Questions for early weaners!

[babyjay1]

Just out of curiousity, for all those mums that weaned their LO's early (3/4 months) what food did you start them off on? Did you try banana and things like that or did you stick to baby products like rusks, baby rice ect. ?

 

[Minxy]

Stanley hated rice and rusks but loves banana, pear etc

 

[SarahH]

Arianna was the opposite Minxy. Even to this day she hates Bananas!

I started her on Pureed Apples, Carrots, Butternut squash. But to start with I always mixed in a little baby rice to calm the taste down a little

 

[kelly'n'jack]

i started jack about 2 weeks ago, he wasnt keen on baby rice but he has tried apple, sweet potatoe and parsnip and loves all of them especially apple! how much do you give them when you first start, i think jack would eat more but im worried about overfeeding him!

 

[babyjay1]

For the fruit do you just put it in a blender?

 

[kelly'n'jack]

i steam them first then but in the blender.

 

[babyjay1]

What signs did your LO show for you to start weaning?

 

[kelly'n'jack]

being unsettled after a bottle, waking in the night again and showing an interest in things i was eating. they do have a growth spurt around 3 or 4 months tho so be careful! i just gave jack more milk for 2 weeks but still thought he needed something more so spoke to my health visitor about and she recommended i start weaning.

 

[babyjay1]

Yeh, my LO isn't showing any signs at the mo anyway i was just curious. Got an Annabel Karmen book the other day, can't wait to start trying all my homemade recipes on him when he is ready!