Starting solids?

Question

I’ve read some people recommend starting solids at 4 months old. What do you think?

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AAP and WHO strongly recommend 6 months. The baby should really be sitting up better on their own. Starting solids can fill the baby up, substituting for breastmilk/formula that has way more nutrients than a single ingredient purée or rice cereal. Starting solids too early can lead to obesity and diabetes. Research shows Starting at 4 months does NOT increase a child’s weight or energy.  These are the facts. 
The ONLY benefit of starting solids at 4 months is possibly lowering food allergy risk.

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I’m sure you’ll get a lot of different advice on here but I’m going with the recommendation of my pediatrician which is to wait until 6 months old. My pediatrician recommends BLW

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Our pediatrician gave the go ahead with our first at 4 months. I did start introducing them, but essentially waited about a month after that to really get into solids. I felt like 4 months was really early (just my opinion). Our second is almost 4 months and I just don’t see our pediatrician giving the go ahead. I feel like she has good head control and can sit up assisted, but not as well as her sister. If the pediatrician does say yes to solids, I’ll be holding off.

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Purées are ok at 4 months if they seem interested and have good head control. Wait until 6 for solids. That’s what my doc told me but opinions on this vary.

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We waited for the good to go from our pediatrician. The pediatrician recommends it based on behavior and where the baby is at developmentally. My ped often goes with APA but said I could start introducing purees at 4months. The solids arent not a supplement to formula/milk.

Starting solids?

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