Solids?

Question

Anyone introduced solids at 4 months?
We’ve been recommended by her paediatrician to introduce a couple of spoons of baby first stage porridge for various reasons. I know the recommendation is 6 months but it’s been advised by her doctor and it’s only little amounts so we are going with it. My question is has anyone done the same? I just want to hear how you got on or any advice you can give?

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We bought Gerber “my first fruits and veggies” it comes with a bunch of containers of baby food with only maybe 1.5 tablespoons in it. just enough for your baby to get a few tastes. We used those at 4 months and it worked pretty well. Home made baby food and store bought baby food don’t keep after opening so it’s also a money saver. We got silicone baby spoons so it was easy on the gums, I’ve heard good things about gootensils. I think you can find them on Amazon.

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We started with oatmeal mixed with breast milk at around 4.5/5 months with pediatrician approval. We started with a little bit at breakfast and lunch. And we offered more as she got used to it .

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Yes I started my daughter on very small amounts. Started with baby oatmeal mixed with breast milk but she wasn’t a fan. Went on to vegetables giving one flavor at a time. My daughter was eating off of my plate by 6 months. She is 11 months and eating anything and everything.

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We started my son on actual food (mostly purees) at 4m with cereals mixed in. I have a gluten problem, so we wanted early exposure to wheat/barley and he was also grabbing food off my plate and staring people down when they ate  he's now nearly 14m and loves all food. He's very tall (takes after 6'7" dad) but normal weight for his height (he's like 80% but I was told that for his height it's average weight).

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4 months is a very outdated recommendation. So if you know the current standards say 6 months then I'm not sure why you're confused. Our first pediatrician also recommended solids at 4 months due to our daughter sitting unassisted and I absolutely waited until 6 months. It wasn't even up for discussion. Their tiny bellies don't process solids as easily at 4 months and there's no need for them at that age either way. We started at 6 months just as the AAP recommends and we went straight to solid table foods. No purees or baby foods/snacks here.

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