What is the best age to wean baby's?

Answer 1

Depends on the baby. Mine is 9 weeks old, is being breast fed, has formula milk, and as from last week is having runny apple purees. The milk just isnt enough for him. I know midwives would say its early, but he's been fine and more settled. Go with your instincts, you know your baby better than any midwife or health visitor. Half of them never had any children...

Answer 2

There is no best age. It depends on the baby. It is usually safe to start around 4 months but 6 months is currently recommended(although it was 4 months 6 years ago!). Some babies aren't interested until after that. Others need it before. I had to wean my youngest at about 2 months but my oldest was around 7 or 8 months. You could check with your health visitor or midwife if you think your baby is ready. Although if you think your baby is ready, he/she probably is.

Answer 3

To move to solids? Look for the signs, if baby watches you eat = solids. If baby seems hungry, wakes at night=solids. Or six months at the latest as this is when baby's iron supplies have run out and he needs them from food.
If you mean wean from the breast, whenver you feel comfortable, the longer you can go the better but after 6 months and you are a hero

Answer 4

I started weaning my baby when he was 4 months. The recommended time is 4 - 6 months. He's a great feeder and will eat anything you give him. I'm glad I started early, he's 10 months now and doing so well!

Answer 5

I have 2 children ages 2 and 5. I put the oldest on solids at 2 months old (only a tiny bit each day) and the youngest was 3 months. I started them both with just a teaspoon a day. I know there are guidelines but it worked wonders for there colic and they slept alot better too. Good luck

Answer 6

I started weaning my baby boy at 6 months and he was great. It's easier to start slowly, and build up. He's now 8 months and he eats everything, as well as his formula milk which is still important.

Answer 7

when you get to the point where the baby is still hungry after milk, you need to be introducing some solids.

Baby rice is ideal at the start. Once they get a taste for food, it all happens naturally and youcan begin giving the baby a bit of whatever (home-made) food youare having as long as you mush it. NEVER be tempted to give your baby even a tiny piece of ready meal, or fast food as the salt content in these can be fatal for babies

. I would say its best to get rid of bottles and onto a baby 'cup' at 6 months as these are much better for the growing teeth, and if you can avoid dummies/pacifiers, then so much the better

Answer 8

whenever it becomes inconvient or uncomfortable for either of you. i had planned on breastfeeding my son until he weaned himself but he kept biting and i could not get him to stop. i wanted to have good memories of nursing so i took 3 weeks and weaned him slowing. he did not seem to mind making the switch and there was only one time he wanted to nurse during that time that was not "scheduled". he had taken bottles his whoel life as well so it wasn't completely different to him. he was 11months last he nursed. i do think i remember from a book that there are certain develoment stages that are easiest for them to wean. also, breastfeeding.com had alot of great info on how and when to wean. i wouldn't do it all at once though. it's too stressful for the baby and it can give you an infection.

Answer 9

They say six months, but if your little bundle of joy is younger and is waking more during the night demanding more feed, having slept through previously, you will need to start weaning.

I started weaning my little boy at 4 months.

He is now 10 months, fully weaned and extremely healthy.

Answer 10

I found all my 3 children were different, I found they were waking up in the night so that was the clue to me they were getting hungrier. One wanted food at 3 months, one started at about 4 months and the other 5 months. I started all of them on baby rice and Farley's rusks. I think the jars and tins say from 4 months. I only gave them a teaspoon of food at the beginning and built it up from there. I gave them baby milk until they were at least a year old and then moved them onto full fat cows milk.