Starting solids

So my baby turned 6 months on the 25th. I am excited to start solids but we don’t have our 6 month appointment until may 6. At our last appointment the pediatrician advised me to wait until our sixth month appointment so he could go over things with me about starting solids. Everyone around me is judging me because I’m waiting for the pediatrician appointment. Am I wrong for waiting until we see the dr? I assume he goes over things allergy and nutrition related.