will you wait till 6 months to start weaning?

Naimi · Mar 28th, 2008, 04:39 AM

Hi Girls, just wondered what the opinion was on weaning?

Will you wait/or did you wait till the recommended 6 months?

I waited until 5 months with my first because she was born 10 weeks prem and then health visitors said i had to take than into account. However when I had both my girls the recommendation was 4 months not 6. Lucy (now 5) had baby cereals at about 15 weeks old

she wasn't sleeping so we gave it a try. It worked so we kept on with introducing solids. Matthew isn't ready for them yet, and sleeps ok, but thought I'd ask what you all felt about it?

naimi x

marley2580 · Mar 28th, 2008, 04:52 AM

I'm going to try and wait, but I'm going for baby led weaning so if Kaya's able to feed herself before 6 months then so be it.

sweetsammi · Mar 28th, 2008, 04:56 AM

Well Oliver is still poorley at the min but at soon as he is better again we will start introducing baby rice and veg puree to him he will be about 4.5months. I did want to try wait but I think he is ready as he is chomping on his fist allday long, he was sleepin through the night but isnt anymore, he isnt lasting long between feeds. I think it will make everyone abit happier all around! And besides i asked my GP and she recommended weaning at that age especially as Oliver has reflux so it will help that

I dont see the harm in starting at 4months they recommend 4-6 so it cant really hurt. I will just go with my instincts. x

lorrilou · Mar 28th, 2008, 13:07 PM

Well callum is almost 4 months and ive started introducing solids and he is fine with it. Doesnt seem as demanding, only give him tiny amounts with one of his daily feeds.

mickey · Mar 28th, 2008, 14:55 PM

Juleika is 4 months and a week, and I have started to give her solids when she turned 4 months, although not every day

she loves it as she does love to drink water

Carley · Mar 28th, 2008, 22:00 PM

I'm not planing on weaning at all. I'm not setting an certian age to wean, I'm going to listen to the baby on this

As for solids I won't start until 6 months plus

I'm hope I can breast-feed until 1 & 1/2 for the next baby

Layla · Mar 29th, 2008, 04:21 AM

i was hoping to hold off as long as i could before introducing solids but Adam is so hungry all the time, he is now feeding ever 2 to 2 and a half hours during the day and waking up eariler overnight. he is taking 6 oz and takes it really fast coz hes hungry, but then is sick after coz hes guzzled it all like a piggy.

I see weaning different to everyone else, to me weaning is replaceing a milk feed with a soild meal, i wont be doing that untill 6 or 7 month sold, but i will be giving him extra bits of soilds to top him up, the milk just isnt enough anymore, im going to wait till he is 16 weeks then start giving him a tiny bit of baby rice

x

Carley · Mar 29th, 2008, 17:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Layla

i was hoping to hold off as long as i could before introducing solids but Adam is so hungry all the time, he is now feeding ever 2 to 2 and a half hours during the day and waking up earlier overnight. he is taking 6 oz and takes it really fast because hes hungry, but then is sick after because hes guzzled it all like a piggy.

I see weaning different to everyone else, to me weaning is replacing a milk feed with a solid meal, i wont be doing that until 6 or 7 month sold, but i will be giving him extra bits of solids to top him up, the milk just isn't enough anymore, I'm going to wait till he is 16 weeks then start giving him a tiny bit of baby rice

x

That's how I see weaning as well, I won't be replacing feeds until the same age.

lorrilou · Mar 31st, 2008, 09:00 AM

Callum is so much more settled now that he has started on solids, like i said before tho he only has a small amount along with his bottle once a day.

He is sleepign right through and his feeding is so less demanding now.

I wont be completely replacing a milk feed till hes about 6 months either.

mickey · Mar 31st, 2008, 09:48 AM

I never understood weaning as replacing a milk feed by solids straight away!

I always understood the word as introducing solids very gradually and by six month it is impossible to completely replace milk feeds with solids as they still need the nutritions out of the milk!

possibly there was some misunderstanding taking place in other threads about weaning???

Mar 28th, 2008, 04:39 AM	#1
Naimi Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 358	will you wait till 6 months to start weaning? Hi Girls, just wondered what the opinion was on weaning? Will you wait/or did you wait till the recommended 6 months? I waited until 5 months with my first because she was born 10 weeks prem and then health visitors said i had to take than into account. However when I had both my girls the recommendation was 4 months not 6. Lucy (now 5) had baby cereals at about 15 weeks old she wasn't sleeping so we gave it a try. It worked so we kept on with introducing solids. Matthew isn't ready for them yet, and sleeps ok, but thought I'd ask what you all felt about it? naimi x

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Mar 28th, 2008, 04:52 AM	#2
marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,100	I'm going to try and wait, but I'm going for baby led weaning so if Kaya's able to feed herself before 6 months then so be it.

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Mar 28th, 2008, 04:56 AM	#3
sweetsammi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leicester- UK Posts: 1,100	Well Oliver is still poorley at the min but at soon as he is better again we will start introducing baby rice and veg puree to him he will be about 4.5months. I did want to try wait but I think he is ready as he is chomping on his fist allday long, he was sleepin through the night but isnt anymore, he isnt lasting long between feeds. I think it will make everyone abit happier all around! And besides i asked my GP and she recommended weaning at that age especially as Oliver has reflux so it will help that I dont see the harm in starting at 4months they recommend 4-6 so it cant really hurt. I will just go with my instincts. x

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Mar 28th, 2008, 13:07 PM	#4
lorrilou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: northumberland Posts: 5,566	Well callum is almost 4 months and ive started introducing solids and he is fine with it. Doesnt seem as demanding, only give him tiny amounts with one of his daily feeds.

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Mar 28th, 2008, 14:55 PM	#5
mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,637	Juleika is 4 months and a week, and I have started to give her solids when she turned 4 months, although not every day she loves it as she does love to drink water

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Mar 28th, 2008, 22:00 PM	#6
Carley Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,136	I'm not planing on weaning at all. I'm not setting an certian age to wean, I'm going to listen to the baby on this As for solids I won't start until 6 months plus I'm hope I can breast-feed until 1 & 1/2 for the next baby

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Mar 29th, 2008, 04:21 AM	#7
Layla Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 6,732	i was hoping to hold off as long as i could before introducing solids but Adam is so hungry all the time, he is now feeding ever 2 to 2 and a half hours during the day and waking up eariler overnight. he is taking 6 oz and takes it really fast coz hes hungry, but then is sick after coz hes guzzled it all like a piggy. I see weaning different to everyone else, to me weaning is replaceing a milk feed with a soild meal, i wont be doing that untill 6 or 7 month sold, but i will be giving him extra bits of soilds to top him up, the milk just isnt enough anymore, im going to wait till he is 16 weeks then start giving him a tiny bit of baby rice x

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Mar 31st, 2008, 09:00 AM	#9
lorrilou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: northumberland Posts: 5,566	Callum is so much more settled now that he has started on solids, like i said before tho he only has a small amount along with his bottle once a day. He is sleepign right through and his feeding is so less demanding now. I wont be completely replacing a milk feed till hes about 6 months either.

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Mar 31st, 2008, 09:48 AM	#10
mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,637	I never understood weaning as replacing a milk feed by solids straight away! I always understood the word as introducing solids very gradually and by six month it is impossible to completely replace milk feeds with solids as they still need the nutritions out of the milk! possibly there was some misunderstanding taking place in other threads about weaning???

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