Hey

I think they recommend that you wait until 6 months to wean

Baby cereal has very little nutritional value. Milk is babies main source of nutrition under 1 year and it’s really important you don’t fill a tiny tummy with empty calories.

Babies should be 6 months+ and meeting all the signs of readiness before weaning. A baby under 6 months shouldn’t be given water x

NHS recommend you wait until 6 months. There are no benefits to weaning early unless advised by a medical professional.

I was told not to give water until 6m+ unless it’s an extremely hot day. And only then to offer it after milk.

I’m starting my little one on banana baby porridge this week as she’s showing all the signs she’s ready for food.

Always started with porridge first and then do first tastes of singular veggies and fruit. Broccoli was always my first borns favourite and she still loves it now at almost 2.

My HV said best to start with the bitter foods so to avoid sweet things like porridge and fruits because we know they will like those things

I’ve bought a book on weaning “how to wean your baby” by Charlotte Stirling-Reed. It has a 30 day step by step guide on what food to give as well as how to serve it. I’d highly recommend!

I started weaning at 4 months as she showed all the signs of readiness and HV gave the go ahead, I started with porridge (made my own with oats in a food processor blended down to powder) also made purées with different fruits and veggies, no water until 6+ months and her food is for tastes and playing lol her bottles are still her main source of nutrition x

I’d personally go for veg next tbh as once’s tou start fruit it can be a struggle with anything else due to the sweetness of fruit just made sure it’s as smooth as possible I made the mistake of fruit with my first and I started weaning him at 4 months as well try baby porridge also you can get plain ones and flavoured ones good luck

My baby is sitting upright unassisted at 4 months, so with medical advice I decided to let her try some watermelon, but I found that her tongue thrust reflex is still in play, so we’ve completely stopped until she’s more ready <3 Cereals/rice have been proven too many times that they’re nutritionally absent and as a ftm it took way too many forums and conversations with strangers to figure that out, so the judgemental comments are quite unnecessary when you’re doing the right thing by simply asking