if your baby would be continously hungry like mine, you possibly would also think it needs more! really, guys it is no fun anymore, she only goes an hour in between feeds and then she is hungry again! as well @ night she tends to wake up three times now, instead of only once like before!
and I rather go with sth natural, like a banana than giving her artifical produced formula milk!
so far she isn't constipated and her poo looks okay!
they say, if baby can sit up properly when assisted and hold head up steadily, it is easier for the belly to digest the food as food can go through system unblocked! makes sense to me!
How long was this going on for? Perhaps a growth spurt?
I just think that sitting up isn't a sign that it's time to wean and I don't think it is evidence based, it just means a baby has developed a motor skill that can make weaning easier when you do come around to..... But I do agree it is important to tell Mothers that they should be ideally sitting up unaided when you introduce solids, due to choking avoidance. Altho' some babies due to medical reasons don't develop this skill till alot later on, my nephew for example was almost 2.
I also disagree with them saying that a baby is more likely to develop allergies if introduced to solids early. I gave nicole solids at 3 months and she aint allergic to anything, and when my mum was a baby they gave solids at 6wks old and there aint anything wrong with them either.
Its like the whole nuts during pregnancy thing, one minute your not supposed to eat them because they can cause your child to have allergic reactions to nuts later, then next thing you know they say that its actually the other way round.
That's sort of like the I've smoked for 40-years and I'm Okay argument.... ?
The nuts in pregnancy is still up for debate. I think there is still more research to find out conclusive proof on that.
The link I put up about weaning is personally one of the better, but I don't agree with some points to:
"Most breastfed babies receive enough iron from breastmilk to help keep the stores they were born with topped up. Babies born with low stores, perhaps because they were premature or small-for-dates, may benefit from iron supplements. Similarly, babies whose mother’s iron level is low may benefit from an iron supplement before six months. If you think this applies to you, talk to your doctor, paediatrician or health visitor. "
Low Iron levels in a nursing Mother do not affect the Iron levels in an infant, due to the brilliant absorption of Iron from breastmilk (10 times greater than formula) is probably the main reason.
Also, I don't believe in signs of babies being interested in watching people eat food or grabbing food/spoons, babies are naturally interested in what their parents do and show interest in.... By that emission my child is ready to start washing-up and driving... lol...
I'd take it slower, just introduce a few teaspoons. It's all about different tastes at the moment anyway 
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