I never want him to eat solids :(

MayDayGirl · February 2009

I'm seriously becomming a mom I never expected! I'm no where near ready for him to leave our bedroom (he's in a cradle), I worry I'll never want to stop bfing.. and I don't want to give him solids at 4 months! He's just growing up too quickly and still is such a baby!!!

Anyone wait till 5-6 months? Is that really a problem?

weemodin · February 2009

We waited until 6 months, and it was not a problem at all. ?GL!

InACitySoNice · February 2009

I was (and am) so with you. We didn't start feeding DD solids until she was about 9 months old! She was (and is) super-healthy and big and strong and I think it's due to the bf'ing. I did it until she was 15 months, and only stopped because we were going through IVF again.

I hated the switch to solids. All those dishes! And laundry! And poopy diapers! Eeek!!

Good luck. Do it as long as you can stand it, I say!

craziheazo · February 2009

Unless Maya's reflux dictates otherwise, we aren't starting solids until 5-6 months.

Her pedi actually says that research shows that it is better for them to wait until 6 months to start solids. The wait decreases the likelihood of childhood obesity, adulthood obesity, food allergies and food intolerances.

jamalynn · February 2009

I know exactly what you mean. The idea of solids makes me cringe and the idea of weaning makes me want to cry. But actually our ped said that BM is the best thing for a baby and a "perfect food" so if you are EBF, he said to wait until 6 months to start solids, so that is what we are doing. Yeah!!! So yes, you can wait until 6 months to start solids (we are).

MrsJeffsWife2B · February 2009

Not a problem at all. For what it's worth I HATE solids, we only started them at 5.5 months. Don't forget the AAP says 6 months!

IMO, solids just make him constipated, make his poop stink and are generally a PITA, I don't know why everyone rushes into giving them.

I'd EBF forever if I could! (Well, not forever but YKWIM).

marriedgirl05 · February 2009

We wanted to wait until 6 months, but ended up starting at 5 months because the pedi wanted us to. (Evan was below the 5% and he thought it would beef him up some.) If he's fine on bm alone I see no reason to start at 4 months!

I am the same as you on the milestones though! I'm so happy, but so sad at the same time! Every new tooth I think, okay, this is fine, but don't get more!! That will make you a big boy!! (He got his first molar yesterday...boo hoo!!!!)

Christakim · February 2009

Ella won't have her first bite of solids for 3 days when she goes to her 6 month check up. Although she isn't sleeping through the night and I have a feeling it's because she may be hungry, but I'm not sure. She is up twice a night to breastfeed. Also, the weaning from breastfeeding started this week, and I'm sorry, I can't make you feel better about that because it's been AWFUL. I don't want to stop but I have to so we can try to get pregnant again. She hates formula.

Lizard1131 · February 2009

Our pedi told us to wait until 6 months, so I think it's fine!

alchris · February 2009

I understand those emotions -- it's crazy, I know!

Everything I had read said 6+ months, so that's what we did. Even then, Kira wasn't interested most of the time, and we didn't push it at all. After a few more months, she started gobbling it up. Now she eats large bowls full. She had been watching us eat *very* closely by 4 months, but that didn't mean she was ready, you know? Trust your Mommy gut! Good luck!

RN5406 · February 2009

I know exactly what you mean! This is going all way too fast. I will start solids when he is ready, but probably around 6 months. I'm not ready by any means now!

LucyPevensie · February 2009

I don't plan to start solids until as close to 6 months as possible - right now Jack gets 20 ounces of breastmilk and 10 ounces of formula - as long as he's doing fine on that - we're in no hurry to start solids either - in my case - it's just the thought of the poop that has me in no hurry! Although I don't understand the rush anyway.

I also am in NO hurry to move Jack into his room - I love having him in our room - I love looking at his face before I fall asleep (he's in a co-sleeper right next to me) and he sleeps in bed with me after 5am. I love it. He is so beautiful when he sleeps. I look guiltily at the 300 dollar crib and (gulp) 250 dollar organic crib mattress we bought (well, MIL paid for most of it), truly, I'm not sure when he'll use it! Probably before he's a year old, but again, no hurry at our house!

As far as bf'ing - if we were - I'm sure I'd do it until he was close to 2 years old, but since it did not work out for us - I'm pumping until it drives me completely insane (not there yet, surprisingly enough!) but I can't see going past 6 months (if we even make it to 6 months. We just rounded the 3 month corner this week. So we'll see.)

No rush MayDay! Don't let ANYONE pressure you or tell you "you're doing it wrong" - go with your gut and your instincts, no one knows your baby like YOU!

destinationAZ · February 2009

MrsLee04:
Waiting until 6 months is advised and therefore is definitely not a problem! Here's some good info on why 6 months is better than 4 months:

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/readyforsolids.htm

Ditto....I've never really understood why some people are in a rush to start solids (unless there is a medical reason).

tina623 · February 2009

I didn't want to start until 6 months or later but when the dr said I had to start (when they were a week shy of 4 months) because of reflux being so bad, I wanted to cry. It made life every hectic very fast (for us anyway). I wouldn't start until you see that he wants it.

Runsalotbride · February 2009

wow, I must be the only one here that LOVES solids. I couldn't wait to start solids!! But then again, I couldn't breastfeed. I pumped for 2 months and was miserable. Their appetite was out of this world. They were eating so much we started rice with them at 4 months! They are now almost 8 months and in stage three solids and eating puffs.

I love it and it's actually less dishes (washing bottles is a PITA) and their diapers aren't any different for me. They are actually more regular now on solids.

They sit in highchairs so good and when I take them to a restaurant they are so much better behaved. Sitting up in a chair, eating their puffs and they are even starting the sippy cups!

franciscaz · February 2009

We waited... there really is no hurry!

crystalgirl · February 2009

I didn't want to do it at 4 months, either, but he was clearly hungry for more and ridiculously jealous of anything we ate. It would break your heart. So how could I not start??? I did push it two weeks to 4.5 months.

I also felt the same way about BFing.

mommyof4boys · February 2009

There's discussion between different parts of the APA about when to start solids. Most say if you FF start around 4 months but if you BF start around 6 months. Having said that, we started around 4 months with Joshua, Jonathan and Matthew. We introduced at 4 months to Christopher and he wasn't ready. He didn't get solids until closer to 6 months as that was when he was ready. He is allergic to all things dairy/soy and wheat so waiting didn't help with that. It is so hard to feed him now since I'm still learning about how the wheat affects him. We knew about the dairy and soy since he was 8 months for dairy and 13 months for soy. Wheat was just added last month.

crystalgirl · February 2009

Also, it's a rather complex issue... Our pedi advised us to start at 4 months and vehemently disagreed with many arguments promoting waiting.

*JCsGirl* · February 2009

Wait. I thought 6 months was ideal for starting solids.

pirate-elle · February 2009

We started at 5 months because DD was a real snacker and I was BFing every 45 minutes all day. Our pedi suggested cereal to give her more filling meals, and it really worked and soonafter she was on a 2-3 hour BFing schedule, which was heaven for me after almost 6 months of nursing 15-18 times per day!

I thought I'd never want to give up BFing either, but DD really started to self-wean and was much happier with a bottle at about 10m, so we started weaning then. Because it made DD happier it make the transition much easier on me.

I say wait till you're comfortable with both solids and weaning - our pedi stresses to read your baby's cues, and not pay so much attention to what your baby book says :-)

ABC-123 · February 2009

We didn't give DS solids until a week or so after his 6 month b-day. Our pedi felt very strongly that it is better to wait to 6 months (I know of other pedis that think this as well). I know a few people that have waited to 8 months to start solids due to concerns with food allergies, etc. So, no worries. Discuss with your pedi and DH and decide what is right for your little guy.

Why do you think it is bad to wait?

skoorbnibor · February 2009

waiting til 6 months is the current recommendation. We did and I am so glad we did! It is not a problem and he was ready and took to solids well. We are about to start some finger foods!

I am not ready for E to grow up either! But he is thisclose to crawling and it is bittersweet...

lrrb · February 2009

I hate solids.....I didn't feed my girls solids until 6 months and even then I only gave them a jar a day. Ella STILL only has 2 jars a day...sometimes. Its not a big deal until 1 year anyways. Don't sweat it...you don't have to even THINK about soilds at this point in his life...so don't. And you can breast feed him until you want to stop...even if thats freaking 4 years old haha. Do whatever YOU want to do...who cares what others think. I think you will prob. want to stop breast feeding him around a year but if you don't....who cares, have at it!

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