Bella, E only started on solids last night. i was holding out til six months and then we decided to start. J is still a couple of weeks off that milestone, and may not be ready even then... E did a lot of gumming, not much went down - but that's ok. she will learn and eat what she wants. BM will still be her main food source until she decides differently. we are going to go with baby led solids, and just let her guide what she does and doesn't like. don't rush it if you're not ready though! I will happily continue to feed BM for as long as e wants me too. E was ready for food as well - she has been trying to help herself to food from my plate for weeks! watching us eat intently, and when she was given the food yesterday, it went to her mouth, gummed, and when a bit broke off, she didn't swallow it whole or anything, she gummed it til it was soft and stuff - kept working it in her mouth...

i'm not feeling great this morning - have a bit of a headache. put my neck out when i went to bed last night so didn't sleep great - have a bit of a queasy tummy to go with it.

stressing too - going to concert with DH tomorrow night - and i'll be leaving E for several hours with my mum. she should be fine - she WILL be fine (mum will be at my cousins place not too far from the concert so i can feed E just before and straight after - and leave EBM with them) - but i haven't been apart from my girl for more than a few minutes ever. one very anxious mummy here