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Hi ya
I have been giving my daughter baby rice with her last bottle to fill her up on a night as she started to wake during the night-milk wasnt filling her up. She is also on the comfort milk.
She has been fine she is 14 weeks but i gave it her from 10 weeks. and ive had no problems.
I think its a load of rubbish dont give them solids until 6 months. All our parents didnt do it with us and we are all fine.
Go with your instinct, good luck.
Let me know how u get on.
Laura & Evie xx

My little boy was on baby rice at about the same age and loving it he loved being able to have different textures just started him on the lumpier stuff and he's 5 1/2 mths and as my mother says " It Never did you any harm "

Hiya, I had same probs with Ciara, she is 15 weeks and has been on baby rice since 12 weeks. She also has pureed carots for lunch n dinner as well as 4 x 8oz bottles of hungrier baby food. SHe is a hungry monster. GO with wot u feel is right, if u think babba needs it then gove it. Doin't tell the HV or they will shout at u!!! as they insist on following government rules
shel29

For you replies- its funny cos some people say they were advised by health visitor to give baby rice early etc...

I think I am going to wait til she is 12 weeks and then try her. She is chewing on her hands all the time- is this a sign she wants food?

Both me and my baby would go mad if we waited til 6 months- that may be ok for very small babies or maybe even some breast fed ones but my girl is almost 13lbs!!!

hi
my little lad who is now 12 weeks has been on solids since he was 9 weeks old as he was never interested in his milk, yes I get dissapproving looks and lectures from HV and doctors but I also have a very content baby now.
Not all babys are text book, follow your instinct,you know your baby best
Tracie and Alex

Hi my lo is 11 weeks and he is on soya milk for milk intolerance which has settled him a bit but i have noticed him chewing on his hands and he is screaming at about 4am when he never used to, should i try a bit of rice? also he has acid reflux and was told it might settle once weaned?

oh and he takes 5 - 6oz every 3 hours during the day and weighed 13lb 6oz 2 weeks ago

deonosmam- my lo is 23 wks an also has a milk intollerence an acid reflux, she is on enafmil o lac milk an has 7oz every 3-4 hrs.
wen she was diagnosed at 14wks it was her consulatant that tld us to wean her coz of the reflux an it has improved she has off days bt dnt we all..i would start him on baby rice u no ur own baby ..gd luck ..xx

lo has been put back onto normal milk with gaviscon as soya made no difference and doc thinks it may just be reflux, fingers crossed. He has just downed a 7oz hungrier baby milk and not come back up yet! If he carries on like this he'll need weaned!

Hiya my daughter has been on baby rice since she was 13weeks.. it was the longest we could last as the milk wasnt filling her & i tried her on the rice with a few mouthfuls each night before bed & as she got older and more used to it i increased the amount she was having. She loves it! She's almost 6mths now and has a full pot every night and isnt really interested in the milk now!!! x