CY wrote:
Man, this seems to be a common theme around here lately...so I am now
really wondering if DS truly does want to try some solids. On Anne's
suggestion, I gave him some cucumber for his poor teeth and he LOVES
it. Actually sucks the juice out of it, he's also sucking water out
of the washcloth in his bath...so I am a bit concerned now that he's
not technically "exclusively breastfed", but also think that he might
be ready for some solids.
We went out for lunch yesterday and he grabbed some pita bread out of
my hands and sucked the life out of it, lol. He wails now during
dinner time, and is now grabbing for any food he sees and shoving it
towards his mouth ( a new development - maybe 3 days).

I calculated his age in weeks and it looks like he is 23 weeks. How
do they figure the "6 month" thing? Is it 24 weeks or 6 months (eg
his birthday was May 26, so he won't technically be 6 months until
Nov 26th, but will be 24 weeks next week). I'm all for waiting, but
if he wants it, I don't want to deny him for no good reason - and is
a couple of weeks going to make a difference, or in your opinions
should I wait - or has he already started?? Man, I thought the second
time around should be easier, but I know so much more this time
around!!
Thanks for reading my rambling!!


I probably wouldn't put so much thought into it ;-) Give him some very easy
to digest solids and see what he does. Once Luke started hollering for food
at the table for two weeks I finally gave in a bit before 6 months. I
couldn't really believe he was hungry because my first self-delayed solids
for such a long time. I started with mild things like sweet potatoe and
stayed with those types of things for longer then I might have. He loved it
and I felt a bit bad for holding out on him for two weeks ;-)
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