Early weaning

tasha41 · Jun 30th, 2009, 01:58 AM

What do people mean by early weaning?

Like until what age is it considered early weaning?

mommyof3co · Jun 30th, 2009, 02:09 AM

I guess early would be before the 4-6mo? I personally think you should try and get as close to 6mo as you can...but I don't think you should wean before 4mo...just my personal opinion

tasha41 · Jun 30th, 2009, 03:02 AM

I just see people say it so often I wasn't sure if they meant like before 6 months or before 4 months or what

mommyof3co · Jun 30th, 2009, 03:27 AM

I would think before 4mo since that is the current recommendation 4-6mo...so technically 5mo isn't exactly early. But I really don't know for sure

sparkswillfly · Jun 30th, 2009, 06:00 AM

To me anything before 5 months is early. Anything before 4 months is super early.

nessajane · Jun 30th, 2009, 07:48 AM

I would say anything before 6 months is early but we weaned tyler at 4 months x

redberry3 · Jun 30th, 2009, 10:14 AM

We tried at 3.5 months and it was not very successful. Now we started again at 5 months and it is so much better. I found he was just TOO hungry and starting now was what was necessary to keep him happy. So to answer your question, I think it depends on the baby. You will know right from the start if you should stop.

ryder · Jun 30th, 2009, 21:07 PM

I started with rice cereal at 3 months, which is considered early... Here in canada it is mostly the HV's that still go by the 6 month rule... Any doc or ped I spoke to, and any other of my friends have all said most docs recommend 4 months here.

Unless your family has alot of allergy's it is ok.

xxxjacxxx · Jul 1st, 2009, 07:25 AM

when I had my 1st son 13 years ago the recommended age for weaning was 3 months. They swap and change this as and when somebody finds an excuse to do so. I personally have always had bigger babies who were also very hungry. Ive weaned all of mine around the 3 month mark apart from Leo who is 11 weeks and is being weaned at the mo as he suffers from reflux and is on special thickened formula. Although this is fantastic for his reflux, it doesnt satisfy him so Ive began giving him a small amount of rice cereal at tea time feed. I would say that this is considered early weaning! It really is upto the individual as they are the only one that knows their babies needs. x

Pyrrhic · Jul 1st, 2009, 07:28 AM

Anything 3-6 months is early to me.

Jun 30th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#1
tasha41 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 23,921	Early weaning What do people mean by early weaning? Like until what age is it considered early weaning?

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Jun 30th, 2009, 02:09 AM	#2
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I guess early would be before the 4-6mo? I personally think you should try and get as close to 6mo as you can...but I don't think you should wean before 4mo...just my personal opinion

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Jun 30th, 2009, 03:02 AM	#3
tasha41 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 23,921	I just see people say it so often I wasn't sure if they meant like before 6 months or before 4 months or what

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Jun 30th, 2009, 03:27 AM	#4
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I would think before 4mo since that is the current recommendation 4-6mo...so technically 5mo isn't exactly early. But I really don't know for sure

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sparkswillfly Mum (Mom) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 9,888	To me anything before 5 months is early. Anything before 4 months is super early.

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Jun 30th, 2009, 07:48 AM	#6
nessajane Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,586	I would say anything before 6 months is early but we weaned tyler at 4 months x

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Jun 30th, 2009, 10:14 AM	#7
redberry3 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,617	We tried at 3.5 months and it was not very successful. Now we started again at 5 months and it is so much better. I found he was just TOO hungry and starting now was what was necessary to keep him happy. So to answer your question, I think it depends on the baby. You will know right from the start if you should stop.

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Jun 30th, 2009, 21:07 PM	#8
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,718	I started with rice cereal at 3 months, which is considered early... Here in canada it is mostly the HV's that still go by the 6 month rule... Any doc or ped I spoke to, and any other of my friends have all said most docs recommend 4 months here. Unless your family has alot of allergy's it is ok.

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Jul 1st, 2009, 07:25 AM	#9
xxxjacxxx AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N. Wales Posts: 15,770	when I had my 1st son 13 years ago the recommended age for weaning was 3 months. They swap and change this as and when somebody finds an excuse to do so. I personally have always had bigger babies who were also very hungry. Ive weaned all of mine around the 3 month mark apart from Leo who is 11 weeks and is being weaned at the mo as he suffers from reflux and is on special thickened formula. Although this is fantastic for his reflux, it doesnt satisfy him so Ive began giving him a small amount of rice cereal at tea time feed. I would say that this is considered early weaning! It really is upto the individual as they are the only one that knows their babies needs. x

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Jul 1st, 2009, 07:28 AM	#10
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	Anything 3-6 months is early to me.

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