advise?

[NataleighNicole]

im ɑ 1st time mom, ɑnd just wɑnted some tips on weɑning, ive stɑrted with bɑby rice ɑnd rusks just wondered whɑt others fed their little ones when they stɑrted weɑning ɑnd how old were they? xxxxxxx

[HaYnSweetie]

I started my son on rice cereal at 3 months and now that hes 4 months hes started eating stage 1 baby food. He has a cereal bottle in the morning...i mix it with his formula instead of giving him 8oz to fill his tummy, i give him a 6oz bottle with cereal in it, sometimes he doesnt even finish the bottle. He loves it! Then close to dinner time he has baby food and a regular 6oz bottle without cereal in it. Of course he has several other bottles throughout the day. But i only give him cereal once, maybe twice a day...i dont want to make him too fat lol hes 4 months and already weighs 22lbs!

[NataleighNicole]

regans rather clever! he opens his mouth for the spoon an crys if i ent shovelling it in fast enough lol just dunno what to do for the best i dont wanna start him on food too early but i dont want him to be hungry :/ x

[NataleighNicole]

regan loves baby rice and rusks, he has a few spoonfuls before his mid morning bottle, bottles dont seem to be filling him he drinks too much and ends up being sick cause his tummy cant handle all that milk, just dont seem full tho u think its okay to try him on a few spoons of jars midday? xxxxxxxxxxx

[superchoc]

i know you are in the UK too, they changed weaning age from 4 months to 6 months, and now its back to 4 months again. i began little feeds at about 3 and a half months because the bottles were not feeding cleo. iv been advised against rusks but i tried the short jars of cow & gate baby rice as it is plain and not too heavy, its all very messy and babies dont really know how to eat from a spoon but patience is good as it will take a while. try a few tea spoon scoops after a bottle feed

[snagglepuss1]

Ps, my sons whom I weaned at 3 months, I did so after speaking to my health visitor. 4 months is usually when babies can start being weaned though.

[snagglepuss1]

Hi, when my 3 were little, my dd i started weaning at 4 months, my 2 ds's at  3 months as they were both hungry babies and all the signs were there they were ready...watching me or my husband eat and opening their mouth as the fork went in.
I started with baby rice, then I would puree a different veg each day for them, literally enough for 4 or 5 mouthfuls. Carrot, pea, broccoli. As they got a little older I would pre make and freeze pureed food for them and freeze it in ice cube trays, I would start off with 1 ice cube and gradually work up ending up with 3 or 4 by the time they were 11 months to a year old. By the time they hit 10 months I would give them a little yoghurt afterwards too, petit filous or something like that.
Once they had several teeth, I would make the meals up with a little meat and some potato in too. My kids loved beef/potato and veg, pork/potato and veg, sausage, mash and beans. I also used to cook a piece of cod in some milk in a pan, then flake it and mix with mash and veg too. None of my kids were keen on chicken though until they turned a year, think it's texture was too grainy for their palate.
Hope some of this helps! :D