Solids at 4 months??

[nicjay]

OK, so I've just had a visit to my GP, me not DD2, and we were talking about how she was doing (as you do LOL). And my GP mentioned that the recommendation on when to start solids is/has changed back to 4 months from 6 months. I had heard something about this I thought too, it is supposedly to reduce the risk of allergies.

Anyway, I am not keen for to start her yet for a few reasons. She has only just started to deliberately put stuff in her mouth, she can't yet sit unsupported, we have no family history of any allergies to food (although I am allergic to many other things like cats, grass, dust mites etc etc), and it's a total PITA making special baby mush cause she can't yet feed herself - I am keen on the idea of BLS - and we are also going away on hols after Xmas and doing solids on a holiday is not my idea of fun either Not to mention she is thriving on BM

So why would I want to start her on solids yet? It was only 5 years ago that I started DD1 on them at 6 months and really what has changed? Not babies digestive systems I'm sure. And BTW DD1 has no allergies yet that I am aware of either.

I'd be really interested to hear others opinions on this

ETA: The MCHN that I saw last when DD2 was 2 weeks said solids at 6 months.

[Oorki Galoorki]

No it still hasnt changed.
it is a piece of miss information that has been floating around for a couple of years nowobviously now its getting to the doctors not just MCHNs....

[Miss H]

I wouldn't start at 4 months. Both my girls were started at 5,5 mnths. I took DD2 to the allergist when she was 4 mnths as she has eczema and he said that when I do start feeding solids I shouldn't wait to introduce certain foods like egg but nothing about starting early.

[Barb Glare]

Hi,
Your doctor is misinformed. There has been no change to the guidelines regarding infant feeding. The current recommendations are that solids should be commenced at around 6 mnths

[Jennifer13]

Keep an eye on the WHO guidelines. They haven't changed, so who knows which 'guidelines' the doctor is talking about!

[MummyTummy]

I did hear that 'they' have decided that the late introduction of allergy trigger foods is not preventing any allergies (as was the presumption it would) so we now no longer need to hold off introducing any foods except honey (because that is bacterial not an allergen) but that it should still all commence from 6 months.

I wonder where your GP picked that up from?