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Posted: 26 February 2007 at 12:13pm | IP Logged

charlie is 10 weeks old, im gonna wait til hes 4 months, do u think thats too early, as i have noticed that they say from 6 mths now but i honestly cant see him waiting for long coz hes so hungry all the time!

my other 2 were 3 months!!!

also i used to buy the jar foods, but i dont want to so much now as they are expensive, but i can see myself bein lazy and just buying them...anyone make their own baby food and is it time consuming?

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Posted: 26 February 2007 at 12:22pm | IP Logged

amber is now 5 months and i started weaning her when she was 4 months, i was trying to wait till she was 6 months but she started waking up in the night so i knew she was ready, she only eats a tiny amount 2 times a day,

and no i dont make my own food im too lazy i buy the jars.

Posted: 26 February 2007 at 12:46pm | IP Logged

Are you breastfeeding or formula feeding? If breastfeeding your little one should get all they need from the milk until 6 months. Saying that I weaned at 16 weeks because a stupid hv told me to and its the worst mistake I've ever made and meal times were a battle for months because of that. I think only you can know your baby so just follow the babys lead.

I made all my own food and it was really easy. I started with fruit and veg purees then went on to mixes then to proper meals. Almost everthing can be frozen. I froze mine into icecube trays so I could just pop out what I needed and it was all made in advance. I used Anabel Karmels book for guideance and it was really helpful. I also felt really good knowing everything my son ate was home cooked and healthy.

Posted: 26 February 2007 at 3:52pm | IP Logged

thnaks girls great advice there, i noticed a recipe thread and had a look at that and i think i shall use a few of them recipes as they look yummy!

i never listen to my hv coz they dont know ur baby aswell as u do!

il lsee how he goes, im not bf now, i stopped last week as he wasnt gaining the proper weight he should have done so swapped to bottle and straight away hes back on the line he should be on!

Posted: 26 February 2007 at 6:50pm | IP Logged

Both of mine were weaned at 3 months.

Love Trudi.  xx

Posted: 26 February 2007 at 7:15pm | IP Logged

They say the best time now is 6 months but to be honest i don't think anyone waits this long.

My girls were 5 months when i started but in theory they were 3 months. This is because they were 8 weeks early so you have to go back 2 months. xxxx

Posted: 26 February 2007 at 7:38pm | IP Logged

I weaned Ella at 15 weeks, with the support of my HV. I hung out as long as I could, but she was drinking 50 oz plus a day of hungry baby milk.

The guidelines say 4 to 6 months, but encourage you to wait until 6 months as this significantly reduces the chance of allergies and intollerences to foods, and also more importantly, the digestive systems are better prepared.

I know 2 babies who got to 6 months before being weaned, but it is only 2! 1 was breastfed, 1 was forumla fed. I really do think its down to the individual child.

I did a mix of making my own and using jars and packets. I made veg pures at home and it was really really easy. I would either have a cook up one afternoon and freeze loads, or I'd do some of what every veg we were having. With fruits, I did apple, banana and pear myself, but then I bought jars at it was more cost effective. I also used jars if we went out as it was more convenient, and places don't usually like to heat home made food.

Cow and Gate do a free weaning pack which I found really useful. You don't have to use C&G products to get it, you can just ring the helpline which is on thier website.

hth