When to start weaning your bubba

Jacks · Nov 27th, 2009, 04:29 AM

Hi my LO is 7 weeks and is breastfed, I plan to start weaning Maiya at 6months, but i'm constantly under pressure by MIL to start weaning earlier at 3 months, also she keeps going about giving her chocolate in a few weeks!!!! I keep telling her not until she is 6 months, but it doesn't seem to sink in, it's so annoying!

Am I being unreasonable? Maiya is my first baby so have no previous experience weaning a child, but 6 months seems like a good age to start????

What age will you be weaning your LO's.

xx

grumpymoo · Nov 27th, 2009, 04:48 AM

6 months is recommended, to help reduce allergies etc but lots of mums successfully wean before if they feel they need to with weight, hunger etc. i would say 3 months is very young though.

I am hanging out for 6 months as Rose is putting plenty of weight on at the mo and I have lots of allergies I am trying to avoid for her.

leighbaby · Nov 27th, 2009, 18:21 PM

I have loads of food allergies too, but they've developed in the last 10 yrs or so. I still played it safe (ish) with Sebastian though and waited till he was 6 months exactly...geek!

faille · Nov 28th, 2009, 06:38 AM

Just tell her that weaning from 3months is an outdated concept from the 50s and new research and guidelines say 6months is now reccomended

And if she still won't shush then kindly inform her that babies can easily go with milk alone until at least 9 months, sometimes even a year.

Don't let her pressure you hun, do what you're comfortable with!! (obviously if you wanna wean earlier than 6months, it's totally your choice too, the above sounds kinda harsh but it's to try and get her off your back lol) x

soon2b6 · Nov 29th, 2009, 10:47 AM

She is your baby and its your choice. I weaned my first child at 3 months as that was the advice then ( nearly 14 years ago now) she is perfectly fine but you shouldnt be pressured into weaning at a certain time, it should always be when the individual baby is ready, we are all different after all.

golcarlilly · Dec 3rd, 2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by soon2b6

She is your baby and its your choice. I weaned my first child at 3 months as that was the advice then ( nearly 14 years ago now) she is perfectly fine but you shouldnt be pressured into weaning at a certain time, it should always be when the individual baby is ready, we are all different after all.

Same here, i weaned my daughter 2 weeks before the at the time 3 month recommended time

that was 16 years ago and my dd has no allergies but i plan to follow the new guidelines as i know lots of research has been done since then!

Nov 27th, 2009, 04:29 AM	#1
Jacks Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Carshalton, Surrey Posts: 219	When to start weaning your bubba Hi my LO is 7 weeks and is breastfed, I plan to start weaning Maiya at 6months, but i'm constantly under pressure by MIL to start weaning earlier at 3 months, also she keeps going about giving her chocolate in a few weeks!!!! I keep telling her not until she is 6 months, but it doesn't seem to sink in, it's so annoying! Am I being unreasonable? Maiya is my first baby so have no previous experience weaning a child, but 6 months seems like a good age to start???? What age will you be weaning your LO's. xx

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grumpymoo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 717	6 months is recommended, to help reduce allergies etc but lots of mums successfully wean before if they feel they need to with weight, hunger etc. i would say 3 months is very young though. I am hanging out for 6 months as Rose is putting plenty of weight on at the mo and I have lots of allergies I am trying to avoid for her.

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leighbaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,297	I have loads of food allergies too, but they've developed in the last 10 yrs or so. I still played it safe (ish) with Sebastian though and waited till he was 6 months exactly...geek!

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Nov 28th, 2009, 06:38 AM	#4
faille Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 3,681	Just tell her that weaning from 3months is an outdated concept from the 50s and new research and guidelines say 6months is now reccomended And if she still won't shush then kindly inform her that babies can easily go with milk alone until at least 9 months, sometimes even a year. Don't let her pressure you hun, do what you're comfortable with!! (obviously if you wanna wean earlier than 6months, it's totally your choice too, the above sounds kinda harsh but it's to try and get her off your back lol) x

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Nov 29th, 2009, 10:47 AM	#5
soon2b6 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 862	She is your baby and its your choice. I weaned my first child at 3 months as that was the advice then ( nearly 14 years ago now) she is perfectly fine but you shouldnt be pressured into weaning at a certain time, it should always be when the individual baby is ready, we are all different after all.

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