My boy is 5 months now and has began grabbing for my food etc but I see this as interest rather than hunger. He breastfeeds 2.5-4 hourly and seems happy with this. I'm planning on skipping the mushy food stage this time around and going straight to finger food when he shows all the signs of being ready.

With my daughter I started her on solids at 5.5 months and pureed all her food at home. I remember she got constipated quite early on and so I stopped the pureed food and breastfed until the constipation had gone. That taught me to slow down with the solids.

My daughter was diagnosed with dairy allergy quite soon after solids were started. I'm hoping to avoid that this time by delaying solids with my boy.
Hi Claire
My baby, Jack is 7 months old and since starting solids a month ago he's had constipation. I went to a dietitian last weekend who seems to think he might be intolerant to dairy (via my breast milk) because he's had eczema since very early on and also has had a lot of wind since day one (hard to settle etc). So, I've now gone dairy free to see if it makes a difference. The thing I'm confused about is most of the symptoms of dairy intolerance seems to be the opposite of constipation. Do you have any words of wisdom? It's difficult seeing him crying everytime he does a poo and I really want to help him out as best I can.
Cheers