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Posted: 29 June 2005 at 2:46pm | IP Logged

i started weaning ryan at 15 weeks, hv was no hep at all. he was refusing milk i eventually took him to the docs thinking there was something wrong with him and she told me that i needed to start weaning as he now needed more than just milk to fill him up, this was his way of telling me. anyway as i said he was weaned at 15 weeks he is now 81/2 months and will eat almost anything and is eating proper food ie sandwiches for luch, salads veg fruit all just chopped up.

i think it is down to the parent to decide what is best. i was confused at first but once i started weaning i knew i had done the right thing and still stand by that descision.

re the bf mothers leaving it later to wean, i bottle fed and was told it was ok to wean before 6 months as bottle fed babys don't get the same sucking action as breast fed babies and this action apparently encourages chewing and talking at a later stage. hope that makes sense.

Posted: 29 June 2005 at 4:09pm | IP Logged

Hi all im new here but my dd was born at 30 wks by 4 months old she was starving and i started to give her baby rice hv went spear!!!!

She told me i was not allwoede to wean my dd till she was 7-8 months old due to being prem but i can not she wot diffrent it makes as babies digestion system grows with them!!!

Any way i stopped and started again when she was 6 months as i though if i left it to long she would be behinde with talking and so on and it the best thing i did because she is so happy and mentaning her weight even though my hv does not know i am doing this because she will give me grife!! i know my dd shes not around 24/7 and she can olny advise me she i doing this with out her approvel!