Honestly, I don't really understand the "magic" 6 month mark either Emma.

If you think your bub is ready try her on a bit of rice cereal or something, if she gobbles it up then she's ready, if she doesn't get it then leave it for another week or so.

Our DS seemed very keen to get started with food, grabbing at spoons etc when he was 5 months but he didn't seem to know what to do with the food and he just pushed it out of his little mouth, so we waited a week and tried again, and he's not looked back.

We decided to take our cues from our bub not what the "right" age is meant to be.