You will spend enough hours of your life spooning food into children
Oh Barb..........so true!

With Olivia I was as keen as mustard and started her on her "6 month" birthday to the dot.

With Charlie I had recent enough memories of the mess, so held off till he was 6.5 months.......

With Lexie I just kept wishing she would stay about 4 months forever.....her 6 month birthday loomed with dread in relation to mush!

That said, all of them appear to be thriving and despite holding off as long as I could with Lexie (7 months) she cheerfully chomps on a chop at 13 months..........

Charlyfrog, in answer to your question, honestly, science aside, I would hold off as long as you can............