Weaning

My baby is 4 and a half months and is on the 15th centile. She has 2 8oz bottles a day and drains them, the rest of the day breastfed. The HV has advised I up to 9oz and if her centile doesnt increase and she drains 9oz, we may need to see GP to see about early weaning. Has anyone else done this? What food/purees did you start with?

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I started weaning at 4 months and bottles wasn’t enough and even if I did get more milk she was sick when I started puree I didn’t have that problem,she’s now 7 months and lovesss her food,if you wanted to start try the 4+ pouches!

I early weened my son at 5 months due to reflux problems. I started off with puree food like broccoli, carrot, sweet potato etc. Started off with them by themselves to see how he got on then mixed them after first tastes. I batch cooked a lot of them and froze them in a ice cube tray. I use Tiktok a lot to figure out how to cook and prepare my food. Also how to mix milk in with dishes and stuff. But theres apps also such as 'start solids' that helps with recipes and how to prepare things suitable to age. My son is 8 months next week and LOVES food. Been such a foodie since 5 months 🤣 hope its the same for you!

Can I just ask, has centile dropped? Or has baby always been 15th centile? Because its not necessarily a reason to wean early

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