Baby rice at 4 months

[GemSingleton]

Hi mums,

This is going to be pretty controversial. My LB is 18 weeks old tomorrow. After his first feed this morning I thought I would try him a tiny bit of baby rice.
He absolutely loved it. Finished it off and was even opening his mouth for more after swallowing and then finished his bottle.

Jacob is a little and often baby. He has around 4/5 oz bottle every 2 hours! Just lately he has started to just play with his bottles, seeming bored, although he doesn't know any different. I thought the rice may sustain him a little longer.

He's been so happy today he's had his naps taking his bottles fine just generally happy.

I told my partner and he's not very happy. I know NHS says 6 months but if it's making him happy and he's ok with it then what's the harm?

I was thinking of gradually introducing it to him with his second feed usually around 9am. Just a couple of times a week to begin with.

Any thoughts?

You know when you flounce it usually means you aren't coming back, right?

I really wouldn't bother weaning him against guidelines. You probably are just too excited to get on to the next stage but you just need to be patient. There are very sound valid reasons for weaning at 6 months and not earlier. Follow professional advice.

Shocked you can't be arsed to read through factual information and findings

Just educate yourself! Honestly, who on earth cannot be bothered to research something which could harm their child?!

I would wait until 6 months.
Weaning Is a messy faff anyway .
Milk feeds so much easier and all your son needs

He's just had 3 rounds of toast and a cuppa tea

I don't care if I'm coming back I just want to say thank you to all the people that have come back with information without being really negative

Gem, just don't use the baby rice again. The fact that you did it without telling your partner and that mild criticism is making you so angry shows that you know it's not the right thing. I suspect you were hoping that posters would say that it's all fine and what they did and everything turned out very well and are disappointed that giving baby rice is not being encouraged.

It's really only a few weeks. Hold off and do your veg purees at the recommended time.

Why is the husband thing such a big deal?! I'm the main carer for our children, my husband is barely even here during the week anyway due to work. If I had to consult him and run every decision by him before I did it, I would never get anything done

Wouldn't you even discuss things in general with your husband Diana? Not every specific decision, but a general conversation about weaning?

In all honestly beauty it never really 'happened' that way. First time round I just kind of... Did it! He is a hands on father, but I have always just made those decisions and run with it. (Probably coming across as a complete control freak here!) I think it is just what works/worked for us- too many cooks Spoiling the broth and all that.

I expect I probably mentioned 'oh ds had mashed Apple/a rusk today' or something along those lines. But there was never a 'right when are we going to wean this kid' conversation

Oh stop with the pity party op

Anyone would think you fed your baby a burger and fruit shoot OP!
I will put my hands up and say I'm not au fait with current six months weaning info because my children are nearly 17 and 12 and it didn't seem like such a big deal back then to try them with some baby rice or purée at around four months old if they seemed to need 'more'.

I'm not saying that it's right btw.

I can honestly say that I am totally at the crap my DS chooses to buy and stuff his face with while he's at college now though. The best weaning in the world wouldn't matter

Hey, I am a mum of 3 girls, my youngest is 4 month which I started on baby rice two days agow as she started wakening up during the night and trying to eat her hand, she takes 7oz! Every 3 hour, she’s loving it, you know your own baby all my kids got baby rice wen 4 month helps them so much sleep throu the night and not feel as hungry, my oldest is 9 then 7 never done them any harm

Don't feel to bad I had the same thing i posted about weaning my baby early as it was recommended and hes a very hungry baby and I also got alot of judgemental comments dont understand why people do that every baby is different so I think do what you feel is right as mum knows the best about there baby I was weaned early and all of my cousins were aswell and we have never had any stomach issues what soever not even one of us, same goes for my husband and his siblings !