Not really advice, as such, but more a comment that was made...

My MIL was horrified that a baby we knew was not on solids by 3 1/2 months. She said that he looked like he was starving! He certainly didn't.... and I quickly pointed out that the World Health Organisation recommends delaying the introduction of solids to around 6 months (but not before 4 months) in order to reduce the risk of allergic reactions. I was very scared about her saying this because I wondered if she would feed my baby solids when she looked after him for us. Also, Charlie has just started solids (being a baby who is susceptible to allergies), and she wanted to give him bread with oil on it already, even though we weren't going to introduce bread (because of a possible gluten intolerance) for a couple of months yet! MILs drive me nuts... even though they have the best of intentions... Gggrrr.