Is anyone weaning their babies?

My baby is showing all the signs and capable of holding her head up. I’m thinking of maybe just giving her some porridge of a morning. Would this be weird to just give her porridge for ‘breakfast’ whilst she’s not 6m as I feel because she’s not yet I don’t want to full wean.

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Their gut isn’t ready until 6 months+.

They need to be able to hold their trunk steady/ sit with very little assistance otherwise weaning is a huge choking risk. They also need to loose the tongue thrust reflex x

Ive started with food teethers, but wont be starting actual foods till later. Mine is getting so screwy when we eat around her and she cant have it x

Mine loves watching us eat, she’s obsessed with what’s on our plates at meal times. We will be trying her with food tethers in the next couple of weeks. She also seems to have some teething pain so I was thinking of letting her have a large baton of cucumber or pineapple stalk to try ease it a bit, but unsure if it something I could offer yet. She can sit but does slide or fall to the side after a short while

I guess you can try the aptamil baby porridge it is suitable from 4 months but you will have to start with a mini half tea spoon /a day and just give it some time to see how body responds to it then every morning you can increase if all goes well.
Is not like they will eat a whole bowl from the beginning most of it might come out as they can't really swallow it like we do.
Do speak to health visitor if you have any concerns or need extra info

Baby food is labelled at 4 months but that’s just because the baby industry is a money making business, their little stomachs aren’t actually ready for food yet and can cause them to have more allergies down the line as well as other health issues. There is lots of info out there about it

My baby is 4 months , I started with a banana. Just mashed it up to puree and gave her a small amount to try. I also give her smooth textured porridge.
Our paediatrician from Russia told us to start with a banana as it is the least allergic fruit, and is light to digest. If you do decide to try a banana, don’t be scared of the stool as it can have brown/black bits.

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