What age did your child begin solids?

**MilkOnTap** · 17-09-2007 19:32

I dont want this to become an argumentative thread - I'm just curious what age everyone's children began solids.

I was intending on waiting til Jedd hits 6 months, but lately he has begun showing signs that he is almost ready; things like taking an interest in what I'm eating, isn't doing the poke-tongue-out reflex as much etc...

I'll probably cop some flack over this, but I let him lick my apple the other day - he absolutely loved it! I made sure there weren't any chunks or bits that could drop off into his mouth - but that made me wonder if he might be ready in a couple of weeks time.

Multiple choice poll coming...

**punkbaby** · 17-09-2007 19:35

Older dd was about 7 months she wasnt that interested really and happy with the boobie

DS was 5 months he was ff though from 4 months he just seemed to need it

DD2 was 8 months i tried her about 7 but she didnt want it she was on the boob too

I think every child is different though some start earlier some start later as you know already

**Fuchsia!** · 17-09-2007 19:37

both my kids started at 4mths. Cooper was no trouble at all, i think he was so ready for it!

**Jenko** · 17-09-2007 19:38

DD I started just after 4 months, she was ready, took to it straight away.

DS I tried him on farex and a bit of apple just after 5 months and he wasn't ready. He still had a strong tongue reflex and just spat food out or opened his mouth for it to fall out. lol

I left him for a few weeks and introduced one solid meal a day after 6 months. He is almost 8 months and for the last few weeks has been having 3 solid feeds a day with morning/arvo tea.

**mm85** · 17-09-2007 19:38

i started ds on farex a week before 4 months he is fine now and he definatly was ready!

**shed** · 17-09-2007 19:38

We started at 6 months.

I would never start before 5 months and certainly not a 4 months, but lots of people do.

That's what they used to recommend so if someone hadn't heard the latest news then they would just continue to do this I suppose.

You, however, Missus, do have the latest information available to you

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But all babies are different. Are you still breastfeeding? If so, then there are websites that tell you about the flora in the gut. That was enough to convince me to wait.

**LMenz** · 17-09-2007 19:39

Jack was almost 5 months when we started. He was staring at me when eating, making movements with his mouth, reaching out for food etc.

I tried to wait until 6 months but he was obviously hungry and very curious. He really took to it too. Loves his food

We started on farax. HTH

**SassyMummy** · 17-09-2007 19:40

Started at about 4 months for no other reason than that I wanted to. I don't think she was ready (though I didn't mark that option on the poll - sorry!)... I think i was just impatient and eager to try something new.

It wasn't until she was after 6 months that she had regular meals though... I just gave her food every now and again before that point.

I didn't have access to BH back then, so was pretty much relying on food packaging, books, and what people around me were telling me to do....

**♥Heaven Sent♥** · 17-09-2007 19:41

With dd i tried her on some things at about 4 months,she wasn't ready though and put it off till 6 months.

With ds i started him on it at about 5-6 months he was ready and loved his solids,but once i started him on it he didn't want boo boo and my supply dropped.I then gave him less until he was ready to take on more,i wanted his primary food supply to be boo boo.