Cow and Gate- No wonder

[againandagain]

people are still weaning early and seem to think that its a choice to wait untill 6 months as opposed to actual guidelines. I just copied and pasted this from the COW AND GATE website!

Telltale weaning signs

After a full milk feed your baby cries or demands more

Your baby finds it harder to wait until the next feed, and becomes irritable or chews their hands

Where they've previously slept through the night, they now wake up for a feed.

Daytime sleep becomes more erratic too - not
settling down or waking up early from naps

Your baby looks fascinated when you eat, and perhaps tries to reach for food you're holding

Well all of those can be explained by teething, growth spurts and becoming aware of the world.
Is there any mention of age anywhere?
If that started 'Your baby is over 24 weeks and...' or something?
:vainly hopes:

Actually I just wrote that and then thought, meh, what can you expect! Wankers!

It says this:

When to get started

Weaning is a big change for your baby and they?ve got a lot to learn. It?s important to wait until you?ve noticed the signs that they?re ready for weaning. The Department of Health recommends weaning should start from 6 months and definitely no sooner than 17 weeks. If you?re thinking of starting to wean because they?ve got a bigger appetite than usual, try our suggestions for what to do when your baby is still hungry after a milk feed.

I suppose that kind of excuses things. But it is not on the same page as the other info, you do have to look for it/

the NHS book that comes in the Bounty bag says "babies are usually ready to start on solid food at six months. At this age they may be..." then goes on to list the above reasons for weaning. On the next page it says "if you choose to wean your baby before 6 months" and then there is a list of the foods to avoid. Nothing mentioned about speaking to your HV, doctor or it being damaging to your childs health