I don't agree with the only a mother knows when a baby is ready statement. Really how is someone like a first time mum meant to be an expert?

We all need some guidance as to what to do, not to follow it blindly but to use that knowledge along with what we feel we know about our child. As a first time mum, I was really clueless and under pressure from in-laws. Without some form of guide, I would have been bullied into meat and 3 veg smothered in gravy when DD1 was barely 3 months (and no where near ready for solids in any shape or form).