Ok so we decided to start weaning Francesca last week when she turned 4 months old, but it wasn't a decision we took lightly.
I did a lot of reasearch online, asked you lovely ladies questions, discussed it in depth with DH and had a good chat with my HV.
One article I came across looks at a new piece of research released on 14th January 2011 that suggests babies in the western hemisphere might be healthier if they are weaned earlier than 6 months.
It quotes the report as saying that, contrary to current guidelines, there might be an increased risk of allergies by waiting until 6 months and also the chance of iron deficiencies leading to anaemia. It does also say that it's important to wait until baby is showing signs they are ready to wean and not to force a baby to eat if they aren't ready.
The article gives a balanced view and does not advise which is right or wrong - I just thought it might interest you all to have a look. I apologise if this has already been covered in a previous thread xx
https://www.madeformums.com/feeding-news/weaning-from-four-months-or-six-breaking-news/12293.html
I did a lot of reasearch online, asked you lovely ladies questions, discussed it in depth with DH and had a good chat with my HV.
One article I came across looks at a new piece of research released on 14th January 2011 that suggests babies in the western hemisphere might be healthier if they are weaned earlier than 6 months.
It quotes the report as saying that, contrary to current guidelines, there might be an increased risk of allergies by waiting until 6 months and also the chance of iron deficiencies leading to anaemia. It does also say that it's important to wait until baby is showing signs they are ready to wean and not to force a baby to eat if they aren't ready.
The article gives a balanced view and does not advise which is right or wrong - I just thought it might interest you all to have a look. I apologise if this has already been covered in a previous thread xx
https://www.madeformums.com/feeding-news/weaning-from-four-months-or-six-breaking-news/12293.html