I dunno I can see what he means. We started solids with Paris early and we had worlds of problems with sleep, allergies and all sorts of things. With Seth we didn't push him, we waited till he would want to swallow and he didn't start solids till 10 months and then didn't really have 3 meals till 12 months. Now he eats everything and we haven't had any problems at all. I guess for me there are lots of things we've done over years and we thought we were ok iykwim but I can see the results for myself. I guess the reason they are advising this is because whilst some kids might be fine, its obvious some aren't and you don't know how your child is going to take it until its too late. So for me I wish I had known that before I started Paris on solids. It doesn't hurt them to wait, they don't starve and they don't stop growing so for me its not worth the risk. They will be eating their entire lives no need to rush these things.