DS has just turned 6 months, and we've started blw, just letting him hold for, taste it etc. He likes being able to hold bits of pepper and cucumber and suck them a bit. Not so keen on mashed potato, but tolerated it.
My MIL seems really keen to get food into him, though, and always leaves me feeling like I should be making him eat more! She's been saying he's ready for solids from when he was 4 months old (he really wasn't), and wanting me to give him baby rice. I didn't, as I didn't see the point, especially if it filled him up and left no room for milk.
Last week I said we'd started him on solids, and she started trying to spoon mashed turnip into him. Today she gave him a biscuit and some apple, and says she has a pouch of food that she'll try him with.
I don't massively object - I'd rather he didn't have biscuits or processed stuff, but it's not the end of the world and I can't be bothered arguing - it's more that I'm curious as to what the big rush is. My own mum isn't quite so pushy, and is happy to be guided by me, but I think if it was up to her she'd be spooning purées into him too.
Is it a generational thing? I'd like him to explore food at this stage, but I'm not overly concerned with him eating loads of it - as I understand it, he should still be mainly getting nutrition from milk feeds. But MIL seems to think it's important to actually get food into him. Often when anything is wrong (waking at nights, reflux etc) she'll say it'll be cured by solids. Was weaning seen as a cure-all in years gone by?
Does anyone else find something similar?
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WhyNotSmile · 10/02/2015 12:58
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