DD is 5 1/2 months old and we started her on rice cereal yesterday. Last night she was screaming as though in pain, but it was hard to figure out whether she had a tummy ache, was teething or was overtired (she's been sleeping poorly due to the upcoming wonder week 26). Once we got her to sleep she slept for 11 hours and was a different girl all day today...very happy and smiley with almost no crying at all. I gave her some more rice cereal tonight and about an hour later she started screaming again. I'm pretty sure it's a tummy ache as she was fine until then.

I thought she was ready for solids as she started grabbing food from us the last couple of weeks. Since around 3 months she's always watched us eat with fascination, but has only just started showing interest in the food itself. I'm happy to leave it for another week or two before trying again. I think I might learn a bit about baby-led solids. But I'm just wondering if anyone else had a similar experience starting solids (particularly rice cereal). And do you think it's a sign that it's too early to start?