictating the pace as she is a slow eater at each meal and if she has too much or is too active immediately afterwards it all comes up
She seems to enjoy foods that she can hold, so rusks, rice cakes and toast are popular, but also loves her mushed up fruit, as long as she doesn't grab hold of the spoon and wave it around
I don't know if these are sold in the UK, but they are in the US and South Africa (where mine came from). you put fruit or veg in there and they can eat it through the netting without the worry of choking or the mess. It's fantastic and dd2 loves it, wish I'd known about it when dd1 was a baby.
fresh food feeder

hotmama · 19/07/2006 12:36

I'm interested in this thread! Anyone left it a lot later than 6 months?

organicmummy · 17/07/2006 22:23

Started DS at 20 weeks but very slowly even though he was big. I was weaned early ( about 4 months) and never did me any harm. Am now well into adulthood and no problems so far!

aitch71 · 17/07/2006 12:44

i was given farex baby rice in a bottle at two weeks old (before my poor mother had even left hospital) because the midwives couldn't be bothered to keep up with my apparently ravenous appetite for milk.
i now have crappy, painful IBS and i hate it.
more seriously, a pal of mine was weaned under similar circumstances and has such bad crohns that her doctors don't expect her to live long (to be fair, though, they did tell her that a decade ago so she will hopefully surprise them again.) she thinks that her early weaning, coupled with another factor (actually a measles jab but that's another story) is what gave her the crohns.
i know no-one would wean that early any more but it is one of the reasons why i stuck it out to 6 months with my daughter.

NotQuiteCockney · 16/07/2006 21:43

It took my DS2 about a month to get the hang of it, but he was pretty good with his hands and so on. I know other people whose kids took a few months, and they don't seem any worse for it.

archiesmummy · 16/07/2006 21:11

Just started weaning DS at 26 weeks with BLW, still not really eating much.
I think this means he is not ready to eat just yet, and all the poeple who have tried so hard for so many months to get me to wean him have been wrong (ha ).
I agree with NotQuiteCockney about BLW then LO won't eat if not ready, so you don't need to worry.

NotQuiteCockney · 16/07/2006 20:03

Oh, and I weaned DS1 at 16 weeks to purees, and DS2 at 6 months to finger food.

I was weaned very early (6 weeks?) and have IBS.

gegs73 · 16/07/2006 19:59

DS was 4 months when I weaned him on baby rice and pureed fruit. No problems at all. Do it when you think your baby is ready.

NotQuiteCockney · 16/07/2006 19:46

Have you considered baby-led weaning? You can just offer bits and pieces. There are lots of threads on this.

Bryne · 16/07/2006 19:02

My 6mth old does not want to eat solids - is this usual? She rejects my lovingly prepared purees on a daily basis and is more than content to continue with her b/f. She also refuses to take to the bottle/cup so I am worried she is not getting enough fluid in the hot weather. Help!

MrsDoolittle · 27/06/2006 11:43

I do hope everything goes well for you Oldiemum.
I'm still on maternity leave. My beautiful ds is asleep, so I'm catching up. We are all well Thank you x x x

OldieMum · 27/06/2006 11:40

Mrs D - I'm OK, thanks, though very tired. He's another big baby, I understand. I'm booked for a c-section on the 4th. I was due to have it today, but they decided to postpone it to let the baby 'cook' a bit longer. I am pleased, as I understand that it's better to do it at 39 weeks than 38. I'm due to be readmitted for observation tomorrow (baby is in an unstable lie). Hope you and family are all well.

MrsDoolittle · 27/06/2006 11:35

Oh Good luck Oldiemum! That's come around quickly

How are you feeling?

OldieMum · 27/06/2006 11:33

I weaned DD at 5 months. She has chronic constipation. I don't know when I was weaned, but I also had chronic constipation as a young child. I have no idea whether there is a link, but why risk it? With DS (due next week) I shall try to hold out until 6 months.

WHO advice is based on recent research. Lots of advice about babycare has changed since our mothers had us, much of it because of better understanding of how babies develop. I would rely on current WHO advice, rather than what my mother says.

wherethewildthingsare · 27/06/2006 11:05

Ds1 - 3months (on advice of HV) - lots of lovely green poo for ages! I reckon he was intolerant and that age.
Ds2 and DD - 4 months
Ds3 - now 5 1/2 months and giving him food to play with while the rest of the family eat. Holding out for some allergy testing (we are part of a probiotic study) on Friday before we go any further.

NotAnOtter · 26/06/2006 23:02

ds1 4
dd 3
ds2 4
ds3 5
ds4 tomorrow (19weeks) virtually biting my hand off - nature and maternal instinct tells me its time!

schneebly · 26/06/2006 22:52

Started both DSs at 22 weeks which is funny - they both weighed exactly the same at birth too. I felt like I held out as long as I could with both of them and it was amazing the amount of people who were saying to me 'oooh - he's not on solids yet?' in a manner! They are both healthy so far!

AllieBongo · 26/06/2006 22:43

ds 14 weeks, dd 16 weeks, and they are both still alive, v healthy and happy.

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flutterbee · 26/06/2006 22:30

I weaned DS at 5 months and have had no probs so far, it has only been a few months though

However, my Mum weaned all 7 of her children well before the 6 month guidlines (my eldest brother was totally off milk by 7 months) and we are all fighting fit and the ages range from 35-14.

Do what you are comfortable with.

hunkermunker · 26/06/2006 22:29

Sorry, this is a bit of a "niche subject" for me I think. And this was meant to be a poll thread. I'll bugger off and start my own.

Piffle · 26/06/2006 22:29

6 mths with both of mine - did baby led the whole way

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