when did you start weaning??

Shazzy-babee · Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:37 PM

i was just wondering,

i was talking to my sister she said she started her eldest when he was 3 months

i know baby rice is between 4-6 months

Lisa1302 · Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Shazzy-babee

i was just wondering,

i was talking to my sister she said she started her eldest when he was 3 months

i know baby rice is between 4-6 months

Baby rice is marketed as 4-6 mths but that means nothing regarding when to wean, just means it contains nothing like gluten etc which they have to wait til after 6 mth for.
Izzy was just after 4 months, she was definitely ready for it then, I had planned to wait til 6mth so it was a very well thought over decision.

trumpetbum · Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:56 PM

Eldest was 4 months, just because that was the norm for my peers, family etc. DD2 was just over 6 months, we did BLW and she seemed ready. I'd say there's no rush, if baby is happy without it, I'd wait until the recommended 6months.

mommyof3co · Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:57 PM

I only voted for my youngest since he's my most recent and for that I put more than 6mo, we tried at 6mo but he wouldn't eat until 9mo

Shazzy-babee · Feb 3rd, 2010, 20:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa1302

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shazzy-babee

i was just wondering,

i was talking to my sister she said she started her eldest when he was 3 months

i know baby rice is between 4-6 months

Baby rice is marketed as 4-6 mths but that means nothing regarding when to wean, just means it contains nothing like gluten etc which they have to wait til after 6 mth for.
Izzy was just after 4 months, she was definitely ready for it then, I had planned to wait til 6mth so it was a very well thought over decision.

yeah i know but you know what i mean lol (its been a looonngg day

lol)
how did you know she was ready?, shaya holds her head up steady (im not gonna try till she is over 4months) i know you have to look out for 'chewing' actions, is there any thing else to keep you eye on???

Lisa1302 · Feb 3rd, 2010, 21:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shazzy-babee

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Originally Posted by Lisa1302

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shazzy-babee

i was just wondering,

i was talking to my sister she said she started her eldest when he was 3 months

i know baby rice is between 4-6 months

Baby rice is marketed as 4-6 mths but that means nothing regarding when to wean, just means it contains nothing like gluten etc which they have to wait til after 6 mth for.
Izzy was just after 4 months, she was definitely ready for it then, I had planned to wait til 6mth so it was a very well thought over decision.

yeah i know but you know what i mean lol (its been a looonngg day

lol)
how did you know she was ready?, shaya holds her head up steady (im not gonna try till she is over 4months) i know you have to look out for 'chewing' actions, is there any thing else to keep you eye on???

Izzy started off like being on a growth spurt, having milk much more often and taking as much as she could, but still seeming like she wanted more, even waking in the night to get more milk. It went on for some, in fact she didn't really stop with the huge amount of milk til about 6 wks after I started her on food (as was only small amounts at first)
Other things to look out for are them actually trying to take food and eat it - not just watching and seeming interested as that is normal.
If Izzy was next to us when we ate she would try her best to grab what we had and would have eaten if I let her.
She also never had the gag reflex thing where they push things back out of their mouth, I remember one of the first things we gave her was a bit of ripe banana and she ate it fine.

Mum2b_Claire · Feb 4th, 2010, 02:49 AM

I ticked 'more than 6m' because we offered at 6m, but she didn't eat til 7m.

welshwarriors · Feb 4th, 2010, 03:15 AM

Joe was 5 months and a few days. He was so ready...showed all the signs for a while, but i just wanted to wait until he's a bit closer to the magic 6 months.

kirsten1985 · Feb 4th, 2010, 06:16 AM

I voted more than 6 months, because it was 6 months exactly, not before.

Boothh · Feb 4th, 2010, 07:43 AM

i gave jesse baby rice from about 8weeks he was taking 9oz bottles every 3 hours hes a big baby and i got doctors and HVs permission first,

View Poll Results: when did you start weaning???
less then 3 months	2	2.74%
3 to 4 months	8	10.96%
4 to 5 months	26	35.62%
5-6 months	27	36.99%
more then 6 months	10	13.70%
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Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:37 PM	#1
Shazzy-babee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: exeter, devon Posts: 1,363	when did you start weaning?? i was just wondering, i was talking to my sister she said she started her eldest when he was 3 months i know baby rice is between 4-6 months

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Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:56 PM	#3
trumpetbum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 3,398	Eldest was 4 months, just because that was the norm for my peers, family etc. DD2 was just over 6 months, we did BLW and she seemed ready. I'd say there's no rush, if baby is happy without it, I'd wait until the recommended 6months.

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Feb 3rd, 2010, 19:57 PM	#4
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I only voted for my youngest since he's my most recent and for that I put more than 6mo, we tried at 6mo but he wouldn't eat until 9mo

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Feb 4th, 2010, 02:49 AM	#7
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	I ticked 'more than 6m' because we offered at 6m, but she didn't eat til 7m.

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Feb 4th, 2010, 03:15 AM	#8
welshwarriors Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire Posts: 2,350	Joe was 5 months and a few days. He was so ready...showed all the signs for a while, but i just wanted to wait until he's a bit closer to the magic 6 months.

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Feb 4th, 2010, 06:16 AM	#9
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	I voted more than 6 months, because it was 6 months exactly, not before.

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Feb 4th, 2010, 07:43 AM	#10
Boothh Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huddersfield/Manchester Posts: 6,343	i gave jesse baby rice from about 8weeks he was taking 9oz bottles every 3 hours hes a big baby and i got doctors and HVs permission first,

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