weaning at 24+4

[Cat99]

We will be doing blw. Is this ok or should we wait?
He can sit with minimal support but not completely unsupported.
Thanks

Cat, BLW is best thought of as a process, not an event which has to occur on a particular date on the calendar for all babies

Round about six months is the right time for most babies, and there is no rush, as you know. If your baby shows an interest, and can hold something in his fist, and do a bit of squidging and licking of same, then you can have a go....but I would also say that if he is happy on milk alone and does not seem bothered, then there is no reason to start now. He won't 'lose out' by not having anything more Squidging and licking can start later

We started BLW at 24 weeks, and this involved me putting some brocolli in front of DD to see what would happen. She could sit unsupported and was able to pick it up and put it in her mouth. So since then we've been experimenting with squishing various foodstuffs around and having fun. She's 26 weeks now and some of it is obviously going in because it's coming out the other end. Like tiktok says, don't stress it if he's not ready, he soon will be, and the beauty of BLW is that he'll show you when he is!

thanks!
I know there's no particular "date" - but I think he may be ready so would like to put some food there for him to play with/see if any goes in.. just don't want to harm him in any way by starting too early!
I guess if he's not ready he won't eat it?

thanks

When I had my first child in 2002, we were told to wean from 4 months onwards. He's absolutely fine. Our DD was 5 months old when she had her first 'solids'. I think you know when your own child is ready. Good luck and happy mopping!!

Thanks. Will also say that he's breastfed, and has been waking every 2 hours for a feed during the night since he was 4 weeks old - this has recently gone down to waking every 1-1and a half hours - I'm knackered!!

I know solids won't make children sleep more but such frequent feeding could mean he is ready for more couldn't it?

I wouldn't shovel purees into him - just giv him some veg to play with, but if even that could be harmful I obviously don't want to do it yet. You guys all seem so knowledgeable on here!

hey cat don't knock "shovelling purrees into him" - some of us love it!

hope you get some more rest soon.

Don't mean feeding purees is shovelling them in - bad choice of words - I mean I won't force him to eat anything yet, purees or finger foods. Sorry

no problem, just think since BLWs taken off on this site no-one considers the alternative and it still works for many of us!

my little precious is tiny bit younger than yours and my freezer's filling up with lovely icecubes of pear, carrot etc. i find the whole thing ridiculouly satisfying though think my wee one's not ready yet. Like you I'm really hoping for more sleep before too long!

waking up more in the night isn't actually one of the signs for weaning although it is often misconstrued as one.

if you are doing blw then they will tell you if they are ready or not. if he can put the food in his mouth, chew and swallow it then he is ready. if he can't then he's not and you should leave it a bit longer.

Ok thanks I will try it and see if he is ready or not and leave it a couple more weeks if he isn't.

good luck

Has he got any teeth yet? The more frequent feeding could mean that one's coming? It did in my dd's case a couple of weeks ago, and she also learned to sit up that same week so it was probably developmental as well. We've gone back to the usual 3/4 hours between wakenings now.

cat99, exactly. if he's not ready he won't be able to do it.

He has no teeth yet.
Anyway, we tried him with carrot and sweet potato and he ate some! Found some bits of carrot in his nappy too. Then he had some banana this morning and ate some! Guess he must be ready. He seemed to enjoy it too

thanks all