Re: Re: weaning talk by HV

[Guest guest]

That would have meant that should have been on solids when he was 2

weeks old!

> She was last weighed two weeks ago when she was 15lb 5oz. My Hv said

> something about most babies wanting solids when they reach 12lb.

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Mum to (aged 4, born a whopping 11lbs 6oz) and 2 angels 20/10/98 and

24/3/00

Farnborough, Hants

[Guest guest]

my brother was!! he was 10lb at birth and 12 by 10 days so on the old

*terrible* 12lb or 12 weeks rule he got cereal...this was 31 years ago,

arrgghh!

angi

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>That would have meant that should have been on solids when he was 2

>weeks old!

>

>> She was last weighed two weeks ago when she was 15lb 5oz. My Hv said

>> something about most babies wanting solids when they reach 12lb.

[Guest guest]

Suzanne: My Hv said

>something about most babies wanting solids when they reach 12lb.

: This must date back to about 1960! The advice has been NOT to give

babies solids before 4 months for at least 5 years. This is now changed to

" between 4 and 6 months " . There is evidence linking early weaning with

allergies, and this HV is giving duff advice.

[Guest guest]

> : This must date back to about 1960! The advice has been

NOT to give

> babies solids before 4 months for at least 5 years. This is

now changed to

> " between 4 and 6 months " . There is evidence linking early

weaning with

> allergies, and this HV is giving duff advice.

My HV said in a sceptical tone 'there has been some research done

which shows that solids pass through the gut wall before 16

weeks, but...' and went on to tell us about hungry babies, the

failings of some research, etc etc - the implication was pretty

clear. I think they have to refer to the most recent research,

unfortunately that doesn't seem to stop them from carrying on

with their own agenda.

(On a similar note, those of you who were party to my struggle

for a home birth will remember maybe that my community midwife

told all the women and partners on the hospital tour that

internal foetal monitoring was routine if you were under

consultant care - something which the supervisor of midwifes

informed me was patently untrue. I met another woman who was

under the same midwife today and she was told exactly the same

thing. It's like banging your head against a brick wall,

honestly...presumably the S of M told her not to say that but she

is carrying on doing so (noone there to stop her, is there?) and

worrying pregnant women un-necessarily. Sigh.)

(disenchanted)