When to start solids - paediatrician vs midwife conflict
Paediatrician at 16wk check said start at 4 months. Midwife and HV say wait until 6 months. Both very insistent. Baby is showing signs (sitting with support, interested in food, lost tongue thrust). What did you do?
5 Replies
5/9/2026
NHS guidance is 6 months. The 4-month rec is older/American. We waited til 6mo and started BLW.
5/10/2026
Tongue thrust gone is the key one IMO. We started purees at 5mo and never had an issue.
5/10/2026
Allergy intro guidance has shifted - earlier intro (from 4mo) for high-risk babies is now recommended for things like peanut. Worth asking specifically.
5/11/2026
Signs matter more than the calendar. We started at 5.5mo when ours could sit unsupported.
5/15/2026
Six months for us. The gut isn't fully ready before that according to current guidance.