when did you start giving lo solids?

annie1 · Jul 4th, 2009, 17:04 PM

my hv told me to start giving my baby solids at 6 months but i dont agree with this ,my lo is starting to bring up her milk now and seems to watch us eat. all the little jars of baby food in the shops all say from around 4 months. when did you give your lo solids or when where you advised to?

xx Jaymee xx · Jul 4th, 2009, 17:10 PM

I started Jaymee on solids at about 5 and a half months, she did show signs of wanting to wean before that but i just increased her milk. I know when I was a baby it was 3-4 months to start weaning but I wouldnt personally start before 4 months cause the say their digestive systems cant cope.
xx

beancounter · Jul 4th, 2009, 17:26 PM

I started at 17 weeks, i increased his feeds in the daytime but he couldnt nap and was waking in the night and was so hungry i was getting exhausted trying to keep up. Plus he looked sooo pitiful when we were eating, he really wants a go too! he likes to try and feed himself, he's even got the spoon in his gob but all the food had been shaken off by then but he looks so happy. He had all the other indicators so I'm giving him a little baby rice and he loves it. Hes much more settled now.

DragonMummy · Jul 4th, 2009, 18:20 PM

I started baby rice at 17 weeks then gradually introduced pureed veg. I didn't introduce jars until he was 6 months as you don't really know what's in them but on the other hand they are really convenient and you don't have room in your freezer for 35 ice cube trays....

dali · Jul 4th, 2009, 19:27 PM

they recommend 6 months , i personally waited till then, my lo was interested in what we were eating before then but didnt need it so i just carried on with milk.

ryder · Jul 4th, 2009, 19:45 PM

I weaned at 3 month onto rice cereal because of her reflux... I gave the odd taste of veg at 4 months, and at 5 months she had 2 meals a day, one rice cereal and 1 veg. I did cereal the most until after 5 months because its the easiest to digest... I did try oatmeal earlier but it seemed to upset her tummy.

mommyof3co · Jul 4th, 2009, 19:50 PM

I think if she is satisfied o nthe milk you should hold out until 6mo, it's best to wait that long if it's possible. We did it earlier with Landon (the recommendations were different) he was almost 4mo, Casen was almost 6mo and Hayden was 6mo but didn't eat until 9mo. Here are some other signs you can watch for to figure out if she is ready yet

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/readyforsolids.htm

And why it's best to wait until 6mo
http://askdrsears.com/html/3/T032000.asp

sparkswillfly · Jul 4th, 2009, 20:00 PM

I havent yet. Im waiting till 6 months. I want to wait until she is capable of feeding herself.

PitBullMommy · Jul 4th, 2009, 20:43 PM

My doc said 4 months. She was only on stage one though...went to stage 2 at 6 months and stage 3 around 9 months

Pyrrhic · Jul 4th, 2009, 20:49 PM

6 months. If she is bringing up a lot of feed, speak to your doctor as it could be reflux. Watching you eat at 4 months is also a natural thing to do, its the start of the natural weaning process, but there is a lot more to it than that.

We started just a week shy of 6 months, and now Niamh is on three solid meals a day (usually toast, natural yogurt, carrots, broccoli, avocado, peach, pear, watermelon, cucumber, tomato, cheese, apple, or any of the above!) and still getting milk feeds.

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annie1 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 212	when did you start giving lo solids? my hv told me to start giving my baby solids at 6 months but i dont agree with this ,my lo is starting to bring up her milk now and seems to watch us eat. all the little jars of baby food in the shops all say from around 4 months. when did you give your lo solids or when where you advised to?

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xx Jaymee xx Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 106	I started Jaymee on solids at about 5 and a half months, she did show signs of wanting to wean before that but i just increased her milk. I know when I was a baby it was 3-4 months to start weaning but I wouldnt personally start before 4 months cause the say their digestive systems cant cope. xx

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beancounter Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,921	I started at 17 weeks, i increased his feeds in the daytime but he couldnt nap and was waking in the night and was so hungry i was getting exhausted trying to keep up. Plus he looked sooo pitiful when we were eating, he really wants a go too! he likes to try and feed himself, he's even got the spoon in his gob but all the food had been shaken off by then but he looks so happy. He had all the other indicators so I'm giving him a little baby rice and he loves it. Hes much more settled now.

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DragonMummy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Surrey/Hampshire border Posts: 19,232	I started baby rice at 17 weeks then gradually introduced pureed veg. I didn't introduce jars until he was 6 months as you don't really know what's in them but on the other hand they are really convenient and you don't have room in your freezer for 35 ice cube trays....

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Jul 4th, 2009, 19:27 PM	#5
dali Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: east sussex Posts: 1,575	they recommend 6 months , i personally waited till then, my lo was interested in what we were eating before then but didnt need it so i just carried on with milk.

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,718	I weaned at 3 month onto rice cereal because of her reflux... I gave the odd taste of veg at 4 months, and at 5 months she had 2 meals a day, one rice cereal and 1 veg. I did cereal the most until after 5 months because its the easiest to digest... I did try oatmeal earlier but it seemed to upset her tummy.

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mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I think if she is satisfied o nthe milk you should hold out until 6mo, it's best to wait that long if it's possible. We did it earlier with Landon (the recommendations were different) he was almost 4mo, Casen was almost 6mo and Hayden was 6mo but didn't eat until 9mo. Here are some other signs you can watch for to figure out if she is ready yet http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/readyforsolids.htm And why it's best to wait until 6mo http://askdrsears.com/html/3/T032000.asp

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sparkswillfly Mum (Mom) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 9,888	I havent yet. Im waiting till 6 months. I want to wait until she is capable of feeding herself.

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PitBullMommy Other BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 3,332	My doc said 4 months. She was only on stage one though...went to stage 2 at 6 months and stage 3 around 9 months

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Jul 4th, 2009, 20:49 PM	#10
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	6 months. If she is bringing up a lot of feed, speak to your doctor as it could be reflux. Watching you eat at 4 months is also a natural thing to do, its the start of the natural weaning process, but there is a lot more to it than that. We started just a week shy of 6 months, and now Niamh is on three solid meals a day (usually toast, natural yogurt, carrots, broccoli, avocado, peach, pear, watermelon, cucumber, tomato, cheese, apple, or any of the above!) and still getting milk feeds.

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