When to start baby rice/porridge etc

Question

My little girl will be 4months on the 12th and I'm not sure on when I should start her on baby rice etc as if seen a few that are 4months+. Obvs with all that's going on it's going to be difficult to speak to health visitor etc. Like how much would she need a day? When to give her it and what about formula? Shes currently on 7oz every 3hours.

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Baby porridge/rice isn’t necessary, its just marketing which suggests it should be given at 4 months+. Baby formula alone is all she needs at this age and current NHS guidance is to introduce solids at 6 months+. 
I’d definitely try and get in touch with your HV over the phone if you are considering moving onto something in addition to formula for some further advice. Best of luck, whatever you decide!

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I agree with what others have said, ignore that it says 4m+ on the box and stick to the guidelines or HV advice - ideally you just need to look for the signs that your little one is ready to start weaning, such as:
Being able to sit and hold head upright 
Showing interest in your food when you are eating
Opening mouth when watching you eat/mimicking
If you are planning on doing traditional weaning (purees) then single vegetable purees like carrot and parsnip are a good start, easy to make, cheaper than buying porridge and rice and much better for them - baby rice particularly is just a bit of a filler rather than containing lots of good stuff.
We started weaning our son at just before 5.5m because he was showing all the signs of being ready, but basically just got him used to the high chair and gave him little tasters of purees (just a few spoonfuls), along with something he could hold and chew like a kiddilicious wafer or bit of pepper (we did a combination of traditional and BLW).

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Am a HV and we recommend that you wait till  baby is 6 months . 
Try to have a word with you local health visiting team for resources , they can give you advice over the telephone, but other ladies that have commented have signposted you to good resources too.   Also google firststepnutrition.org for recipes and potion sizes .
A tip; start with savory food so that a baby doesn't develop a sweet tooth.

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My mum has 8 kids and has never followed to guidelines to a T she always tries them on pureed baby apples or something when she feels they need that but extra she gives it a hour or so before bed and she found that they slept better because they had a full tummy my sister at 4 1/2 months was sleeping 12 hours when my mum started incorporating purees

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I'd recommend looking at the start4life website they have the best up to date information on foods, what, when and how to introduce them to baby.

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My daughter started with aptamil porridge when she was 4 months (HV advised to because of colic). I only gave her this in the morning just before her second bottle of the days made up a small amount to try her with then gave her a bottle after. Did this for a weeek or two before starting to also give a purée fruit/veg at lunch time. I found the aptamil ones good because you only mix it with hot water where as some others require you to mix formula then add to it.
Try call HV first and get some advice or a call back but do what you feel is right for baby 😊good luck

When to start baby rice/porridge etc

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