Has anyone started purees?

My girl is a late march baby (March 27) and we were giving the go ahead basically from 4 months old on. It’s actually helped a whole lot for her digestion and has reduced her gas overall. We feed oatmeal cereal with purées mixed in since the texture is more thick which my girl prefers. She’s been sitting really well since around the 4 month mark with only needing to be held at the hips for stability. We’ve been doing full meals (or as much as she’s willing to eat). Sometimes she just wants actual food and she’ll eat a whole lot for a little baby.

Your not suppose to start SOLIDS till 6 months 4 months they start with purées and 5 months u can go a bit thicker. It’s basically to rule out allergies and for fun!!! Make sure to only give 1 flavor for 3 days to make sure they aren’t allergic!! But it’s rarely the case!

purées are solids. Anything other than breastmilk or formula is a solid and should not be started until 6 months.

Yeah I definitely would wait! This is outdated information. It’s more of a choking risk and can harm their gut when done too early.

doctors say a lot of things that aren’t best for the baby, I know that might be hard to understand but it’s the truth. They are general practitioners not infant feeding specialists. The training they do on infant nutrition is a few hours long and they aren’t required to participate in continuing education which means they are rarely up to date on current advice. There is more than enough evidence to suggest that waiting is best. A 4 month old baby can barely sit up unassisted if at all, and spoon feeding them arsenic laden rice cereal is also not good. Please speak with the proper specialist if you want the most appropriate advice. This ain’t it

I was told one new thing a day as long as there’s been no reaction. They even wanted me to start allergens basically immediately and I’m deciding to hold off until maybe 6 months so I can introduce full solids and because of situational stuff happening

considering my girl was sitting with minimal assistance at 4 months old and was given the full okay for solids shortly after I’d say that based on her readiness with physical development we timed it correctly. Not all babies are ready early. They do need head and neck control as well as the ability to sit with minimal or no assistance

they also need a closed mature gut because their digestive system can be harmed by introducing anything other than breastmilk. Even formula technically is not good for their gut microbiome. Since you have no way of telling when your child has developed internally, this is why feeding experts say to wait. There is never a need to rush any milestone and feeding is an important one

I haven’t read the other comments so I apologize if this is repeating. Wait until your baby can fully sit up on their own. Then introduce WHOLE foods. There are countless studies on babies and toddlers eating real food and the connection to them having a developed jaw and better airway. A lot of little kids have under developed jaws from eating soft foods as babies and not breast feeding long enough 🤯 I wish I knew this with my daughter! Once my kids could sit up I introduced bone broth to them and let them chew on big pieces of meat so they would not choke. None of my kids are picky eaters. Hope that helps!

it’s exactly why I waited for the external physical readiness. I noticed gas and diarrhea stopped completely when solids got introduced and we didn’t have any constipation for almost a month. My girl sleeps much better now with a full meal of solids each day than when she didn’t have them at all. With my girl almost crawling she’s definitely ready for solids. The home nurse we have gave the okay at 4.5 months and had even asked if we had started yet since she was showing readiness at the time of the visit. Definitely doesn’t need to be rushed at all I agree there. I just know many babies are ready around 6 months but very few in comparison are ready at 4 months.

The guidance in the UK is now to wait until 6 months even if showing signs of readiness I'll be waiting personally to ensure the gut and digestive system is fully developed or there is a risk of issues such as IBS etc later in life apparently. Food is just for fun not nutritionally needed until they are older anyway, but if you're little one is enjoying it totally up to you I can't wait to start my boy loves watching us eat but another few weeks of not having to clean up the mess is no bad thing for me haha

but the solution to your baby having all those problems is not to introduce food. They still require breastmilk or formula as their primary nutrition and if the formula you were using was messing their system up then you should switch to another or source donor breastmilk. Almost crawling is not a marker for being ready. Sitting up unassisted and being 6 months old are minimum criteria to not further mess their system up so yes 4 months old to me is rushing it big time. A home nurse is not a feeding expert, feeding experts say to wait

considering I changed my diet for her to have breastmilk that may better agree with her I disagree fully with you. Sitting with minimal assistance and head and neck control are what is required for starting solids. If a child is nearly crawling they have more than that for the ability to sit. She has always gotten breastmilk as her main nutrition and she more than doubled her weight by 4 months old so she is absolutely getting adequate nutrition. I know my breastmilk is not the problem for her so you shouldn’t be suggesting such things to mothers. This is supposed to be a supportive place and for those who are curious and questioning to receive safe answers. A home nurse is a health expert and knows more than most know about baby readiness for physical development for starting anything new, they have more intensive education than you may realize. Donor milk should be given to those who do not have the ability to breastfeed unlike myself who is an oversupplier

oversuppliers have the issue of having too much milk for the baby, which causes too much foremilk to be eaten and not enough hindmilk which in turn causes the runs, gas and discomfort as well as increased wakings and restlessness.

where did I say breastmilk was the problem? Please point that out to me and then we can continue this conversation. As someone who was a massive oversupplier and exclusively breastfed, I would never ever say that’s