It's not rocket science - "it may cause harm to wean early, it does no harm to leave it till 6m" - WHY do people still want to shovel baby rice in at 12 weeks (or earlier)?

[hunkermunker]

I have come up with some ideas as to why people wean early:

they have competitive baby syndrome and are annoyed someone else's baby rolled first, so they want to get theirs onto steak and chips via baby rice and one fruit or veg a week for months

Well, an idea. Any more?

Sophable, I'd agree with you if we were talking about weaning toddlers, but, I dont think the brain of an 8-12 week old is really that well developed to be worrying more about its emotional development than its gut development. IYSWIM?

Its a very important point, and certainly worth bearing in mind when contemplating falling out with your toddler for the umpteenth time at the dinner table for not eating his peas or something.

But teenyweeny babies who cant say no yet? I dont think it applies.

nally, sorry, i completely misunderstood your other post there...really sorry abotu that!
All you cna do is try to give your children the best nourishment you cna give them, i.e. when your child eats food, well...try it to be healthy, that is all we can ever do, isn't it!
nd of course you are allowed to feel guilty...I mean, I feel bloody guilty about having an Emergency C-section...but that is neither here nor there...we can't control our emotions, can we...!
Like I said, all we can do is try our best. With Breast and Bottlefeeding, it's sadly not necessarily our choice at all, its's about thespport we get.So, it's simply not a choice for many people.
Really sorry I offended you though. But really misinterpreted the other post. Hard to gauge the tone of a reply.

Sophable, I agree that emotional abuse isn't a good way to parent - even mild shades of emotional unpleasantness are best avoided, IMO. If it's not talked about enough on MN, start a thread. I don't go onto threads about potty training and go "oh, but you really ought not to be worrying about when they wear pants when there are people damaging their children by telling them they're a bit thick".

honestly i don't know what is wrong with me. i am not usually so touchy. definitely expecting 'aunt flo' (dh calls it that. daft dh).
aitch - have put in my order for a mooncup already. f&z on the case!
welliemum - thank you. i needed that.

Oh look Sophable having a dig at me again.

You find me one occasion when I have spoiled for a fight since the meet up.

Go on.

You cant because I dont.

Try wiping the impression you have off me and just ignoring me in future instead of using the tired old boris wants a fecking fight line.

I really dont understand why cam and zookeeper have such an issue with qv and hunker and I wanted to know why they do. I dont want a fight, weaning is not an issue for me.

Oh forget it, im rambling now too much vodka.

I have CATd you in the past and asked you what your problem with me is and you ignored me then so youre only going to ignore this

Aitch, I have a knack for illusion [produces rabbit from hat]

I must go actually.

You may talk amongst yourselves now.

hi vvv

Mood of thread getting a bit unpleasant now

think I shall bow out

Nally...bloody hormones have a lot to answer for...grrrrr............

nally...i came on this morning. Dya think I ought to have seen it coming?

Me? Premenstrual? Nah.....

Only now its getting unpleasant?

Not earlier when all the personal insults?

Just because I posted something?

"now" Franny? Have you actually read the whole thread?

oh thats a crossed post and a half!

[produces string of flags from sleeve]

lol vvv. i quite enjoyed last night though. i feel very passionately about this stuff.

Saw me in half! Go on! Dare you!

sorry hunker but WHAT is the point of the TONE of the titles and OPs that you REPEATEDLY post on this subject if not to heckle and get the backs of up and raise the guilt levels of people that have chosen to wean early/formula feed?

They are nasty in flavour imo.

If you are champion of the poor little babies whose evil mothers are ruining their health by feeding them what you consider to be nuclear grade bad news foodstuffs then for chrissakes change your tone and get them onside with reasoned, and supportive argument.

I love the tangential nature of mumsnet so don't agree with your attack on my posts on this thread.

but life is short and so i'm off.

there is so much bitterness in how you post about this hunker.

Perhaps you dont actually ever see the hugely supportive and informative posts that hunker makes on weaning and b/feeding threads every day then sophable? Is that because you only ever wander on to threads you deem could be contentious?

pmsl as the ranks close around hunker....

look. i don't usually come on the weaning/bfding threads...i came on this one as it kept popping up in active convos and i just knew it was by hunker (as usual) and i thought i'd post what I feel about emotional stuff being more important.

and i do that from the pov of someone that bf (only exclusively for five months) for a year and does the whole homecooked organic food thing.

just wanted to say, that sometimes topics have to be raised contraversial, as they get a wider audience that way and therefore more people are bound to read it!
But also wanted to say, that Hunker does post a great many threads and replys etc...in support of people...she really knows her stuff on that front and is helpful if you seek help and support.

[ignores Sophable]

i think you're way off on that one, soph.

[ignores hunker]

good game good game

D'you know he's going to host a new series of the generation game, first time around was 36 years ago

Amazing