Baby foods??

I think they say wait until 6 months because of baby’s digestion and the risk of choking as they can’t sit up unaided. However, I weaned my daughter at 5 months as she was very ready and will be doing the same with my son next month.

@Elizabeth she is starting to be able to sit up with out me holding her up but not for maybe more that 45 seconds to a Minute but she can sit in her high chair she is 18 weeks on Saturday and gets really grumpy when I eat food and don’t give her some so this is why we thought to try her on some porridge and it’s really smooth as I can water it down a bit so she doesn’t choke

I think research has now developed and they have found that weaning earlier than 6m has been associated with digestive issues, allergies and things like bowel cancer. I believe it’s only fairly recently this guidance has now changed which is why you’ll still see purées from 4m etc. it’s difficult because so many people say ‘well my mum did this and I was fine’ and tbh your daughter probably would be but there’s still a chance that she could be the one to get digestive issues or an allergy for example, you have to get unlucky to be the one that isn’t ‘fine’. So i feel like there’s no good answer, i guess to be on the safe side you could just wait but equally everyone as a parent makes their own decisions on what’s best for their child and has their reasons! X

My son started weaning at 3.5 months he’s 4 months now and he loves what we give no problem, they have to advise that but it’s your child

Exactly what Cass said above! We now have so much more knowledge and information on the impact of early weaning than we did before. 6 months is the recommended youngest age to ensure your baby develops as healthily as possible. 4m is also the youngest age that is legally allowed to be put onto a product, and companies capitalise on this all the time.

Agree with Cass completely. Of course babies will watch you eat and seem interested, that’s what they do with everything and is completely normal behaviour, it has been proven that it isn’t a sign they are ready for weaning yet. We know now that weaning early can cause all sorts of issues later in life because their digestive systems are just not ready for it

You should look up Barbara Oneill on YouTube on baby weaning. Called milk teeth for a reason…

@Amy I know you probably mean well but I really wouldn’t be recommending that woman’s work to anyone. She has been banned from practicing in Australia due to giving fatal advice to vulnerable people with absolutely no medical background or training. She literally told cancer patients to stop chemo and use bicarbonate of soda… and pregnant women to not take medications which are life saving for their babies. Her recommendation to not feed your child until they have teeth is also based on nothing but pure vibes. Some babies don’t start teething until very late by which point you’re directly neglecting their nutritional needs.

Highly recommend bear baby food maker on amazon! Been a game changer xx

Beyond the question of when to start I would highly encourage you to think about what you start with. Rice has zero nutritional value and all of the things listed above do nothing to develop your child’s palate, love of textures etc or add anything to their diet nutritionally bar filling them up. There is a stack load of evidence ( and I know if you look hard enough you’ll find evidence for most things but this is the most recognised argument at the moment) that if you introduce sweet things first it’s far far harder to introduce other flavours mainly associated with green foods which are so much better for them as children and so important to establish for them as adults.

@Katie exactly this! I will be starting my girl on green vegetables so she gets used to the bitterness before we move onto anything else