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[wickedcherub]

Why is everything I read about starting babies on solids contradicting everything else I read about starting babies on solids???

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[starfish11.livejournal.com]

Because there are truly no widely agreed upon rules for solids! Seriously, despite how adamant many people (especially on lj) are that their way is the right way, the guidelines really change so often. I mean, I've had four kids and my oldest is only nine and I think every single time I got the 'feeding solids' info from the health centre the suggested steps were different.
IMO, take what you read as guidelines, and go with what your baby seems ready for. Which basically means that at some point between 4 and 6ish months he'll start showing signs of readiness and you can try giving him some food.
Try and stay relaxed about it though. If he's not showing signs of readiness, then it's fine to wait. There's no rush. If you try food and he doesn't seem interested, it's okay to just drop the issue for a couple of weeks and stick with just milk.

[notodette.livejournal.com]

LOL

LJ says six months.

Most of them also say baby-led weaning, but I did jars. JUDGE ME!

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

Even the doctors contradict themselves. The AAP has one committee that recommends only breastmilk or formula until 6 months and another committee that says to start solids from 4 to 6 months.

I started Delia right before she hit 6 months and used jars. She still got most of her calories from breastmilk until she was a year old. She just wasn't that interested in food.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

I find this about so MANY things. I've been carefully researching diabetes since I was diagnosed, and so MUCH of what I find are things diametrically opposed to one another.

[l5cents.livejournal.com]

Because everyone thinks that their way is the best way.

Ask your doctor and do what s/he says. That way, if you eff up, you can say "I did what the doctor told me" which sounds a little better than "I did what the internet told me."