https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:28:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-938514 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:10:40 +0000 Adira 938514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: This is probably a stupid question, but what does SMH stand for?</p> <p>@blackbird: I agree!!! I don't think the main woman is like that though - she's never talked me about this stuff and I know she knows how to do paced feeding and holds Xander up right, so I think she knows what she's doing more than this other woman. This other woman works with the older babies who are already on solids and stuff, so I don't think I have to worry too much about her. Though who knows what else she's misinformed about! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-938140 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:33:30 +0000 blackbird 938140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really hate the idea of uninformed people working and caring for other peoples' children. Seems really dangerous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-938093 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:24:24 +0000 Weagle 938093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend from home started her son on fruits and veggie purées at 8 weeks. She gave him cereal before that. SMH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937974 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:55:29 +0000 kml636 937974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>omg. So much misinformation out there! yikes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937973 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:55:22 +0000 Adira 937973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: haha, thanks! Yeah, I'm not too worried. I was more just shocked by the overall craziness and had to share! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937954 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:50:18 +0000 cascademom 937954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Sounds more like early teething. Babies chew on themselves all the time. LO is 11 months and still does it as he's working on molars right now. It sounds like you're doing everything right. I wouldn't worry too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937952 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:49:40 +0000 Adira 937952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Oh my gosh, I saw that picture of you being fed chocolate as a baby!!! It's crazy the things people used to do!</p> <p>I have nothing against formula or starting solids earlier than six months, but I think six weeks is a bit extreme! And telling me that my breast milk isn't substantial is just hokey! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937948 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:49:20 +0000 kiddosc 937948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: My SIL gave her son rice cereal in his bottles when he was 4 weeks old and both her and my MIL tried to convince us that we really needed to do that, that babies in their family are just hungrier than normal babies. And he's only 8, so this wasn't decades ago. Ummm, no... he's just fine, thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937945 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:48:24 +0000 Adira 937945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: It's definitely possible that he's going through a growth spurt, but her reason for thinking he was hungry was that he was chewing on his fist, which he does all the time, so that's not really an indication to me. And he hasn't seemed any hungrier than normal at home, so I who knows!</p> <p>@swedishfish: It's crazy how much things have changed from back then to now!!</p> <p>@cmomma17: You would think that with all these babies, many of them probably chew on their hands, so you'd think the providers would know it's not a sign of hunger! But the woman I spoke to deals with the older infants more, so maybe she really just doesn't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937939 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:46:34 +0000 Cherrybee 937939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum took all her parenting advice from my godmother who was about 20 years older than my mum. I was fed formula right from the start. They started me on little bits of pureed adult food (cooked with salt no doubt) when I was just a few weeks old and were giving me chocolate to suck on when I was 5 weeks (I posted a pic on here a few days ago). Oh and for the record, I have asthma, eczema, gestational diabetes with a high risk of type 2 in the future and a sensitivity to wheat. </p> <p>Stick to your guns (which I know you will). Anyone telling you that is crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937928 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:43:09 +0000 Mrsbells 937928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a lot of daycares just dont know much about breastmilk. which is a shame! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937902 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:37:48 +0000 cmomma17 937902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I'm sorry these caretakers are so poorly educated! Ugh! That's super frustrating. My LO chews on his hands 24/7 now too and it has nothing to do with hunger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937876 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:32:26 +0000 cascademom 937876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I think LO was the only one on breast milk when he was super little too. There's a new baby girl there now. I saw a bottle, but couldn't tell if it was breast milk or not. My daycare is supportive of it, just not well educated on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937867 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:31:17 +0000 swedishfish 937867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL told me last night that she started her kids on rice cereal at three weeks old. My LO was three weeks old yesterday and I can't imagine doing that! But that's what she was told to do by the doctor back then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937863 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:30:33 +0000 cascademom 937863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: @Mrsbells: Right!! And she was trying to tell me that breast milk has no substance! I was like "Have you not LOOKED at my breast milk in the fridge?? It's got a huge layer of fat floating on top!" </p> <p>Xander could be growth spurting, so he might be consuming more too. I remember those same pressures from our daycare when he was growing and feeling my breast milk wasn't enough. I also think that daycare professionals need to be better educated on breast milk and breastfeeding through a few books and Kellymom. It might help dispel some of the myths they present to FTMs at daycares. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937861 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:29:50 +0000 Adira 937861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I was actually really surprised that Xander was the only baby at my daycare on breast milk. I guess all the other babies drink formula, which the daycare providers probably prefer. And I agree! We definitely don't want to start solids early! Especially just because other people do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937854 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:27:25 +0000 Adira 937854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Right!! And she was trying to tell me that breast milk has no substance! I was like "Have you not LOOKED at my breast milk in the fridge?? It's got a huge layer of fat floating on top!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937852 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:27:01 +0000 cascademom 937852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I was told that by my daycare as well. DH and I disagreed with that and soldiered on with breastmilk until he was 8 months old. I think daycare workers like formula better because of the ease of use. Also, solids really young can lead to obesity later in life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937851 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:26:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 937851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes this is crazy, but it was suggested to me so many times to help LO gain weight. I only agreed when my pediatrician suggested it because her acid reflux was so bad she wasn't keeping anything down so we tried rice with her formula to see if being thicker worked...it didn't so I stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937849 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:26:06 +0000 Adira 937849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another woman was also there picking up her baby and she thought I was crazy for waiting too. She said she started her baby on solids at 3.5 months and now at 6 months, she gobbles down solids like it's no one's business. She's also only 15 lbs.</p> <p>Then the daycare lady was all "Right! Feed these babies solids! I bet your baby sleeps so well now that she's eating so much." And the woman was all "Actually, she still wakes in the middle of the night for a bottle!" So I got to say "Well, Xander's sleeping through the night, so I don't think he's hungry." Bam! In your face, lady! I'm such a bitch. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937848 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:25:52 +0000 Mrsbells 937848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: wow that just made me burst out laughing. my mo m has crazy recommendations too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937846 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:25:03 +0000 PrincessBaby 937846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont know how you give a baby solids that cant hold their head up super great or even sit up on their own. Um, hello choke hazard.</p> <p>My mom also harassed me to do rice cereal in a bottle. H was always above 80th percentile for weight and she still just coukd not stand that we were 100% boob. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937842 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:23:52 +0000 Mrsbells 937842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: That is crazy. Yes it is true that breastmilk digests faster than formula so babies on breastmilk get hungrier faster but I have never heard of a 6 week old on solids </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937841 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:23:46 +0000 Adira 937841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: OMG, hahaha! I mean, these things obviously must not hurt babies since we're all still here! But it's just crazy how much things have changed!</p> <p>And I did just smile and nod and I kept saying "Well, my pediatrician recommends waiting until six months to start solids." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937833 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:21:01 +0000 looch 937833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom has a gajillion ridiculous recommendations, beginning with my favorite, to boil rice, discard the rice and use the starchy water to make formula....now keep in mind this is what they did when my now 50 year old aunt was born in post WWII Italy, but it still blows my mind.</p> <p>I just employ the nod and smile technique. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937825 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:19:05 +0000 Adira 937825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Well it's weird, because this woman's daughter is only 11, so it's not like she's THAT old. And my mom didn't feed us until we were six months, so definitely not every one did it! I would also think that since she takes care of babies all day, she might be more knowledgeable about the current recommendations...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937813 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:16:44 +0000 loveisstrange 937813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom tried to convince me to give C rice cereal at 2 weeks old. it's just an old-school mentality. They were told to do it when their babies were little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-solids-at-six-weeks#post-937807 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:14:42 +0000 Adira 937807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander (4.5mo) is in daycare full time. His primary caregiver is on vacation this week, so there are these random women watching him. On Monday, they told me he was getting hungry 30 minutes earlier than normal and could they PLEASE feed him (apparently they were under the impression I told them to strictly stay on the 3-hour schedule, which I did NOT do). I said if he was hungry, feed him!</p> <p>Yesterday, the women who talked to me on Monday weren't even there, so I couldn't get any information about his hunger. I asked one of the other women who was there, but she normally watches the older infants, so she didn't know what the deal with. According to his sheet, he was still fed every 3 hours, like normal. The woman I spoke to said she thought that he WAS hungry earlier because he was chewing on his hand (which he does 24/7, so this isn't any indication of anything). </p> <p>THEN she asked why I wasn't giving him solids yet. Apparently she gave HER babies solids at SIX WEEKS!!!! Then she went on to say that breast milk isn't very substantial and doesn't fill their bellies and really isn't enough. What the what!!! </p>