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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Science is moving toward solids as early as 4 months if the child is otherwise ready. It helps prevent allergies. [/quote]

This. We started at 4.5 months at my pediatrician's encouragement. 6 out of 8 allergens including peanuts done by 6 months. At 8 months, she's had over 70 different foods including... a taste of ice cream.

[b]I've been kind of shocked parents don't know you are supposed to be doing this. New research backs it up[/b].[/quote]

Because advice changes. I would be willing to bet that if you have a second or third child the feeding advice will be very different.[/quote]

I’m not disputing that advice changes but the above has been the advice for at least 4 years.  [/quote]

You *can* begin then. The advice is not that you are "supposed to" begin then, just that you can.

Especially for families without any history of food allergies, there's nothing wrong with waiting until 6-months. Baby doesn't necessarily need complementary foods until 6-months, and it may be easier on the family to do baby-led weaning at that time as opposed to starting earlier. [/quote]

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