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Topic: When did you...
Posted By: yummymummy
Subject: When did you...
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 1:53pm
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Reading recent posts in seems it may be fairly common to introduce solids before 6 months. I'm kind of tossing with the idea at the moment and I'm just cirious - at what age and why did you introduce solids to your baby/ies? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 1:57pm
james was at 7 months as he wouldnt eat them from me or his nana so a friend took him for the day and he was eating 1 jar a day from then now he eats everything in sight ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:08pm
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My situation is a little different obviously. Ashleigh was 7 months when we started - she had to before she was 8 months or else they develop an aversion to anything but liquid in their mouth? Thats what I was told anyway Anyway I believe you should start them when it seems they aren't getting enough sustanance from milk and are still looking hungry after a feed. And if she has slept through the night for a while but then starts waking hungry. This is all IMO but if she isn't showing any signs of that then I would wait until 6 months. No point starting it just because others have - plus its sooo much easier just giving them milk feeds!!! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:08pm
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James was 4mths old he was just showing all the signs that he was ready the major one was when he would try and steal our food from us. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:11pm
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Hannah was about 5 and a half months. She was trying to grab our food and sat there with her mouth open so I figured she was ready!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:20pm
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jordis was 5 months, and i was doing everything possible to try and get her to sleep through the night. she just wouldnt!
it took another month for her to sleep through, but i think she was ready for the solids when we started them - now she hoovers up all her veges, but gets a face like a bum when i try and give her any meat  ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:21pm
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Micheal - 4 months
Jayden - 4 months Abby 7 months Micheal and Jayden were very hungry babies, and Abby just didn't care but wasn't getting enough from milk ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:25pm
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I started all mine at about 4mos, when the night feeds went off the chart! And it was a regular daily thing by 4 1/2 mos. ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:31pm
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Exactly the same with Alize, althou he does go on solid strike when he wont eat any for days. The plunket nurse said this can sometimes happen when they are introduced to solids too early. Mercedes my 6yr old had solids at 6mths and Lesieli my oldest had them at 2mths ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:53pm
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Ethan was around 4 months. He was ready...Was still hungry after bottles. he was studying us and making mouth chewing movements when we ate infront of him. The first thing that we tried was a rusk, and we didn't look back from there! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 3:11pm
haleigh was 3 months.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:12pm
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as Ella is doing so well with sleep etc and no allergies to formula etc we re goign to stick with BM and formula until 6 months and then introduce solids. Plunket of course more than supports me in this one and has set up a schedule of how to introduce them to her from there. If her weight doesnt keep up above 50% I will reconsider it.
I will be working from when she is six months and the daycares will supply solids (veges / fruit mushy stuff) from then so I figure that is a good time to do it - she might as well benefit from BM as much as possible until then...and mum tells me i wasnt on solids til 6 months and was BF til 18 months so am happy to try and follow some of that.... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:13pm
| We started at about 4.5 months or so, and Erin was on 3 meals a day by 6 months. |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:20pm
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We started Ollie on solids from 4 months onwards. Partly because I stopped breastfeeding at 3 months and wanted Ollie to get more nutrition from food as well as bottle. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 7:38pm
Jake about 4 months, and I gave Char her first lot of Farex tonight, and she loved it. I felt a bit sad, sounds stupid, I really really wanted to wait till 6 months, but she seems ready. Plus she has started waking 2 or 3 times a night  and she is tiny, under 50% with weight. Will see how it goes.------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 7:41pm
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Andrew bang on 4 months. Josh was 4 1/2 months, I was told to start him on them as soon as he shows he is ready as he lost a bit of weight. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 8:08pm
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Josh - 11 weeks -
also told by plunket to go on at the time.) Brooke - 5 1/2 months - she wasn't really interested in it but plunket told be before 6 months Rhyley - 4 months he was so ready for it trying to take our food (actually got toast out of my mums hand) ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 8:16pm
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Charlotte was 4 1/2 months- we tried to hold out as long as we could but she was so ready. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 9:19pm
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Sienna was 4mths and we started cos she giving us the big puppy dog eyes everytime we ate around her so my theroy was we try it and if she doesn't take it fine we wait and try again.
Anyway she took it stright away and is now one of the best eaters I know she never refuses anything 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 9:48pm
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jack was 6.5-7mths and charli was 5mths. i tried her on some farex rice at 4mths because my mum and sis were telling me she wanted it, i didn't think she was ready....she didn't eat it.
she started watching us intently when we ate and reaching out for our plates so i tried her again and haven't looked back since. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 8:58am
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3.5mths here. This was for medical reasons (needed to get more fruit & fibre in her diet as she was badly constipated!)
We only gave her apples & pears though until she was about 5mths. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: AndysMummy
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 2:16pm
We waited until Andy's 6 month birthday  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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