If early solids badly affected your baby please post here.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/30/2010

Thankyou Helen, you are sweet. Yes I'm frustrated, no I'm not perfect :) I had a simple request, and it didn't work out too well. But I did get enough responses to reaffirm in my mind that yes, there are risks, and it's not worth it!
Thanks for understanding and trying to help, it means a lot to me.

Helen - posted on 09/30/2010

Honestly, I think Laura isn't now coming across as well as in the beginning - but I would put it down to frustration! Most posts have good points, but Laura simply wanted one side. Rightly or wrongly but its what she asked for, so why attack her. One person rarely shares the opinons of everyone else. Come on ladies, lets pull together - please, and not be sniping to one another. There are so many different opinons that the question Laura asked has been a little lost unfortunately. I'm not saying Laura is right, we don't know who's right, but personally I did not and in future will not wean early - the risks aren't worth it. Just my opinion.

Toni - posted on 09/27/2010

Laura, I have been very respectful of your wishes actually, I have NOT posted anything of when I weaned my son or why (which I could of done, but as you asked people who've not experienced difficulties not to I have not). As I have not stated EVER that many children are ok when weaned early, or that most children don't experience any adverse effects of early weaning because you wanted to know about the adverse effects of early weaning.

The only thing I have done is point out that more people than ever are weaning after 6 months yet allergies continue to rise (as pointed out by Nicole), so maybe other allergens need to be considered AS WELL as when the baby was weaned!

You seem rather antagonistic, when all I was wondering is why you ONLY want one side? All you had to say was,as Nicole and Emily both said, that you felt there was an abundance of 'my baby was fine' stories and you wanted to show that there are negative impacts with early weaning for SOME children. BTW I have NEVER suggested on this thread or anywhere else that a mum should wean before 6 months, and for those that wanted to I suggest that they first consult their doctor and explore other options. I agree there are medical RECOMMENDATIONS for a reason, but not every child fits one mould.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/27/2010

Morgan, Alison, same goes for your comments. You say why do I want horror stories? It's pretty simple, I want to avoid doing things that could hurt my baby. Is that so hard to understand? It CAN be bad to start early. It CAN damage your babies insides. So I think moms should know the risks before doing it. As I said before I couldn't care less how many babies seem to be fine, I care about the few, or more, who are permanently damaged. It happens! It really does. I would never start early because I value the research that these organizations do. I trust their opinion when it's so solidly backed on col hard facts. So please go to another thread to try to cause problems, my wishes were simple, please be respectful of them.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/27/2010

Toni, if you want both sides then post your own question. This is my question and I was VERY specific about what I was asking. It's incredibly rude to disregard my wishes just because you feel differently. Please try to respect the questions asked and start your own if you want different comments. I could care less how many are ok from doing dangerous things. Like on YouTube, yes many kids can jump off buildings and be ok, I care about the few who die from it, or are paralyzed. This is just a different risk, but to me no less important as the risks are real. Maybe only 1 out of 100 is badly affected but if that was my child it would be my 100%.

Heather - posted on 09/24/2010

We did only mild cooked fruits, baby cereal and sweet potatoes from 4-6 mo. I will say that when I tried sweet peas, my daughter pooped so much that by the end it was just little bits. She didn't seem uncomfortable but I decided her tummy wasn't ready yet, and we will hold off for a bit and try those again later. I used the book "super baby food" by ruth yaron. It definitely promotes the "food for fun until you're one" kind of thinking and has a great timeline that has helped us.

Helen - posted on 09/23/2010

Nicole, that must be so hard for you. It was not your fault, bless you and your family for having to deal with this and I hope your son it ok. I don't think there's good reason to start solids early - I think at times it is done by the parents out of excitement and eagerness to see our little ones enjoying food and we're all human. Good luck to everyone no matter what you choose. I personally feel you should leave it as long as possible - just my opinion.

Emily - posted on 09/23/2010

Just perusing the posts on this community, as well as other communities, the "I started at 2, 3, or 4months and my baby is fine" posts are EVERYWHERE. The "other side" gets a lot of airtime. I don't see anything wrong with Laura asking for opposing viewpoints.

Toni - posted on 09/23/2010

TBH Nicole I don't even think it can be a major factor in it, a contributing factor maybe. There are too many other things that are different today (such as chemicals, ready made food, pollution etc), as I said the previous generations all weaned much earlier than many mums nowadays and they had very few allergies.

I don't think it's that many mums do not want to speak up, because I know if it were me I would speak out to try and stop damage to other children, as you have done. I honestly believe there are just more moms who have weaned early and their children are not affected.

I hope your son is doing better now, and I can understand where your coming from because I would be completely against early weaning if I had experienced what you did with your son.

I can see Laura wanting to get the other side but IMO it is always better to share both sides together for people to have a more rounded opinion of the issue. But that's just me I suppose.

Nicole - posted on 09/23/2010

Toni - I am not blaming it all on early solids but it is one major contributing factor.
I think the reason Laura wanted just this side of the story is beacuse if you look at all the other posts concerning introducing solids there are sooooo many 'I introduced solids and my child is FINE' stories compared to what can actually go wrong with it. Laura is trying to get both sides. This side is not talked about very often because some times mums can feel horrible about hurting their children and don't want to talk about it. So the mums out there who want to start solids early BUT want to get both sides can't really, because most mums won't tell you if they have made the wrong decisions with their kids. They're embarrassed just like i was with my son.

Toni - posted on 09/23/2010

Nicole actually more people leave weaning until 6 months or older now (as per medical recommendation) than in previous generations, so to blame the RISE in allergies on early weaning seems a little odd to me. That to me suggests that at the very least something else is having an effect on the rise of allergies as well as weaning age.

TBH I don't know why you (general you) only want ONE side of this, when I am researching things I want to know successes and failures AND suggested reasons why they were successful or not as the ONLY way you can come to an INFORMED conclusion is by having both sides of the coin.

Nicole - posted on 09/22/2010

Tiffany - This discussion was started when Laura asked people to comment on their BAD OR HORRIBLE consequences of feeding your child solids TOO EARLY. She specifically asked posters to not comment if they had a MY CHILD IS FINE' story, I'm sorry if i upset you by telling me story and the reasons why I think it is too early to start babies on solids b4 6 mths.
I know for a fact that the percentage of children with food related allergies and or intollerences has risen significantly over the past 10 yrs because i was the one sitting in the allergy and intollerence specialists office week after week with my son. My specialist also told me that 85% of cases he saw every week are because we are forcing our babies to grow up way to quickly by feeding them solids too early.
This disscussion was put up to help mums understand why there are recommendations and for mums of sick bubs to tell their stories.
And I will stick by my opinion until the day my 4 yr old can eat everything without being sick or has not had a cold for more than 2 weeks apart.
There is a bigger picture as to why there are recommendations it's for when your kids are adults, well babies make for well adults.

Kyra - posted on 09/22/2010

i always laugh when i see these posts!!! what ever happened to a mothers natural instinct! i think we have relied on too many books and rules of when we supposed to do something and we have forgotten to trust our baby and ourselves! we cant do right for doing wrong these days! i have 6 children and they were weaned at 12 wks, 13 wks, 13 wks, 14 wks, 11 wks and my 11 wk old now is starting to show signs of wanting food! i will try and leave it as long as poss but when he really wants it i will give it to him! none of my children have any allergies, not even eczema or asthma and none of them are over weight! i think a mixture of being too sterile these days has something to do with it! years ago it was quite normal to feed your baby at 8-10 weeks and they very rarely had allergies and some countries these days start babies from birth on powdered rice and yet they arent rife with allergies or medical conditions! please just try and trust your own instincts! x

Avril - posted on 09/21/2010

it all depends on if ur babies a hungry baby but always talk to ur health vistor 1st as iv got 6 kids and my 3rd child i had to put him on solids at 3wk as he was exstreamly hungry baby i was advised by the health vistor to do it and he turned out fine had no problem what so ever and he 4yrs now but i do agree that u sudnt introduce peanut butter to early iv give any of my kids it untill they r over the age of 3yrs but that mine own decisson

Emily - posted on 09/20/2010

The recommendations to wait until 6 months is not just some random number they pulled out of their asses. It's based on real, peer-reviewed, published research that shows a statistically significant difference in the health outcomes when comparing babies who started early vs. those who waited until 6 months. Does this mean that all or most babies who start early will have problems? NO. It just means that there is a greater risk of having problems. Just because there are a lot of moms who started their babies early with no problems does not negate the fact that starting early is riskier than waiting, when looking at the population as a whole. It's like when people say "I turned my baby's car seat around and she's FINE." Doesn't mean that forward-facing is just as safe as rear-facing. Just means that you are lucky.

Rachael - posted on 09/20/2010

Hi Laura, you arnt having much luck on getting the posts you wanted!! I understand why you want to make people aware of the problems. i dont think people read what you had written befor commenting! Yes everyone deserves to have an opinion but this is a specific topic you wanted to get going. good luck : P

Nicole - posted on 09/20/2010

heres a thought, i havent started my daughter on solid yet so i cant say if she will do well or not but i can say its not against the doctor for me to start her early today at her 2 month visit the doc told me to start her on cereal and fruits and veggies and even juice with half water when she gets to be 13lbs and she weighted 12lbs 6oz today. she said that because the formula isnt filling she eats more then 32oz a day she can start it. so theres a doc recommendation thats not the "usual"

Melissa - posted on 09/20/2010

Thanks for the info. My LO is 6 months and is not interested in eating so maybe I will take it slower!

Tonya - posted on 09/20/2010

I waited until my son was 6 months to start solids. He was exclusively breastfed and had bad acid reflux. I would try everyday to get him to eat and we wasn't interested until he was nine months. We've spent the last year and a half testing him for diseases and allergies to find out why the foods he was eating burnt through his skin within seconds of a bm. We had to see many doctors and none of them had any idea what was going on with him. He couldn't handle any fruits or vegetables. The only advice they could give me was not to give him the foods that gave him diarrhea and hopefully his stomach would learn how to digest these foods by the age of two. His body still wasn't able to handle foods. He's two and a half and he is just now starting to handle fruits and vegetables. I believe that my son's stomach wasn't able to handle food even at six months. Every child is different. I think before a mother makes a decision weather to start feeding their child early should know the positive results along with the negative. To see my son suffer and be in so much pain I would personally suffer through the hard times of my child wanting more breastmilk than feed him too soon.

Tiffany - posted on 09/20/2010

Nicole - I am one of those Mom's who stated that my daughter 'only' started on rice cereal at 3 months. I am very well aware of what the recommendations are when it comes to solids. It is the choice of the parent that should be made with the help of their pediatrician. It's fine if you all didn't start your child before 6 months. It's great to make awareness that starting them early can cause problems. But this is a place we all come for support and advice. This whole topic has not been very supportive in my opinion. My nephew is 5 now and has 5 major allergies. My sister had 4 boys with no allergen problems but the last one now has major allergies. Could it be from starting him early on solids? Sure. Could it be from something else...maybe the fact that he just was born this way? Sure. My point is it could be a million different things. My daughter is 11 1/2 months now and is doing great. I breastfed her for the first 3 months and I also gave formula as she was not getting enough breastmilk. She is now on formula, solids and has 2 ozs of juice and water a day. She is thriving, healthy, happy and that is all I ask for. Every baby is different, and every baby reacts differently to certain foods/milk/etc.

Also, for blindly trusting a pediatrician/family doc/etc. - Of course you can't blindly trust them. But if you can't trust your doctor that you chose for your child, maybe that doctor should not be your child's pediatrician. We looked at TONS of pediatricians and ultimately went to the one all my family does as he came out of retirement which we were so happy about. I have another nephew who could not take any formula but nutramigen. He was miserable the first 2 months until they found this formula. Now our pedi said to not in any way start him early on foods. They didn't. When they went to a gastro doc, that doctor told them to start him on yobaby yogurt. They did, and he was screaming and vomiting and couldn't handle it. This from a doctor who DOES understand the inside of a child's stomach and how they can digest. I agree with Allison - no one holds all the answer and all we can do is what we think is best...and maybe with a little help from our pediatricians. =)

Alison - posted on 09/20/2010

Laura, you talk about seriousness, but how serious is this really? We all know that these sorts of recommendations change all the time. I would be really surprised if my grandchildren are still sleeping on their backs.

Doctors come up with new recommendations and our babies are the lab rats. After a few years, they can collect the data and see if any good has been done. I have to admit that I have some serious doubts about the obesity thing and would need to see some hard evidence from an unbiased source.

Personally, I enjoyed breast feeding and was in no hurry to start solids with my girls, but I am not about to get on anyone's case about it. No one holds all the answers and we all need to choose what we think is best.

Lana - posted on 09/20/2010

I waited till six months and so did my mom but my hubby was started on solids at 2 months (!) - even though he eats so much healthier than I do, exercises, really leads a healthy life style all the way around, he is now 38 and he gets sick at least 2-3 times per year (fever, bad colds etc), he also has major stomach issues several times per month and he's always had it, which I never understood but now I get why. I was breastfed till six months and even though I eat whatever I want and whenever I want, I only had colds a handful of times and had a fever maybe like ten times in my life. Oh and I've never had any stomach issues. Saying that baby is fine on solids if you start early is easy, it's the adult life that is more worrisome. What we are doing now will affect baby's life, the difference between 3 months and six months is not that big.

I will never get tired of saying it, but if your baby is hungry, add more milk by either breastfeeding more frequently and/or topping off with formula or up his/her formula intake. Until your baby is on 40 ounces + and still wakes up every night for a feed (! Not for soothing, not to cry about teething, just for food), milk is all they need. Coming from mom whose baby sleeps through the night and is on 90 percentile of growth for both weight and height so she's been a very hungry baby but it's only a phase. We are only starting solids now at six months.

Morgan - posted on 09/20/2010

How do they even know what the effects will be have they followed children from birth to death?? I think not!!
Its crazy to me to hear you say" I want to hear who had problems" why?? its not very common for babies to have issues starting solids early, why do you care so much? My doctor said my daughter would "show signs" of wanting to eat and she did at about 4.5 months, all babies are diffrent and I am sure if they followed 500 kids who had soilds before 6 months there would be only a few who had issues, and I am also sure if they followed 500 kids who's parents waited untill 6 months there would still be kids with issues.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/20/2010

Yes as the recommendation stands it even says no water, juice, cereal, anything! It's a strict 6 months but this has shown to have the best results in their entire lives of health.

Nicole - posted on 09/19/2010

I don't think many mums on here who say there baby 'only' started on rive cereal or oatmeal early realise that that is what is classed as SOLIDS. Anything that is not BM or formula is solids. And rice cereal and oatmeal have no or very little nutrition in them. So why fill your baby up with something that has no added value to their nutritional needs? It only makes them feel fuller and want less BM or formula which is all a baby needs until they are atleast 6 mths old. I find it very frustrating that people give their babies something that could potentially hurt them or make them want less BM/formula.

Sol - posted on 09/19/2010

unfortunately here in the UK, you can't see your pediatrician so easily, you always have to see your GP (general practicioner) first who are I guess you could say like family doctors. And they refer you to the pedi if they think it is neccessary otherwise they wont and you only can see a pedi if you pay privately.
We also have the health visitors who check on the babies up till they are 5 years old, but one tells me to start if I feel it necessary, even though the WHO recommendations advise otherwise. And the other tells me to follow the WHO, and wait longer.
I'm trying to do that, Logan is bottle fed, and he has Aptamil 2 (for hungrier babies) 210 ml every 3 hs.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/19/2010

Just can't always be that mom knows best, I mean I have no idea how erics intestines developed, or when he was ok to digest foods, I have to take into consideration the general facts of when a baby can digest foods, then make my choice, but doing something just because I think he looks ready doesn't make sense, I can't see inside him. That's all. And I never blindly trust any physician especially a pediatrician, family practice doc. But when every major health organization in the world agrees on an age I tend to listen :)

Jessi - posted on 09/19/2010

ok and there's also dr's who have killed patients due to malpractice.......what's your point?

Lise - posted on 09/19/2010

I guess I just don't understand why people start their babies on solids early. I breastfeed and love it, and it is SO easy. Half the time I'd rather breastfeed her than go and prepare food for her. Plus, it is a nice thing that she and I share. :)

Yes, most babies do fine - but why bother taking the risk? Why not stay on something that you know is working? Sometimes my little one ate a ton - but I never worried she was "too hungry" because I trusted in my body to do what women have done for years and years. She's right where she should be. We started solids a few weeks after she hit 6 months, and she ate MAYBE a teaspoon of food every other day (sometimes less) until she turned 8 months, when she really started liking them.

Women have fed babies for years on nothing but breastmilk; I don't see why people are so anxious to have their babies grow up.

Tiffany - posted on 09/19/2010

Bottom line, discuss it with your pediatrician. There is usually no harm in starting them a little early, but you have to consider all the facts especially how well they handle formula (if they are formula fed). We started my daughter on rice cereal at 3 months then switched to oatmeal. Rice cereal constipated her and oatmeal is much more nutritious...we followed what our pedi wanted for the most part. We started her on veggies first, then fruits then meat. We started at 5 1/2 months I believe...it was about 1 1/2 weeks earlier then when the doc told us to start. My daughter did well, but I know from experience with my nephew that starting them too early can cause problems. It all depends on the baby, which is why I say talk to your pedi. It's nice to get advice from other moms, but if it's something about taking care of your child you should always talk to your pedi first.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/19/2010

Sol, the story Nichole wrote is the typical story about why the recommendation stands at 6 months. When it is bad, it's really bad so that's why the experts are all saying to wait.
'mom knows best' can't be a good reason, as some moms have strangled, drowned, suffocated their own child. Mom does not always know best. But in the end it's moms right, and responsibility to make the choices.

Amanda - posted on 09/19/2010

I gave my daughter some rice cereal mixed with breastmilk around 4 months....no side effects. I didn't start her on "solids" until she was 6 months. She was also breastfed until 11 months and 2 weeks...she went on formula for those last couple weeks, until she turned one, and then she went on to whole milk.



Now she's onto all sorts of food.....She's one great eater!!!

Sol - posted on 09/19/2010

I understand the request of Laura just wanting to know if any baby has been affected by eating before they are 6 months old. I have a 4 month old baby and currently thinking about weaning him, but I would like to hear only about those mum that had problems. Just to know what to expect if it went wrong. Any other successfull story of weaning is cute but not really interesting to mums that are worried of possible side effects that feeding solids to a very young baby can bring.

Jessi - posted on 09/19/2010

nicole - i am sorry to hear what happened to your son. i hope you switched doctors! you son's condition was preexisting and your dr should have taken that fully into consideration before suggesting to give cereal which caused his condition to worsen.

I, myself, feel though that "mom knows best" and in my case and my son's case we were both "healthy" before and after solids were introduced.

parents should take the dr's recommendations into consideration but never disregard you own instincts.

Silje - posted on 09/19/2010

We started our daughter on cereal around when she was 4 months old, but very runny cereal and she was fine, I think there are lots of different views on when to start solids. I was going to wait until 6 months to introduce solids but my doctor actually told me to give it to her at this age. I guess there are different opinions in the medical staff as well.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/19/2010

Nicole, THANKYOU!
I knew thus happened, but it seems most moms won't admit it, thankyou for sharing, it was NOT your fault, you listened to the dr so who thinks that's a risk right? But i hope moms can learn from this and take every advise with caution, pediatricians are NOT specialists on the internal digestive systems and their advise is just advise about eating.

Nicole - posted on 09/19/2010

Yes Vicki it was hard, but we got through it.
And just a little add.. we have a 10 mth old daughter now and she did not start solids until roughly 8 mths when she started showing signs of wanting our food, and now she eats everything that is put in front of her with gusto! I am so glad I waited with her would have gone longer but she dictated it! lol!

Vicki - posted on 09/19/2010

Wow Nicole that must have been hard for you and your little one. Much love to you.

Nicole - posted on 09/19/2010

I AM ONE OF THOSE MUMS WHO STARTED SOLIDS TOO EARLY!! And are not afraid to admit it if it helps others.
My son was severly underweight, aneamic and constantly sick...I would visit my pead atleast once a week until she suggested starting him on rice cereal and a few veggies to help the weight gain (which we attributed to him being constantly sick).
BIG MISTAKE!!!!!! He became even more sick and at one point had to be admitted to the hospital for observation.
We found out he had a severe allergy to cows milk protein (which is in every baby formula!), wheat, starch and a few other things which you find in every baby jar foods, they use certain things to bulk up the food to make your baby feel fuller, but offer no nutrition!
In the process I had destroyed the lining of his stomach so every time he ate something his stomach could not digest it and spat it out the other end covered on stomach acid which in turn burn his bottom red raw and bleeding.
This went on for more than 6 mths until a very dear friend suggested I visit an Allergy and intollerence specialist in Ballarat to have him tested.
Best thing I ever did...he told me that by introducing solids too early I had ruined his stomach and not had a long road ahead to fix it.
He took my son off ALL solids and put him on a prescription only formula called NEOCATE which some premmie babies are given at birth to help with weight gain. OMG what a change in baby, his bottom cleared up, he stopped crying for the first time in months, he started sleeping, I finially got a full nights sleep and he started being the baby I had always hoped for!! But this took almost 2 years b4 we could safely start to introduce solids again for fear we could harm him again.
So please everyone listen to your gut instinct and do what you think is right for your kids, but remember recommendations from all health organisations are exactly that recommendations. They derive these from seeing baby after baby being severly damaged for life from introducing solids early, they don't say these things just to be annoying. They say them because they have the proof to back the recommendations up.
And I tell you what, when I first took my son to the allergy and intollerence specialist I was dumb founded to find out exactly how many babies two visit one of these doctors over the course of the first 2 years of life.
So please becareful or you will end up destroying them not maybe now but as they get older because my son is now 4 in oct, and he still has diarhea and can't handle anything too acidic. And he will be like this for the rest of his life.
To those mums who say their bubs are okay from eating solids too early good luck to you, but for those mums starting solids now give it time your bub will let you know when he/she is ready.

Vicki - posted on 09/18/2010

Maria personally I would disregard your ped's advice and wait until 6 months altogether, in line with the WHO recommendations.

Maria - posted on 09/18/2010

I actually do have a problem with starting solids and that is constipation for my baby......I think I did start to early for her system, which is 4 months old but my pediatrician recommended it and he put it like this......rice cereal for 3-4 days, 1-2 feedings a day, then try oatmeal the same way and then barley..after that try a veggie or fruit gerber....the cereal worked fine but when I introduced carrots....she got constipated......so I guess I am going to ease off on the veggies/fruits and only do cereal until she is five months then I will try again.....any advice is well appreciated

Jodi - posted on 09/18/2010

I think some of the reasoning behind not starting them too early is because the lining of the stomach isnt fully developed therefore can cause permanent damage. I tried my daughter on solids at 4mths and she wasnt really interested so tried her every now again until she started to show interest when she was closer to 6mths. It was around this time I noticed that she was having nappy explosions at exactly the same time of the day and cut out her porridge which was oat based and she was fine, gluten and wheat also seemed to affect her. Luckly she seems to have gotten over the intolerance to these foods just before her 1st birthday. Im not sure why she had these reactions to those foods or why she suddenly stopped reacting but my theory is her system was just too immature to process them so I guess that is another thing to take in to consideration when introducing solids to a baby.

Amber - posted on 09/18/2010

i think in this situation mommys know best! and what ever works for you and your baby go for it!! just dont skip out on the other good stuff breast milk or formula, my son is 5 months old and was exclusively breast fed but i'm finding his is grumpier after feeds and during the day and i find giving him some cereal or veggies makes him feel SO much better he is a totally different baby!! i would supplement him with formula but he HATES it, he only wants my boob i've tried similac and enfamil but both times screaming kicking and spitting out formula, so soilds was my other option and its great!

Toni - posted on 09/18/2010

Interesting topic, it is always worth remembering that although some people will blatently disregard direct medical recommendations others have a genuine need to not follow higher recomendations and have more than one medical profesional recomend they don't, however it is never cool to suggest somebody does something against medical recomendation without first consulting their doctor.

Donna - posted on 09/18/2010

hiya my little girl has been on solids since she was 10 weeks old and she has been fine nothing wrong with her . she was such a hungrey baby milk wouldnt fill her up she was drinkin 6 oz every hr , hr and half

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/18/2010

My doc recommended I forward face my son at a year, obviously every ped. Is not up to date on all health and safety recommendations. They are just humans and can give personal advise, against the advise of our country and world health organizations.

Jennifer - posted on 09/18/2010

Sarah courade, when we say that it goes against professional advice, we mean that it goes against the recommendations of the World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Academy of Family Physicians.



individual doctors will always offer their opinions, even when they go against current medical research.



i am glad that it is working out for your little ones though.

Sarah - posted on 09/18/2010

Ok so I just want to offer up that it does not always go against professional advice. I have two daughters who were both pediatrician approved to start solids early! My first daughter started cereals at 2 months and purees at 3. My pediatrician told me to start on solids because she was not taking in enough calories to make a stool even though she was eating milk constantly. With my second daughter she is absolutely healthy no reflux a perfect weight and she is 4 months old. I took her to the pediatrician yesterday for her shots and she recommended me starting solids and gave me some really neat information on starting solids at 4 months. My daughter so far seems to be doing fine.

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/18/2010

http://ezinearticles.com/?Starting-Solid...

Laura Zoey - posted on 09/18/2010

http://www.askdrsears.com/faq/fit3.asp